What's the best speed to record?

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  1. yanksfan

    yanksfan Member

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    Will I get a better copy if I record at something lower than 16X?

    I'm copying home videos and I want the best quality.

    Thanks for the help

    John
     
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    It is recommended you burn at a speed half that of your DVD rated speed,I usually recommend 4X.
     
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    Thanks for the help; is 4X better than 8X if my recorder is 16X? Or is 8X ok for the best quality?

    Thanks
    John
     
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    It depends on the quality of your discs, top brands are Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim and Sony (made in japan) but as a rule I always burn at 4X, it takes a little longer, but then I am in no hurry.

    Steer clear of memorex discs.
     
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    Media quality is critical. So is burner quality. Some of these quality drives perform better when burning at 8x-12x,as apposed to slower 2.4x and 4x.


    You'll have to scan your backups,and see how the PIE and PIF errors look. Programs like nero's disc quality scan,dvdinfopro,plextools,and kprobe are some programs-depending on what drive you have. You want to burn according to how your backups scan-by keeping those little errors down to a minimum.

    Good burner and good media- 8x should be no problem. Low quality burner/low quality media/combo of both-then you'll probably have to keep it slow.
     

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