overburning xcd's

[justin]

How far can you overburn mode2 xcd's? It says that 700MB mode 1 is the same as 795MB mode 2.

But with Nero, I can overburn 709MB comfortably on my 700MB CD's, so does that mean I'll be able to overburn an XCD to:

709 * 795 / 700 = 805MB ??

[oddyseus]

This is something I read in this board a long time ago.

'In theory yes, but u wont be able to watch the extra info burned.'

By now there might be some development in the issue and end up not being true at all.

[r6d2]

Originally posted by justin
How far can you overburn mode2 xcd's? It says that 700MB mode 1 is the same as 795MB mode 2.

But with Nero, I can overburn 709MB comfortably on my 700MB CD's, so does that mean I'll be able to overburn an XCD to:

709 * 795 / 700 = 805MB ??

I have personally successfully overburnt up to 826-MB. This, however, depends on the manufacturer and even on the batch. You may use Feurio to see how much a CD will take without errors (without actually burning the CD). See more info here:

http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_oversize.shtml

Hope this helps.

[justin]

thank you all for your replies! I haven't heard about Feurio at all, it sounds like it would do the job though, I hope it works :)