Found another reason I like to use less expensive media..

[padre]

I posted a problem I noticed with using Vobedit. Turns out it was something I was doing wrong. It really didn't bother my playing until I hit fast-forward. Turns out I missed a step in the creation process.

Now, for about a dozen DVD's, I have to go back, upload them to my HD and re-encode them following the proper steps. So, it'll cost me about $16 to redo them. No biggie. I'd rather do that, than live with "NO, don't touch that fast forward!!" :)

So, if instead I had done this with high-price media, I'd be out $60, (based on $5 per disc) which would have probably caused me not to redo them.

[atreides93]

well, for me, every DVD playback problem i've had, has been the result of authoring issues, and not the media.

i dunno what to think.

oh well, at least i'm happy with my ritek's.

i'll admit, i had one primedisc double sided that gets some pixellation at two spots in the 3 hour movie..but its not enough to make me throw it away.
i'm going to watch that movie again in a week or two, so i'll report back if it has gotten worse or not.

[padre]

atreides93

Are those Ritek G3's? Just wondering where I should buy them from, thinking of buying a sample set. Always looking for a backup source for good discs.

[hoops10]

@padre

I have some Ritek G3's and I got them from Supermediastore.com. I got 25 for $40 shipped. They seem ok but my Sony doesn't like them at all. Since then, I got a 15 pack of Verbatim 2x dvd-r's for $50. I'm excited about using them. Do you think I paid too much for them?

[padre]

That's the cheapest I've seen for Verbatim 2x.

What model Sony player? I've got a friend who uses a Sony and I won't get Ritek's if they don't play on it. The PrimeDiscs play on it, and most of them are Ritek G3's.

[hoops10]

It's an older Sony, its the DVP-S300 and its about 4 yrs old. I'm going to try the Verbatim 2x dvd-r's on it and see what happens. Although I may burn the first dvd-r at 1x to see if the Sony likes it, then move on to 2x.

[brett]

That's odd... I've got an old Sony DVP-S300, and I'm also using a Ritek 25-pack I got from Supermediastore.com. As a matter of fact, it will read ANY crap media I throw at it. I remember I initially got it because in 1998 it was the only thing I could find that would play CD-R VCD's. If I burn those Ritek's at 2X, they won't read in my drives (Pioneer DVD-ROM or DVR-104), and they'll skip towards the end in my PS2, but the DVP-S300 will play them fine.

[hoops10]

Well, my Sony does not like the Ritek dvd-r's at all. I just burned a Verbatim 2x dvd-r and the Sony loved it, played the later chapters great with no skipping/pixelation. I only burned at 1x to verify that the Sony would like it, I will try 2x later.

brett, where did you buy your ritek's at? I got mine at Supermediastore.com.