[MacDV] Re: Digital Video Quality - media

[Norm Lamoureux]

Hi All,

     I purchased 100 "Prodisc" DVD-R disc from
supermediastore.com at a very good price. I have
succesfully burned about 30 with no problems. These
disc are certified by Pioneer. Check them out if your
looking for bulk.

Norm L.


--- Simone Hutchinson <red_leads at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> With regards to the tributary discussion on DVD
> media
> and does brand matter, I would like to invite
> further
> discussion. 
> I have experienced problems with CD-R media
> recently,
> and I also recently was working on a DV project and
> thought Id do some research into what the general
> consensus WAS on the non/importance of DVD media
> brand
> half due to my CD-R experience. 
> With the CD-R, what happened was that I had burned
> some small illustrator files to one of these blank
> CD-Rs, (unbranded, bought in bulk from some
> nondescript tiny multimedia outlet in Glasgow), and
> took the CD into a print shop. The CD was supposedly
> blank when the print guys tried to read it in their
> macs. I tested the CD at home on my computer and
> indeed it came up as blank, despite having burned
> the
> files a short while ago to that CD-R. Then I
> remembered from this incident that indeed this had
> happened before: I had burned my entire Documents
> folder to a CD-R to back it up last year using the
> same CD-Rs, and yet that CD-R was coming up as a
> blank
> one on my computer. Thankfully I had copied this
> documents folder to a second CD-R as part of another
> folder out of misorganisation. Rather lucky mistake!
> 
> So back to DVD-R media: I posted an email on this
> list
> asking people to contribute their experiences with
> DVD-R media, and one person (sorry I havent got the
> name to hand right now and I must be quick ; )) gave
> some feedback describing their preferences and
> advice.
> 
> I have erred on the side of caution and bought only
> Verbatim or specific brands of Ritek DVD-R media, as
> to the advice proffered by some websites.
> 
> So, I am disinclined to believe that there is no
> difference between any DVD-R blank media in terms of
> quality. And I would suggest to the novice to look
> on
> the internet for what other people have experienced
> and what they advise before you buy that 100 bulk
> pack
> of blank DVD-Rs. Not to cause worry, but I think
> more
> 'experiments' are necessary before we can truly say
> casually that DVD-R blank media brand doesnt matter.
> 
> However, my enthusiasm for caution might be
> embarrassing. Does anyone, who has stated that there
> is no difference, know why brands might not matter?
> I
> would welcome an objective explanation : )
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Simone
> 
> 
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