ritek 2x media and pioneer A04 having problems

[flanman]

Hi all,
I recently purchased Ritek 2x DVD-r. Gold with maroon bottom. I am running fimrware 1.31. I have burned 3 DVD's at 2x speed with Nero, and all burned fine, but when I play them they get bad about 1/2 way through. Am I missing something or did I waste my $ on these disks. I have burned almost 200 Princo 1X DVD-r with no issues.

Thanks,

Flanman

[alexnoe]

You've probably gotten a bad batch...can happen with Ritek. Are you sure these are Ritek G03, not Ritek G01?

[padre]

Flanman, use ADVDInfo to find out what version of Ritek they are (G1..G3). Also, where did you buy them?

[flanman]

I believe I bought them at either supermediastore.com or Meritline.
Will be using ADVinfo tonight to check the disks.

[jankster]

I bought a 100 pack of G03's and 1 out of 10 would fail at 2X speed, none would fail at 1X. The 2nd 100 pack ($0.83 USD from supermedia) all burn at 2X w/o error.

[drafty]

don't ritek G3's have a dark purple dye?

[padre]

Yes, Ritek's have a dark purple dye. They also usually have a serial number that starts with a C1-xxxxxxxx or E5-xxxxxxxx. And part of the center ring/hub of the disc is kind of foggy, not crystal clear.