burning a CD - what does that actually mean? #shorts

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[mashy]

Burning CD = Making a copy


Ripping CD = Taking a copy.

[firebadnofire]

Fun fact: on CDs/DVDs, the pits and lands don’t determine what is a one or zero, but rather the transition between them

[cartoonbackups]

"Why is it called burning a CD, when--"
*Proceeds to use a dvd*

[Hörmann_F]

"Why is it called burning a CD"


*"Burns" a DVD*

[magikaros]

"Whoops! You have to put the CD in your computer."

[josephjackson]

A CD is a “compact disk”
A DVD is a “digital versatile disc”

The main difference between the two is storage size and how data is stored.

[gooberbob]

Day 44 of asking you to use another cpu instead of thermal paste

[mistercowboy]

My wife and I were talking about burning CDs before and about six months later I was teasing my son about the video games he plays and he told at least he's not setting CDs on fire 😂 he literally thought people set CDs on fire for fun back in the day 😂😂

[decm]

Damn your mixtape is pretty fire ngl 🔥

[MyxT]

Iirc in cd-r discs there is a dye on it and it is quite literally burnt by the laser to appear darker. Rw has a metallic material which has different phases with different reflective properties

[BuggaDude]

"why is it called burning a CD"

_proceeds to literally burn a DVD_

[SaidFlores-fmsq]

Day 1 asking if its possible to boot a dvd player to its bios

[papyrus]

Excellent video. I'm a lover of physical media, so I have several dvd and blu-ray players. I actually rip movies and shows and store on an hard drive. Might someday start a NAS bc it seems like a fun project.

[NickDrawzComix]

As someone who has like 50 physical Xbox games, I can confirm that CDs are a very good format

[materiaisdeestudos]

The disc shown in the video is a DVD, not a CD.

[gregdaweson]

PHASE CHANGE ONLY HAPPENS IN CD-RW DISCS, NOT IN CD-Rs.

[nkl]

The fact that One of the original apps to burn roms was called after nero, who burned a rome, is my favorite tech trivia

[ITheLeafGod]

Day 26 of asking for molasses as thermal paste

[Carter.commenter]

"Pretty neat huh?"
Pretty *heat* some would say

[robiginal]

Newspapers and CDs have two things in common, you rip and burn them