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[Gurm]

I _never_ advise burning on 1x.

For DATA, burn at the highest rated speed of the drive.

For PSX, PS2, or VideoCD, I always recommend notching down a bit from the maximum speed, but staying AWAY from low speeds.

Low speeds can result in discs that are TOO burnt.

The laser lingering too long on a given spot can lead to problems with units reading the disc afterwards.

For example, I have a 24x CD burner. I burn most of my non-data CD's at 16x. I would NEVER burn at 8x or lower. Not for ANY kind of data.

Same with my DVD burner. For Data, I burn at 4x. For PS2 at 2.4x - NEVER at 1x.

- Gurm