Noua wrote:why do you say that? Aren't they good?
jase wrote:I dunno. There seems to be some animosity between these two sites for some reason. Never worked out why
Part of it may have to do with the natural rivalry that often seems to develop between different groups. For what it is worth, CDFreaks doesn't have the best relations with CDRInfo either, although CDRLabs and CDFreaks seem to get along just fine for the most part. Apparently CDRInfo didn't get along well with a site called
CDR Software Review either, although I really don't know what that was all about.
Part of it may have to do with the occasional questionable tests they perform. Take their recent
DVD Format Compatibility Tests article, for example. I don't have a horse in this race, so I personally don't care whether +R or -R is "better" or "more compatible", but there are some internal inconsistencies in the report that make it seem, to me, that they had an agenda to promote -R from the start. That isn't the sort of unbiased reporting that garners respect.
Part of it may have to do with their unrepentant self-aggrandizement. Take their slogan, for instance:
the recording authority (emphasis mine). They repeat the same mantra in their articles. For example, you can find the quotation "CdrInfo.com is
the clear authority when it comes to CD recording and the related technologies" in the DVD format article I reference above (again, emphasis is mine). A little bit of appropriate humility and recognition that other sites know a thing or two about optical drives and recording as well would probably help to smooth some feathers. Note that these are officially sanctioned slogans and articles at CDRInfo, not opinions/rants by forum members that could be excused as not under the direct control of the site.
Part of it may have to do with their tendency to, shall we say, appropriate material without proper attribution. Does the following look familiar?
(from
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Software/All.asp?Category=Writing%20Quality)
It should, because I wrote it
here at CDRLabs just a couple of weeks ago. They didn't attribute it to me or CDRLabs, and they certainly didn't ask me for my permission to copy it. I'm pretty sure they didn't ask Ian either. They were even worse with the original English translation of CD Doctor 1.0.4 beta, which they downloaded from CDRLabs (the only place it was available at the time), repackaged without the password that Miyuri, the author of CD Doctor, specifically wanted in the zip archive, and hosted on another server to which they linked. Again, this was all done without attribution to or permission from Miyuri, CDRLabs, or me.
Halcyon has recently pointed out that you can get some good information at CDRInfo. He is right. There is some good information there. But there is also some bad information and behavior there. I personally feel that CDRInfo could stand to clean up its act in a number of areas. Maybe then there wouldn't be hard feelings.
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... At least for now... 
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