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602248 2007-10-17 04:38:00 Rumpty where did you get your Mitsubishi blanks from? Bantu (52)
602249 2007-10-17 07:07:00 Rumpty where did you get your Mitsubishi blanks from?

Would you believe Dick Smith?
rumpty (2863)
602250 2007-10-17 08:40:00 I've been using Princo for the last 5 years and have only had one coaster.

Guess it is "horses for courses" :)
Zippity (58)
602251 2007-10-17 19:41:00 I've been using Princo for the last 5 years and have only had one coaster.

It will be interesting to see if they are readable in another 5 years though. Thats the difference between low grade discs & higher grade ones.

The Asus drive will automatically bit-set DVD+R to DVD-ROM.
As for problems with DSE discs, its more likely to be some incompatibility with the drive. You can try updating the firmware, but a better option is to buy some good quality discs :)
autechre (266)
602252 2007-10-17 20:24:00 The Asus drive will automatically bit-set DVD+R to DVD-ROM.
As for problems with DSE discs, its more likely to be some incompatibility with the drive. You can try updating the firmware, but a better option is to buy some good quality discs :)

The firmware is the latest. As you say, buy good quality disks in the first place, but the quality is unknown when you are standing in the shop. All you can go on is price, or some research on the forums. This thread has been very useful to me.
rumpty (2863)
602253 2007-10-17 20:36:00 It will be interesting to see if they are readable in another 5 years though. Thats the difference between low grade discs & higher grade ones.

The Asus drive will automatically bit-set DVD+R to DVD-ROM.
As for problems with DSE discs, its more likely to be some incompatibility with the drive. You can try updating the firmware, but a better option is to buy some good quality discs :)

Be aware that there are a lot of fake Princo disks floating around, which is probably responsible for some people's experiences with them. I don't intend on keeping my DVD disks (primarily data backup) for more than a couple of years, so I'm not overly concerned about readability in 5 years time.
somebody (208)
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