[MacDV] 8x DVD-R's

[Nick Scalise]

Hello,

I've got a Dual 2Ghz G5 with an 8x SuperDrive (PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-107D, 
Revision: A707)

When I first got it, I bought no name SuperMediaStore.com 8x DVD-R's. 
They burned fine at 8x but did not play reliably in the most DVD 
players. As a matter of fact, they would not even play in one of 
Apple's older DVD-ROM units if burned at 8x. However, if burned at 1x 
they played fine in all but one 5yr old Aiwa DVD player.

Well, the difference between 1x and 8x is about 42 minutes of burn 
time. So when it was time to buy new DVD-R's I went with the top of the 
line (and most expensive) Taiyo Yuden 8x DVD-R's. So I burn one at 8x 
and it *still* won't play in Apple's older DVD-ROM unit.

Does anyone have any experience with 8x DVD-R's that play reliably in 
most DVD players?

Or is it a dirty little secret that 8x may work in the machine that 
burned it, but not anywhere else?

Should I send the TaiyoYuden's back and get something else?

TIA
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Nick Scalise
nickscalise at mac.com