Identify Blank Cds an Dvds
I Have Two Identical Spindles Full of Blank Disks (Light Scribe Cd-R En Dvd-R). How Do I Figure out What Spindle Has Dvds and Which Has Cds. It Is Light Scribe...
I have Two identical spindles full of blank disks (light scribe CD-R en DVD-R). How do I figure out what spindle has DVDs and which has CDs. It is light scribe disc so they are have no writing on.
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Without reference to any labelling the media may have, you can tell CD-R and DVD-R apart by the appearance of the bottom surface. Both will show an iridescent "rainbow" effect in addition to a sort of overall "base" color. CD-R will have a generally green or green/gold hue and DVD-R will have a distinct purplish hue. Holding a sample of each side by side, the difference should be obvious.
I found a windows application (DVD Identifier) that gives you information on the disk.
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