The OFFICIAL best media thread (noobs MUST look in 1st page, 1st post before posting redundant posts!!)

yes, but wat if the TOC is too low for a game is there any way to make the game bigger in order to use swap magic?

 

are verbatim 8x dvd-r shiny silver selling in supermediastore made in japan? and how are the quality?

i have taiyo yuden, but my burner stopped recognizing them all of the sudden. i have tried everything including upgrading firmware, nothing worked so i decided to change disc.

there are too many dvds and i just couldn't figure out which one is good. i know verbatim is good, but there are so many different versions.

thanks.

 

verbatim DVD+R is made in taiwan and DVD-R is made in singapore. are they the same quality?

 

i heard made in singapore are good too

 

Can someone please help me Coz.

Yesterday i buyed a Pack of Verbatim DVD+R 16x Certifed Advanced AZO and the media code Is YUDEN000-TO3. and my DVD burner is LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S BPSA (ATA.

So i was wondering if its ok and plus How on earth to i booktype the DVD+R to DVD-ROM (if the burner is suitable).

Plz, plz plz plz help me coz i need to burn somfin.


Thank

 

thats good that they're yuden coded.booktyping is easy with nero.open nero express or startsmart.select burn image.then when you open the image you want to burn click settings beside where it says your dvd drive.then at the bottom it says booktype settings and make sure its on automatic so when you burn with nero and a dvd+r it will automatically booktype.hope that helped.

 

Thank you very much for ur help so the Media tht i bought is it good for burning ps2 games

 

Backing up> I still continue to used the sony DVD+r disc and have yet to have a failed backup!!

 

I bought on office depot in israel verbatim dvd-r 16x certified advanced azo made in japan ( a mitsubishi kagaku media). The media code is TYG03. Lucky me. Waited a long time for taiyo yuden. Here is the info.

INQUIRY: [Optiarc ][DVD RW AD-7540A ][1.42]
GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:
Mounted Media: 11h, DVD-R Sequential
Media ID: TYG03
GET [CURRENT] PERFORMANCE:
Write Performance: 3.3x1385=4571KB/s@0 -> 8.0x1385=11080KB/s@2298496
Speed Descriptor#0: 03/2298496 R@8.0x1385=11080KB/s W@8.0x1385=11080KB/s
Speed Descriptor#1: 00/2298496 R@6.0x1385=8310KB/s W@6.0x1385=8310KB/s
Speed Descriptor#2: 00/2298496 R@6.0x1385=8310KB/s W@4.0x1385=5540KB/s
Speed Descriptor#3: 00/2298496 R@6.0x1385=8310KB/s W@2.0x1385=2770KB/s
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#10h]:
Media Book Type: 00h, DVD-ROM book [revision 0]
Legacy lead-out at: 2298496*2KB=4707319808
READ DVD STRUCTURE[#0h]:
Media Book Type: 25h, DVD-R book [revision 5]
Last border-out at: 2045*2KB=4188160
READ DISC INFORMATION:
Disc status: blank
Number of Sessions: 1
State of Last Session: empty
"Next" Track: 1
Number of Tracks: 1
READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:
Track State: blank
Track Start Address: 0*2KB
Next Writable Address: 0*2KB
Free Blocks: 2298496*2KB
Track Size: 2298496*2KB
READ CAPACITY: 0*2048=0


So for those israelians in this forum who want to buy it, go to office depot. ;-)

 

This guide helped me out a lot but I still have a question about discs. My PS2 is a version 1, 2, or 3 and I saw in Tokijin's guide that V4s and up should get DVD+R and booktype them to DVD-ROM. If my DVD Burner can booktype it to a DVD-ROM, should get DVD+R or instead get DVD-R?

 

not necessary, i use the DVD dash R being there less expensive online (Taiyo Yuden) and don't have problems with them. the compound is different with the DVD plus R and some say there superior I'm not convinced. so it comes down to you're setup and preference. you can read this article its informative.

http://www.cdfreaks.com/reviews/Why-DVDRW-is-superior-to-DVD-RW

copy and paste the link in you're brower, linking it won't work sorry

 

Thanks, I went out and got both DVD-R & DVD+R.

 

I bought a pack of Sony DVD-R and check the their code using DVD identifier and DVD Decrypter and it came out to be MCC 03RG20 (Mitsubishi Chemical Corp) which is, according to this guide, a second grade media.

My question is, isn't it supposed to be mitsubishi written on top of the dvd?

 

its first grade media ,(Mitsubishi Chemical Corp)same as Verbatim

 

So then ur sating that the Sony DVD+r disc Im using are first grade stuff. Bcuz like I said I havent had a problem with them yet. The only time was when I forgot to change the speed of the burn, I try to keep it at 4x. Trust me it work all the time.

 

will it be okay to burn a backed up ps2 game onto a maxell DVD+R4.7?

 

not if your planning to use it

 

i just bought a pack of 100 taiyo yudens from ukdvdr.com and the media id is TYG02 is i checked the first post and it said that these where fakes? is that a definate for all tygo2's or jus a couple of batches?