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Discussion in 'Video problems with Mac' started by nkaryb, Aug 8, 2005.

  1. nkaryb

    nkaryb Member

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    I am having a LOT of trouble burning discs with both of my 1.8 Ghz iMac G5's (single-layer SuperDrive). I'm hoping that the problem is with the media. I am using Velocity 4x DVD-R.

    WHAT brand is everyone else is using? Especially other iMac G5 owners?

    WHERE is the best (cheapest) place to buy them?


    These are the steps I take in burning my discs:
    1) I use MacTheRipper on the original,
    2) I then use DVD2oneX to compress,
    3) I then use Toast to burn the data.

    The burning works until about the last few minutes and then I get a "Hardware Error".

    Thanks for your help.
     
  2. thelox714

    thelox714 Regular member

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    verbatim... verbatim... verbatim

    this is the ghost of media... dont buy cheap media! stay away from memorex... oooohhhhh.... buy verbatim... verbatim...

    lol..

    all joking aside.. dont mess with cheap media.. verbatim is great media.. i prefer the branded ones.. that way you know they're good.
    prices on verbatim are pretty much the same all around..

    pack of 50 dvd blanks - 25-30

    the cheap media is not worth it... its not worth it in the long run.

    as far as the hardware fail message.. are you able to burn cds?
    if not.. it may just be the burner.. of course... try different media... i'm not sure how good that brand is... maybe other ppl here can shed some light on the subject.

    if it does turn out to be ur burner... i'm hoping you're still under the 1 year warranty.. or you did buy your applecare extended..

    i get calls of ppl needing it... at that point.. i know there is something wrong with the computer... all i tell them.... "you never know"

     
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  3. DVD7227

    DVD7227 Regular member

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    Go to Staples every time I go there they have specials on DVDR's just like he said verbatim but i go with anything on special and try not to buy those cheasy DVDR's, you'll see when you get there.
     
  4. vantrells

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    go to www.supermediastore.com (read some of the customer comments)

    i'm on my second order with them and have had nothing but great luck. if you do a forum search you'll find that a lot of people also like ritek and taiyo yuden. i've burned over a hundred taiyo yuden disks (4x dvd-r's) and haven't had a single coaster yet. and yes memorex does stink of failure.

    ritek arita 4x dvd-r= 26.99 for 100
    ritek ridata 8x dvd-r= 31.99 for 100
    taiyo yuden 8x dvd-r= 36.99 for 100
    taiyo yuden 4x dvd-r= 33.00 for 100

    depending on where you live this last order ran me around 5.00 to ground ship. which is ok since sales tax is .06 where i live and gas is around 2.50/gal ..... so there is my $5.00
     
  5. thelox714

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    ok.. i did a search on those velocity disks.. amazon has a 10 pack for like 3.99...
    something at that low of a price aint good.. yeah.. good price... but its not worth it. the TY's i
    hear are great.. i havent used them myself, but i agree with vantrells.. check around here at
    aD. a lot of ppl will back of the TYs.

    btw: here's the link from amazon for those velocity.
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002KQRBY/104-5261619-2529538?
    v=glance
     
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  6. mediaguru

    mediaguru Regular member

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    VELOCITY? Never heard of them. They're probably made by someone else. They may be the "B Stock" of some better company who needs to get rid of their junk.

    Ritek
    Taiyo Yuden
     
  7. thelox714

    thelox714 Regular member

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    use them as frisbees...
    my sister likes to hang all my coasters as curtains..
    i've swapped to verbs... so now she's mad at me b/c i have no more coasters.. no more free
    wall decorations..

    ie: techno wall art
     
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  8. macman123

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    DISC DEFINITIONS

    verbatim- lord of all media. aka god.

    memorex- shit of all media. aka the DEVIL.

    buy good media so it will last, buy cheap if you give it away.
     
  9. thelox714

    thelox714 Regular member

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    i love those defenitions macman
     

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