I use FuJi and Sony (made in Japan and code as Taiyo Yuden) +R that is booktyped to Dvd Rom or -R. I haven't used Phillips, but there is a post that has a media guide in order to know what information there is about your media. You can also use DvdIdentifier...free and gives the info you need. MovieDud
you need to enter the model of the burner. When you punch up dvd info pro or dvd decrypter...punch in at rpc1 what it says the make and model of the burner is. :>
While media is critical, I think that your backups not playing on certain stand alone players is a booktyping issue. Here is a link that will explain booktyping and its benefits. http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46559 This should help you understand and change the bitset of your DVD+R media. The determining factor however is if your DVD RW drive supports bitsetting (booktyping). Post the brand, model, and firmware version of your DVDRW drive please.
Hi MovieDud and everyone...I am getting more confused I think...yikes....I have been using all COMP USA DVD-R media (which I know now are not great) and I have probably about 20 FUJI DVD-R and 400 SONY and Phillips DVD's that I just bought and non-returnable..... Are these ok to use? And to even further make myself sound dumb.....how do I find out what DVD Burner I have inside of my SONY PCG-GRT170 laptop? Thank You Again and Again and Again....
You should be able to identify your burner drive inside of your burning program like nero or DVDdecrypter. You should see something like this: It may not be exactly the same, but the system specs should tell you your drives nomanclature. Does this help?
9mmruger--Well....I have Roxio CD/DVD CReator 7 and when I choose the burn icon...in the device it says: SONY DVD RW DW-U50A Does this help in looking for the firmware thingee? Thanks to all!! Steve
Well the firmware page says that the latest version for you is 1.5g Your print out does not show the version of firmware that you have, but there have been about 5 version updates from what I see. Get it here: http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_result.php?kaj=1&isces Download it to your desktop and install it and see if that resolves your issues. Cheers.
OK...well I did the download and will be testing the DVD tommorrow....I hope it works. In the meantime....can everyone tell me if the following DVD-R blank media are good to use to avoid my problems--- Memorex, SONY, Phillips, Verbatim, Ridata? I ask about these because I have some of each of these and hope that I have not wasted my money. I purchased these before I started getting the great advice from here. If people can tell me what they have used with great success, that would be a help also. I appreciate all the help that I have been getting and it is great to know that there is such a helpful community out there Thanks
I would stick with the Verbatim and Sony. I am not familiar with the others from experience, however folk in the know here do not think well of Phillips, or memorex. Ridata I cannot comment on as I have not heard a lot about it. I would, however, recommend that you study the link about bitsetting that I provided as it will assist you in making your burns play in standalones much better. Cheers.
9mmruger1--I am at a complete loss reagarding what you are talking about bitsetting.....if this helps...all I use is blank -R blank DVD's I do not use the + format or anything else. In addition, the stand alone DVD players that I use also are capable of playing both + and - formats....Do I still need this bitsetting thing? Thanks for the info on SONY and Verbatim....If anyone else van let me know experiences on Phillips, Memorex and Ridata and what do all of you use for the best results? Thank You for everything!!
Never used ridata and heard its going to shit, but Philips definetly stay away from. All they are cmc mag branded shit unless ya like skips and frisbees:>
Meaniing philips is made by cmc mag. So phillips put their name on trash just like circuit city nextech and tdk use cmc mag junk. I personally use fugi made in japan, ritek......usually its a crap shoot with made in japan fuji. Its either ritek or tanyo yuden. I also use tanyo yuden and verbatim. So my top three is ritek, ty, and verbatim. You just got to download a proggy like dvd info pro and it will tell you who made the disc. If it cmc mag might as well throw it in the dumpster. Supermediastore.com and newegg.com have reasonable deals. Also you buy office max dvd that are usually ritek. Just check first:> Just stay away from cmc....95% on the shelf is cmc and same goes for cds too. Always look for made in Japan and you should be alright.
BTw...as far as Im aware ridata and ritek are two different companies and ridata sucks compared ritek. As bad as cmc....someone correct if im wrong.:>
Ozzy, Ritek is the company name (vendor). It's media is called "Ridata". Someone correct me IF I'm wrong. NY716, As far as media is concerned, I would recommend whatever your drive's maker recommends. I have a Plextor PX-716uf. On Plextor's website, it lists the recommend media type vendor (ie. -R, +R, DL, etc) for each of their drives. They recommend Verbatim and TDK, among others, for -R media. Those two is what I use, and have not had any problems whatsoever. Since your drive is in a Sony Vaio, it probably is a Sony DVD drive. Check Sony website and see if they list the recommended media vendor for that particular drive.
Hi Gattaca-- Thanks for chiming in on this....I have searced the SONY Website adn i cannot find anything where it reccomends what media type to use? ANy clue as to where i would find this? I am such a rookie.....yikes.... Thanks!!! Steve
Thank you Mark--I will try that when I get home. Are there brands of blank DVD-R that will work with any burner? Steve
ny716, "Technically" if disks (whether it's -R or +R)are manufactured by a vendor, they should be guaranteed to work with any drive (+R,-R), however, it doesn't always work that way. In media, you get what you pay for. There is a reason why a box (50) of, ie. Verbatim costs $30 as compared to a plain label brand costing $15 for the same number. The difference is quality, plain and simple. What you'll find out is whether the drive vendor is NEC, or Sony, or Plextor, or HP, etc, they usually WILL recommend a quality media such as Verbatim, TDK, etc. There is a common denominator here, and that happens to be quality media. So in the end, what is it worth to you to have quality media with a successful burn everytime versus intermittent problems with inferior media?
