Burner Issues

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"Tim" wrote in message
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"Tim" wrote in message
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Yes, they are ultra speed 24X CD-RWs, although both drives are designed
to
handle them. But as you say, they may not be written well enough to read
from different drives. I will try non-ultra speed media, thanks.



Just wondering,. is there any sort of testing utility that can evaluate
the
recording performance of a CD/DVD burner? - something that can make the
distinction between a failing drive and simple media incompatibility? It
seems like the standards for a quality burned disc are fairly arbitrary.
Is
there anything close to a universal media formulation that should play on
any drive?

Posted in wrong spot. Meant to reply here. It is late.
http://forum.cdfreaks.com/showthread...threadid=93944

"Tim" wrote in message
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Just wondering,. is there any sort of testing utility that can evaluate
the
recording performance of a CD/DVD burner? - something that can make the
distinction between a failing drive and simple media incompatibility? It
seems like the standards for a quality burned disc are fairly arbitrary.
Is
there anything close to a universal media formulation that should play on
any drive?

Benq officially supports error checking, and has their own utilities.


"James Perrett" wrote in message
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Tim wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message
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Yes, they are ultra speed 24X CD-RWs, although both drives are
designed to
handle them. But as you say, they may not be written well enough to
read
from different drives. I will try non-ultra speed media, thanks.



Just wondering,. is there any sort of testing utility that can evaluate
the
recording performance of a CD/DVD burner? - something that can make the
distinction between a failing drive and simple media incompatibility? It
seems like the standards for a quality burned disc are fairly arbitrary.
Is
there anything close to a universal media formulation that should play
on
any drive?

You need the right hardware and software to go with it. Some LiteOn
drives can unofficially be used for disc testing together with Nero's
checking software (it used to be called CDSpeed but I think it has a new
name now).

The only manufacturer supported affordable test solutions are the
Plextor Premium, PX712 or PX716 drives in conjunction with the Plextools
program that comes with these drives. These will show low level error
rates, jitter and pit/land distribution on recorded discs together with
focus and tracking errors on blank discs.

Taiyo Yuden CD-R's seem to be the most compatible discs in my
experience. I haven't had any compatibility problems with Verbatim discs
that were down to the discs themselves either but I've not used anything
like as many recordable DVD's as I have CD's.

Cheers.

James.

TY is still the best bet, for both CDR and DVDR


"Tim" wrote in message
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"Dan G" wrote in message
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Is there anything close to a universal media formulation that should
play
on
any drive?

Yes, it's called CDR, RW discs are well known for these problems.



What about the best formulation - dye type? In the past I have found
Taiyo
Yuden Cyanine (Type 1) to be the most compatible for CD-Rs, agree? And
what
about DVD-Rs? Is there a similar dye type with the best drive
compatibility?


BTW, if you are using Memorex 24x RW media, that's the trouble. Made by
Infodisc,
they are some of the worst media ever made.


I'm using Verbatim DataLife Plus - I never trusted Memorex for media.