What kind of DVD-R's are you using now?

craftech wrote on 10/21/2005, 6:04 AM

I have been sticking to Ritek G04 and TYG01 4X DVD-R media burned at 1X - 2X max usng DVDA 1 on a Pioneer 105 burner and have ZERO compatibility issues with no returns from any customers.

The problem is that these are becoming more and more difficult to get and eventually they will no longer be available. The vendors are increasingly switching over to 8X and 16X media which according to reports I have read is not a step up in terms of compatibility. Even Maxell DVD-R no longer ID's as MXL RG02 which was incredibly compatible. All one has to do is pick up any newer packaged bundle of Maxell DVD-R in any size to see that they no longer say Made In Japan to demonstrate that they are NOT MXL RG02.
Or a package of Fuji DVD-R that no longer says Made In Japan to know that they are no longer TYG01.

The vendors who tell you the media ID such as Supermediastore all seem to be eliminating the above mentioned media.

So to those of you who have "switched". What are you using?

Thanks,

John

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dmcmeans wrote on 1/14/2006, 8:18 PM

I bought the Prodisc 8x's from SuperMediaStore, too.

Didn't know there was even an issue with 8x discs (which led me to this thread) unti I tried to use these discs.

Works fine on some older players, but a protable Coby, and a GoVideo combo don't play them recorded at 8x at all. I recorded at 1x and got better results, but still had skips.

I have to conclude that this media is not suitable for delivering to customers.

Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:ProdiscF01]

I've encountered the same difficulty mentioned by others finding 4x media. I need hub printable and 8x seems to be my only option.

David

johnmeyer wrote on 1/14/2006, 8:32 PM

I just did some testing on various media, burned at different speeds on different burners. I measured the results using Nero CD/DVD Speed.

The differences are staggering. The good media (Taiyo Yuden, Ritek, the older non-fake Maxell) have less than 10% of the errors compared to cheap off-brand discs. Burners make a difference as well. My newer Pioneer (A09) is better than my older one (A05) and both are better than the burner in my new laptop. Burn speed made only a very minor difference, but not worth talking about.

RBartlett wrote on 1/15/2006, 11:56 AM

I've also had success with Panasonic (Made in Japan) DVD-R 4x media (white top - surface printable) - TY G02 - ie Yaiyo Yuden media.

Generally, I liked Verbatim stock I found (Made in Japan) up until 4X for -R. I've had difficulties with DVD+R 8x after so many plays even when handled correctly on decks that were OK when printed.

DVD authoring is an art from the timeline onwards. Bring on solid state storage, be it permanent or rewritable. I had general success with Ritek G04 but not enough to consider it the equivalent of orange book standard (which some brands of CDR achieved for CDR media just before DVDR came along).