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Thread ID: 83892	2007-10-16 22:45:00	DVD blank media	rumpty (2863)	Press F1

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602238	2007-10-16 22:45:00	Bought some blank DVDs recently to use with my ASUS BLT1814, putting home movies on them, but the results were mixed. If anyone is interested, they were: 1 Sony DVD-RW, ID RitekW01, from Pack and Save 2 Mitsubishi DVD-RW, ID MCC 01RW4X, from DSE 3 DSE DVD-R, ID INFOMEDIA R30, from DSE According to www.digitalfaq.com site, which grades media into four categories, The Mitsubishi is 1st class, the Sony is 2nd, and the DSE is third class. The Mitsubishi and the Sony worked fine, but the DSE seemed to burn ok, but wouldn't play on either the computer or the lounge DVD player. I guess I should have known better than to buy the cheaper DSE ones, but they should work, shouldn't they? "Fit for purpose" or words to that effect, as the act says?	rumpty (2863)
602239	2007-10-16 22:58:00	Personally I stay away from RW any brand - seen lots of them fail after a short time, or people have problems writing to the media, change it for a -R or +R disk and alls well.	wainuitech (129)
602240	2007-10-16 23:13:00	And what program, did you use to burn whatever?? And what program did u try in Windows to play it? It depends on HOW you burn them, on whether they're play in standalone DVD players. I burned a DVD with Nerovision and changed the burning option to DVD (Its normally on Auto). BUT, I havent got another DVD to see if it plays. Besides the stereo here, which plays nearly everything I've burned.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
602241	2007-10-16 23:24:00	I've always had problems trying to play DVD movies burnt on RW's on the lounge DVD player. What speeds are you burning them at? Try burning it at a slower speed if that might help.	jason_f90 (3544)
602242	2007-10-17 02:19:00	Thanks for the replies. I've had no trouble with either brand of DVD-RW disk. I used Nero Express to burn one DVD-R, and ULead VS10 to burn another disk of the same brand. (DSE) Neither worked, playing on VLC or WinDVD in Windows, or on the stand alone player. The burn speed was 4x.	rumpty (2863)
602243	2007-10-17 02:25:00	I've ran into issues with the DSE DVD-R disks myself. They don't like certain DVD writers, and will refuse to play on a PC or DVD player. I now use (usually) Princo brand disks which are quite cheap, but I've found them to be reliable. Try burning it at the slowest speed possible, and see if it makes any difference.	somebody (208)
602244	2007-10-17 02:51:00	It may also depend on the age of your dvd player as well. Some older dvd players only read dvd-rom, -r and maybe -rw. On better dvd burners, you can use bitsetting to set a dvd+rw/+r disc type to dvd-rom for maximum compatibility. Burn quality depends on 3 things (in no particular order): 1. Your burner (which one do you have?) Some burners have better results with -r/-rw, others have better results with +r/+rw. I think +r is the superior standard though (-r is the official format of the dvd forum if i recall correctly). 2. the media. Ive found no problems with verbatim. They are produced by mitsubishi, and discs with media codes MCC03 and MCC04 (mcc = mitsubishi chemical corporation) are almost the same quality as Taiyo Yuden (regarded as the leader) but significantly cheaper. Previously, some Taiuo Yuden discs were produced by mitsubishi as well. 3. the firmware on your dvd burner. I dont think speed is such an issue now, but I never burn at the maximum. On some forums, they say that the dye on the disc is meant to be burnt at a particular speed and any variation (that is, slower or faster) has an impact on quality.	utopian201 (6245)
602245	2007-10-17 02:57:00	Don't use princo, they're rubbish. My opinion anyway. They do appear to burn and play reliably for most people, but I've had a lot of them detiorate rapidly to the point where they are unusable 2 months after burning having been stored carefully and not used in the mean time. And my rate of "beer coaster" generation was much higher when i used them. They also get bad reviews on the net. Verbatim on the other hand consistently get rated as tier 1 disks, are available for less than $1 each ($21 for a 25 pack at PBtech last time I bought some), and have never given me a single problem. Penny pinching to save 10c or so a disk isn't worth it in the long run. Verbatim are owned by Mitsubishi and have an MCC media ID the same as mitsi branded disks, which are also excellent but more expensive Edit: Snap! Utopia beat me to it	dugimodo (138)
602246	2007-10-17 03:49:00	I think the Sony ones are the best in terms of quality for the price you pay. They last long and take a fair bit of abuse as well.	beeswax34 (63)
602247	2007-10-17 04:21:00	I've ran into issues with the DSE DVD-R disks myself. They don't like certain DVD writers, and will refuse to play on a PC or DVD player. I now use (usually) Princo brand disks which are quite cheap, but I've found them to be reliable. Try burning it at the slowest speed possible, and see if it makes any difference. That's confirmation of my experience. The DSE DVD-R disks refuse to play on the PC or standalone DVD player here. I will try a slower speed burn though. Interesting that you find the Princo disks ok. They don't rate highly in the www.digitalfaq.com chart, but that is not necessarily the last word on the subject, I suppose. I bought a spindle of 10 Mitsubishi DVD-R, at about $1.20 a disk, but they rate as 1st class according to their ID MCC 02RG20, so i have high hopes for them.	rumpty (2863)
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