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| Thread ID: 47166 | 2004-07-18 02:11:00 | Quality of DVD-R/RW | Steve_L (763) | Press F1 |
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| 253183 | 2004-07-19 01:57:00 | Lo, I have just recently started using Verbatim DVD+R (Digital Movie) and I find them flawless. A little expensive but haven't had an issue with them yet, unlike the Imation's where even a successful burn wouldn't play in my DVD player. How do you rate the rest of the Verbatim range? I know quality can vary a bit depending on the factory they were made in etc. |
Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 253184 | 2004-07-19 02:00:00 | Im curious to know what speed you all burn at? Personally I dont burn at anything other that 1x for compatability.... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 253185 | 2004-07-19 02:22:00 | The latest Verbatim +R's I've burned at 4x and they work sweet. With the Imation -R's I reduced the speed to 1x after burning a couple of coasters and one where the audio was out of sync with the video and still no joy. Turns out the Imation brand (note my standalone DVD plays both +R and -R) is incompatible with my player. | Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 253186 | 2004-07-19 03:30:00 | > How do you rate the rest of the Verbatim range? I > know quality can vary a bit depending on the factory > they were made in etc. I buy a 50 spindle of the DVD-R's and can burn at a full 4X with my Sony DRU500A. I didn't have much joy previously, but after several firmware upgrades, I find the burning much more reliable. In terms of compatibility, burning at 4X will work in numerous devices provided it passes the Nero DVD Test! ;) I rate Verbatim very highly... don't think as much of the Princo... I have 50 sitting here that I haven't used simply because of problems in the past. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 253187 | 2004-07-19 03:37:00 | I use Princo's all the time so if you're looking for a home for them....! ;-) BTW - Have to get in contact with you this weekend about the Ti4400.... Been meaning to but have been flat out sorry. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 253188 | 2004-07-19 04:06:00 | > I use Princo's all the time so if you're looking for > a home for them....! ;-) Offers? :P > BTW - Have to get in contact with you this weekend > about the Ti4400.... Been meaning to but have been > flat out sorry. Yeah... that's cool... just let me know when you can! Cheers, Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 253189 | 2004-07-19 05:02:00 | What is going on? That's the market working. ;-) You want cheap, they will make cheap. They might sell as high as the market will stand, but they will make cheap. That's good for the managers' share options, and the share market gamblers. You want quality? What's that? :D Archive quality? :D Standards? :D :D :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 253190 | 2004-07-19 05:09:00 | > Archive quality? :D > > Standards? :D :D :D You sound like you're a Microsoft Advocate ;-) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 253191 | 2004-07-19 09:18:00 | I recently started a new job and one of the things I am doing is repairing/resurfacing optical discs (DVD, CDs - all types). Most of the discs come from video hire stores. I see XBox, Playstation, Music, Software, PC gaming discs and DVDs in fairly large quantities. Some observations. DVD movie discs delaminate far more frequently than I would have expected. They tend to go in the centre but I do see outside edge delamination at times. My assumption is the centre goes because of the stress imposed when idiots just yank the disc out of the cover instead of releasing the centre first by pushing down on the plastic centre thingy (I hope you know what I mean :D ). Another common type of damage to DVD movie discs is the centre cracking or bits shattering out like a car windscreen does (little squares break out from the centre). Again this is obviously idiots not releasing the disc first although the centre of the disc appears to be thinner too which could be contributing to its weakness. The third most common damage is children. Yep those lovely little beasts draw a lot on DVDs with pointy objects.. Shiny things to draw on ....great :D The bulk of the damage however is just plain old bad handling. People just chucking discs anywhere. Placing them on carpets then walking on them. Sliding them on a variety of surfaces. Scratches and more scratches. Another bad type of damage is Top damage. Scratches that go right through the top label and damage the reflective surface in the top of the disc. We have no way to actually fix this. If it happens the disc is gone. Again its a handling and storage issue. I suggest you release the disc properly put it straight in the DVD player and when finished take it out and put it straight in to the case again. NEVER put it down on any surface at all! Keep children away!! Try to teach your children good handling techniques. If DVDs being produced for commercial release are this bad I would expect DVDs for home recording when cheap are far worse. They will suffer from DVD rot (delamination) and their centres will be fragile compared to the main body of the disc. Keep out of the sun and do not let them stay wet if they get wet. Store them properly in good cases and handle with care at all times. Learn to release the disc from the case properly (push down on centre and let the disc pop free then pick it up). Generally XBox and Playstation discs are very good quality and all I see is normal "kid use" type scratching damage. I have not seen a delaminated one of these yet. |
John Grieve (367) | ||
| 253192 | 2004-07-19 09:28:00 | Too right John, totally agree :-) Well put! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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