[MacDV] Re: 8x DVD-R's - solved

[Nick Scalise]

OK,

Wanted to update on my issue.

Kudos to Brett for identifying the burner.

Starting in May/June sometime I finally decided to get my G5 sorted  
as the warranty is expiring soon (mid July).

My local Apple Service center decided to replace the DVD burner, and  
concurrently I got new 10.3 media (crashing issues) from Apple.

I have now successfully burned a DVD-R(TDK) at 8x and it worked in  
every player I tried. My printable TaiyoYuden's are burning a hole in  
their cakebox. ;-)

I fully expect to have no more issues with DVD-R's burned at high speed.

Thanks to all who provided help, suggestions, etc.

On Apr 25, 2005, at 11:36 PM, Brett Conlon wrote:

> They are quite bad results!
>
> Burning at the slower speed really should be producing a better  
> quality
> burn.
>
> I'd have to guess that your burner is having issues.
>
> Also when performing tests, I personally always try to produce  
> consistent
> results at least twice - to confirm the end results. In your case,  
> I would
> have burned 2 discs (of the same brand) and tried them both in each
> machine. That way, if you did have a bad burn (when testing just  
> one disc)
> you would be able to clearly recognise it and wouldn't write off the
> branded disc as being bad quality.
>
> Of course if the burner is playing up and both discs were shot then  
> that
> would probably skew your thinking if you didn't take your testing any
> further - i.e. try same brand discs in a different burner, to be sure.
>
> I use TDK discs and haven't made a single coaster yet. But I'm burning
> with my AlBook Superdrive at 1X. My 16X LaCie DL burner is hopefully
> arriving tonight.
>
> In the coming days I may be changing my tune!  ;-D
>
> Cheers,
>
> Coj
>
>
>
> Nick Scalise <nickscalise at mac.com>
>
> So I burn a different, new image at 4x on the TDK's 8X DVD-R and I get
> even worse results at the Mart:
>
> Portables:
> Polaroid                                 No
> Toshiba                          OK
> Sony                             No
> Panasonic                No
> Toshiba II               No
> Apex                             No
> Coby                             No
>
> SetTops:
> Coby                             No
> Coby II                          No
> Pioneer                          OK
> JVC                                              No
> Panasonic                No
> Sony                             OK
> JVC II                           NO
> Toshiba                          No
> Norcent                          No
> Samsung          No
>
> Anybody have any clue as to why these dvd's are failing when burned at
> half speed? Could it be my burner?