And there is this article (hope this works):
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5099805,00.html
Partial quote:
" Record labels note that sales of blank recordable CDs have gone up by 80 percent in the last year while album sales have dropped, adding a new sense of urgency to their efforts. "
Apart from not playing on *some* high end CD players, has anyone heard any artifacts, problems, buzzes, skips, sound degrading or clicks on any new purchases? Maybe it's not such a big deal?