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The Dreamcast’s GD-ROM laser is reading a CD-R, not a pressed GD. The reflectivity is lower. "Extra Quality" rips compensate by optimizing the TOC (Table of Contents). However, you must use high quality CD-Rs (Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim DataLifePlus) or the additional quality is wasted. This is where the search term emerges—a digital

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: Most "extra quality" CDI files are patched to be "self-booting" on MIL-CD compatible Dreamcast consoles (generally units manufactured before October 2000), meaning they do not require a separate boot disc.