DVD+r - 2 diff results.. need Advice

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  1. LarryLiu

    LarryLiu Member

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    Hello all,
    I am having a problem and I need to rectify, but unsure as to what to do.
    I have 2 Macs- Both G4s- a 400MHz, and a 466.
    The 400 has an NEC 1300a with Toast 6.03, 384 MB ram OS 10.3.2.
    The 466 Has HP DVD Writer 300nToast 6.03, 512 MB ram OS 10.3.2.
    Using the 466, I can write a dvd (UDF) that will play in all my dvd players (Toshiba(old), Apex (new), Sony (new), and my Macs)
    Using the 400, I cannot get them to play in any but my Apex, and computers.
    I have used the SAME Media (from same spindle..2 makers..Ritek, and Digital Matrix DVD+r media).
    I have even gone to the lengths of making a toast image, and using the SAME image on the 2 systems.
    I know I will have to replace something...Question is.. what.
    Is it the burners??
    is it the Memory?
    Is it the CPUs?
    Is it the Media??
    If I throw more money at this, I want to be confident in which to buy.
    Thanks for ALL the help.
    Larry
     
  2. gao16

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    Those are very interesting results. My first impression is that it is the burner that's making the difference. I would move parts from computer to computer, starting by switching burners to see if that solves it.

    I use an HP internal burner in a firewire enclosure on Ritek +RW media without any problem

    Good luck.

    Greg
     

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