I hear you. If i flash the buffalo firmware then i need to use the warranty, can't i just flash back to the official firmware? That way, can they know that i voided my warranty? Still unsure about these CRC errors though? What are they and why are they on the burnt media?
Try booktyping dvd+r media to dvd-rom with the litey (already bitsetting ready) or the eeprom reset. If you were interested in booktyping dvd+r media to dvd-rom (most compatable format btw) I would have recommended buying a lite-on or benq as opposed to a pioneer.
Ok that's fine then...bt still unsure about these CRC errors though? What are they and why are they on the burnt media? Are they what's making my movies choppy? If so, what can i do about it? Is it just a fault batch of DVD-r's?
CRC errors is corruption. the official meaning is 'Cyclic redundancy checking', you can get 'CRC' errors on floppy discs, hard discs, cd/dvd's etc. The main reasons for skipping/freezing on discs is too high a burn speed/and or poor quality media. And burning too close to edge of discs.. Some standalone players can be fussy with discs, hence booktyping +R discs to dvd-rom to fool players into thinking they're playing a normal pressed disc, ie an original movie you buy from the shop (they're 'pressed' not burnt). Anyway in my experience the only time a disc skips/freezes is when it hasn't burnt correctly, so for me, a CRC check is the proof. Pixelation can be caused by compressing the video too much, causing picture breakup (pixelation), so it's important to know the difference between the 2 things. Anyway, recently (last week) i had a few movies skip/freeze, a CRC check proved corruption, for me it was better to buy a new burner as everything else i knew to be correct, ir media used, burn speed, no multitasking during the burn, sufficient free memory, hard disc defragged frequently etc etc etc, and i wouldn't trust my burner even if i'd cleaned the lens or whatever, so i was confident that a new burner would solve my problem. ...However in your case i'm not sure what to suggest next, you've bought a new burner, you've got authentic TY.. gonna have to ponder this one....
I'm certainly not an expert, but have burned a lot of dvds with very few coasters. One time I did have crc errors, I also had over 250 spyware garbage on my computer. Getting rid of that solved my problem.
Ok thanks guys...i'm gonna have to ponder all these thoughts...this problem's quite irritating! I regularly check my computer for spyware (Adaware SE 1.06r1 and Spybot Search and Destroy) so i don't think that's the problem. Maybe i'll try ordering another batch of TY eventually, incase i was so unfortunate as to recieve a duff batch! Ok, final question - How many CRC errors does there have to be before the disc can be classed as "corrupt" or "bad". Can 1 CRC error affect the playback of the movie? Thanks guys!
one or two errors probably would escape notice, ie you might blink!. but i don't tolerate a single CRC error. i try to watch as many backups as i can as soon after they're burnt, so i get to notice if there's a problem with my burner or whatever. Or at least i try to watch one or two from a batch of burns so i know i can trust the whole batch..
