How can I tell if my DVDs are good b4 opening them?

you are very welcome niceum~

glad it finally went through, i was willing to sit here and walk you through step by step if need be, but i'm GLAD it worked and you will know for sure tomorrow~

good luck and get sum rest, you deserve it~

docTY~

 

I believe it worked!
I burned Day After and half listened to it and didn't notice any skips.
That must have been it, huh? What exactly did I do -- just, update my DVD's drivers (so to speak)?
As for getting rest -- I work at 2 p.m. - get up at 11 a.m. every day.
No need for going to be early -- I gotta play some late-night Battle Field 2, ya know?
Thanks again for helping me out - hopefully you're a night owl as well.
Do you use Decrpyt or Shrink to burn? Any idea on whether I'm doing it the way "normal" way?

 

"normal" is in the eyes of the beholder~

as long as the firmware is up to date, you should be ok until the drive actually "dies" on you, which SHOULD be thousands of burns later when you've actually used it so much that it just can't burn properly any longer at that time, cleaning the lens might help, but, hardware only last for so long...ALL drives will need replacing sooner or later, nothing lasts forever~

but, "firmware" is very important to ensure good quality burns, Sony comes out with new ones from time to time, you should check periodically when you have time, every few months or so...i check every single day, as i use that firmware site so much to help others, to check MY OWN firmware is only a click away~ i do it out of habit

anyways, per your question, Shrink DOES NOT ACTUALLY BURN the dvd...it does the "shrinking" and "encoding", but it utilizes NERO or dvd decrypter to actually BURN the dvd...that is really up to you and how you have YOUR dvd shrink setup to automatically use NERO or DECRYPTER to burn after the encoding portion is finished i prefer Nero, but, when i make backups of my LONGER movies and do a FULL BACKUP onto dvd+r DL media, i use decrypter from start to finish~ ISO read---> ISO WRITE~ done flawlessly on dvd+dl media~

good luck and glad to see things are working out well for you...

docTY~

 

I'm still so confused about how you can tell if your getting good dvd media without opening them. Nobody really answered it. I have a 100 pk. of RiData DVD+R 4x and can't find anywhere on the sealed package with any media codes. Also I can see some code written on the top disc but it has nothing that comes close to what I have seen people say what the codes look like. Isn't it too late to find out what media you have with those identifer programs after you have already opened the package and spent your cash?

 

djtroy34
use this tool to see who made the disks,if made by (cmc mag),then they are at the very bottom of the pile.

DVD Identifier 4.2.0
Author: Kris Schoofs
Date: 2005-10-24
Size: 1 Mb
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 13110 Times

DVD Identifier retrieves and interprets the pre-recorded information that is present on all DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW and DVD-RAM media. This information contains a variety of parameters such as disc manufacturing information and supported write speeds. Even though this information is usually printed on the packaging, the brand name may differ from the actual manufacturer or sometimes there might not even be any packaging information at all.

To Summarize : 'DVD Identifier' offers a reliable method of accurately identifying the disc's REAL manufacturer.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4413.html