mardi 5 février 2013

Read this Before Buying a CD Duplicator

By Danny Phips


Purchasing a good CD duplicator can be a major expense. It is well worth the price if your business is dependent on creating a high volume of CDs in a short period. A CD duplicator can save you money, as your only additional expense will be CD-R discs. If you are in a band and require a medium with which to reach your fans, a CD duplicator can make the process easier. If your company distributes media to potential customers on a wide scale, having access to this technology make the process much easier and faster. Before you buy you need to decide: What kind of discs will you be duplicating? How many will you need to make at one time? How fast will you need to duplicate?

What type of CD duplicator do you need? There are two base models, a standalone unit and one that needs to be connected to an external computer. Both have their pros and cons, which you should learn about as well as the different capabilities. For example, do you want to be able to duplicate on DVD-R discs? DVD requires a different technology than a standard audio CD. If you are planning just straightforward duplication, a standalone DVD duplicator is the best choice. These machines could not be easier to use, simply load the master copy, choose the number of copies and hit the start key! As an added bonus, you will not need a secondary computer.

Is speed an important factor in your business? If so, you are going to want to find the faster models on the market today. Duplicated discs are not created in an instant; to be honest it can take several minutes up to hours. Speed variances will occur depending on your disc type and duplicator speed, of course. What affects the speed of your duplicator? For starters, the number of target drives, many base units has four drives, which would be slower than say an eight drive. If you want a faster duplicator, you will need to be prepared to spend more money. What you should be concerned with is better quality duplication of both CD and DVD (if required), fast writing times and fewer duplication errors.

The internet is a good source of information on CD duplicators of varying speeds. Generally, you want a device that can copy DVD-R with speeds of at least 24x while CD-R disc copying speeds should be at least 48x. If you are working at the industrial level, you may need duplicators with even more speed and the capability of producing multiple discs at one time. If you have a large company an industrial duplicator will be the best selection, albeit the much more expensive one! When choosing the best CD duplicator it is important to consider your media, video or audio?

CD duplicators come with a variety of features. They allow you to copy, compare, and test your creations before placing the media onto a disk. You can also mix audio tracks through the duplicator, so you can make last minute changes before creating your CD-R discs. The auto copy function allows you to set your duplicator up and then come back when the work has been completed.

If you are looking to duplicate more than CD-R discs it is a good idea to pay close attention to a duplicators supported media types. For example, a good unit will provide support for VCD, ISRC and CD+G, which makes it easier for you to create media in a broader variety of formats, and duplicate your CD-R discs.

As with any major purchase, research is vital before you buy a CD duplicator. Your needs are entirely dependent on your reason for making this purchase and the size of your enterprise. It is also important to purchase high quality blank CDs and DVDs because the quality of your copies is only as good as the media that you use. If you will be presenting this media to clients, spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality.




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