/vr/ - Retro Games

We know that the dye of burned discs is less reflective than the pits/valleys of pressed discs and that the transition from pit to valley is

not as sharp on the dye of burned discs.

It is rumored that playing burned games will cause the disc drive to wear out and become inoperable.
Is this really true?
How does this happen?
Does the diode burn out from having to squeeze its lazer harder with more electricity?
Does the motor die from having to move the laser head too often?

Do burned games have longer load times?

How long does it usually take playing burned games to ruin a console's drive?
Do burned music CDs also wear out the drive over time?

Do you need to adjust the laser potentiometer in the drive to calibrate it for CD-Rs?

What is the best burning program to use?
What settings and configuration to adjust for this program?
Do certain operating systems have better access or control of CD burner drives?

What is the best brand of CD-Rs to use?
How do you identify counterfeit CD-Rs that are really from another manufacturer?
Do lightscribe/laserflash discs have good quality?
Are CD-Rs more susceptible to disc-rot than pressed discs?
Does the color of CD-R data surface (regular silver, gold, black, etc) affect its readability?

Do consoles have an easier time reading CD-RWs with their crystal formulas?
Do mini-CD-Rs or business card CD-Rs work in consoles as long as the game data is small enough to fit?

>>2845590
>>2845592

I'm using the same exact settings I used with CloneCD back in the day, 4x included.

I'm starting to think my ps doesn't like this kind of cds.

What is best CDR for burning games?

Need to be printable disks Jag and saturn having issues reading few CDR Ive tried