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| 589491 | 2007-09-09 04:15:00 | Which is the best DVD Media, for quality and longevity plus compatibility to DVD players. | KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 589492 | 2007-09-09 04:24:00 | I've never had probs with Laser or SKC blanks. Only program I use for DVD's is Nerovision. I tried changing the booktype to DVD, in Nero/Nerovision. Which says it SHOULD make it more compat with any DVD player. Only thing is, whatever I burn usually plays in the stereo DVD player I have here. It doesnt matter whether its + or -, what brand it is. Or what booktype I select, before I burn DVD's. I havent got another standalone DVD player, to see if what I have burned (since changing the booktype to DVD). To see if it actually plays the DVD / makes any diff (from Auto), which is what the booktype is usually set to. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 589493 | 2007-09-09 04:39:00 | I've used the cheap "Princo" brand ones without any problems at all. A friend of mine did 200-300 disks using that brand, and there was only one faulty disk out of them. Not too sure how they've stood up to the test of time though. | somebody (208) | ||
| 589494 | 2007-09-09 05:04:00 | princo seem ok at first but in my exp don't last well and are prone to failing later. Stay away from el-cheapo brands unless you've done your homework first. I had no end of problems with my early DVD burning and after much reading on the net and personal experience I recommend using Verbatim Disks, they are consistently rated in the top 3 on web sites and are not overly expensive @ approx $0.8 - $1 ea Taiyo Yuden are usually rated as the best but cost more and are harder to get. Mitsubishi are a good brand but actually the same as Verbatim and more expensive ( ! why would they cost more from the manufacturer ? but they do! ). A lot of brands are just re-branded versions of others so it's quite difficult to know what you're getting. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 589495 | 2007-09-09 05:38:00 | Go with Verbatim. enough said | radium (8645) | ||
| 589496 | 2007-09-09 05:43:00 | Depends a lot on what your writer can handle - dvd video recorders seem to use -r these days but an older model I had only wrote to +r disks. Some writers are pretty picky when it comes to brands. I have one that refuses to write to Verbatim disks, works well on Princo 4x disks but won't burn Princo 8X disks even tho its a 16X writer! It really is a matter of finding a disk that works in your writer and sticking to it if you can. Writing at the slowest speed seems to be the recommended way to get the best write for archiving. | andy (473) | ||
| 589497 | 2007-09-09 07:00:00 | Mitsubishi are a good brand but actually the same as Verbatim and more expensive ( ! why would they cost more from the manufacturer ? but they do! ). A lot of brands are just re-branded versions of others so it's quite difficult to know what you're getting. Verbatim (or their subcontractors) use a Mitsubishi dye. Mitsubishi don't make the Verbatim disks. Even supposedly good brands can come from different factories and countries with varying results. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 589498 | 2007-09-09 07:02:00 | After a lot of testing and reading I'm sticking with Sony or Verbatim +R's.I can get a pack of 50's, 10's at $1.00 each.Sometimes less. I agree with this "Taiyo Yuden are usually rated as the best but cost more and are harder to get." |
Neil McC (178) | ||
| 589499 | 2007-09-09 07:17:00 | After a lot of testing and reading I'm sticking with Sony or Verbatim +R's.I can get a pack of 50's, 10's at $1.00 each.Sometimes less. I agree with this "Taiyo Yuden are usually rated as the best but cost more and are harder to get." www.blankcd.co.nz |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 589500 | 2007-09-09 08:50:00 | Thanks, I think will run with Verbatim or Sony - What format is better DVD+ or DVD - | KenESmith (6287) | ||
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