dwallersv
12th February 2006, 16:01
First, to be clear, this is not an abstract, subjective thread about what is the best DVD-R media. It is an objective discussion of measurable quality with a particular product, and my purpose here is to find out if others have the same experiences or not so I can better determine how to solve my problem.
The problem: I purchased a 100-pack of TDK 16x DVD-R printable blanks at COSTCO last weekend. I have a Plextor P716A burner. When I use this blank media and record at any speed over 4x, the resulting disc has a lot of problems on playback on all DVD players in my house, and shows poor quality with the tools provided by Plextor for analyzing discs.
I don't know, however, if it is a problem with my drive, or with the media. I've been able to get a few good burns at 8x, but not reliably so. 16x is a total bust.
Of course, one of the reasons I bought 16x media is to burn at higher speed. Even though this media was relatively inexpensive (they had a 2 for 1, so at $45 the cost per disc comes out to $0.225 -- really good), 4x media is cheaper (when there isn't a deal like this). If I have a drive problem, and just can't burn reliably at higher speeds despite the supposed capability of the drive, then I need to know that.
OTOH, if this TDK media is problematic, I need to know that.
So, anyone else have direct experience with the same media and drive combination that you can share? Or just with this media? Or the drive?
The problem: I purchased a 100-pack of TDK 16x DVD-R printable blanks at COSTCO last weekend. I have a Plextor P716A burner. When I use this blank media and record at any speed over 4x, the resulting disc has a lot of problems on playback on all DVD players in my house, and shows poor quality with the tools provided by Plextor for analyzing discs.
I don't know, however, if it is a problem with my drive, or with the media. I've been able to get a few good burns at 8x, but not reliably so. 16x is a total bust.
Of course, one of the reasons I bought 16x media is to burn at higher speed. Even though this media was relatively inexpensive (they had a 2 for 1, so at $45 the cost per disc comes out to $0.225 -- really good), 4x media is cheaper (when there isn't a deal like this). If I have a drive problem, and just can't burn reliably at higher speeds despite the supposed capability of the drive, then I need to know that.
OTOH, if this TDK media is problematic, I need to know that.
So, anyone else have direct experience with the same media and drive combination that you can share? Or just with this media? Or the drive?