Thanks for everyone's input. I must say the thought of not being able to burn a media @ it's advertised speed is scary. I have never encountered or heeard of this.....but thats probably why it says "newbie" under my name!
Available write descriptor comes from the drive's firmware, not from the disc. If the manufacturer of your DVD writer has not added 16x support in the firmware for RITEK-R04 you won't be able to select 16x speed this media. Some drives (like BenQ DW1620) support essentially all available 16x media at 16x speed while others (like Pioneer DVR-109) support very few at 16x speed and several at only 4x speed see: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=128469
For DVD movie burning, does it matter if I burn at DVD+R 16x, 8x, or 4x? I have a Philips 642 player but I want playability across as many dvd players as possible. People say DVD-R is best for movies, but more players are coming out with th +R readability.
Hello cgl88, Standalone players are the reasons why most people stick to the slower burn speed. They decide how fast that you may burn.Too fast of burnspeed can cause: Pixellation/freezing/jumping/and many other issues. Using quality media can help keep that burn speed up.You can try the higher speeds,but check them on your stand alone player/s before you make too many of them.You can also use nero or dvdinfopro to scan your backups for errors if you try the higher speeds. What format is best for movies? For me, the plus format backups are far more compatable on my stand alones/pc drives/and home recorder.100%. My dad's older/fancier sherwood is the only stand alone that will not play my dash format,using 3 different burners.My benq's allow me to booktype my backups to dvd-rom,making them more compatable.They can only book-type dvd+r media. Out of 5 burners that I have used,and many-many standalones:for better playability You need: Quality media Quality burner 4x burn speed to start-if all backups look great in all those standalones,try 8x.
