hi,
i just bought a mp3/cd player recently and my friend has a burner, is there any brand of cd-r that i should especially look for for stability/value for money etc?
CD-R's made by any reputable companies should be fine for mp3/cd playback. Just make sure your player can recognize CD-R discs. BTW, <A HREF="http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_cdr_info_abc.shtml" target="_new">this site</A> has tested various brands of CD-R's which I hope you find it helpful.
im a verbatim or tdk man myself. i dont mess around with the cheap ones anymore, i had several bubble up in my car. and they are just not widely compatible.
my computer is so fast, it completes an endless loop in less than 4 seconds!