On Jan 18, 2004, at 7:37 PM, Alex wrote: > > On Sunday, Jan 18, 2004, at 17:13 Canada/Eastern, John Wilson wrote: > >> Does anyone know if there's a way to tell the maximum recording speed >> of a blank, unmarked CD-R disk? > > Not really. The issue is actually more complex than it appears. (For > more details, have a look at > <http://www.osta.org/technology/cdqa.htm>.) Your best bet is probably > to use a tool such as Roxio Toast, which estimates the speed based on > the calibration controls provided by the manufacturer in the > pregroove; it's usually (not always) right. IIRC Toast did have a menu option that would display this info. I haven't used it in years though, so I don't remember the specifics. -Mike