| BURN-Proof, as you would have read from the previous
review, was developed by Sanyo to overcome the
"buffer under-run" error that plagues most CD-RW users.
For those of you who don't know what a buffer under-run is, it's
an error that occurs when the computer cannot stream the needed
data to the CD-RW drive fast enough for the burning process to
proceed normally.
As older CD-RW drives cannot pause the burning process to
'wait' for the needed data, a burn error occurs, creating a
coaster (unusable CD). As such, everyone using a CD-RW drive soon
develops a fear of disrupting the data stream from the system to
the CD-RW drive. That's why people will tell you NOT to do
anything with your PC when you're burning a CD.
Image courtesy of http://www.burn-proof.com
What BURN-Proof does is that it adds the ability to pause the
burning process. Therefore, CD-RW drives that feature this
BURN-Proof technology can wait when the data stream is delayed and
continue burning again when it arrives. With this ability, you
don't have to worry about creating any coasters. In addition, you
can now multitask without fear while burning your CDs. This means
you can now play Quake 3 while burning your music CD in the
background!
For more detailed explanation of the BURN-Proof technology,
please refer to the BURN-Proof
section of the Lite-On
12x10x32x BURN-Proof CD-RW drive review. For those of you that
have not read it yet, I fully recommend that you do so that you
fully understand what's behind the technology. |
