Which gives the best burn 1X, 2X or 4X

[Videomag]

If one is using the correct media with the correct burner are there any issues. I was told that 4X doesn't burn as good as 1X or 2X and that there was a lot of studies on this. I was looking for information on this subject.

[SaSi]

People were claiming exactly the same thing when 4X CD Recorders came out. Now that recorders burn at 52X nobody seems to remember the issue.

I remember another nice one about 20 years ago. Turbo Pascal is too fast for some (low quality) clone PCs. It will burn their memories.

[txpharoah]

If one is using the correct media with the correct burner are there any issues. I was told that 4X doesn't burn as good as 1X or 2X and that there was a lot of studies on this. I was looking for information on this subject.

Certifiable bull-plop.

As long as the disc has a WRITE STRATEGY to burn at a certain speed, it should be fine, given that the media is decent.

Bad burns is normally due to balancing issues, either from writer problems or crappy-made media. The "burn slower" technique is just a workaround that doesn't always work. In each case, a better drive and/or better media is needed.

I have Pioneer drives, and use only good media. Burning at high speeds is why I have them, and the output is fine, just as good as a 1x, but a heck of a lot faster.