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Posted by Bill Anderson on 05/07/06 12:39
Nomen Nescio wrote:
> While CD has been totally reliable, I find even a single layer DVD+R to be
> prone to problems. I do not use full face paper labels, write on the
> discs, or print on them.
>
> JVC dvd+r discs are recognized by the set top dvdr and are written to okay.
> Once finalized, the dvdr doesn't see the disc but it seems to play okay on
> a dvd player.
>
> Maxell dvd+r discs work fine in the dvdr for both recording and playback.
>
> Occasionally the dvdr doesn't load the Maxell finalized disc but cleaning
> the disc and laser seems to restore its function. Are these discs and
> machines more sensitive to dusty environments than cds? With more data
> crammed into the same disc area and with less redundancy of data, it would
> seem to explain why they're touchy.
>
> I found full face paper labeling to be playing Russian Roulette with my DVD
> recordings, but I don't know why, since I label CDs that way with no
> problems, ever.
>
>
I have several hundred movies on DVD-R, all with full paper labels.
They play just fine in my computer (Plextor PX-716A) and in my DVD
player (Denon DVD-1600). But when I make a DVD to give to friends, I've
learned not to apply the paper labels because they may not play in the
friend's DVD player. I learned this when one of my friends became
frustrated when my DVD wouldn't play for her, so she removed the label
and it played just fine. Trouble is, she didn't get all the adhesive
off, and the DVD stuck in her player. Her husband was not amused, but
he took the cover off his DVD player and managed to retrieve the DVD. I
told this story to another friend who couldn't play one of my disks, and
he removed the label (and the adhesive, using alcohol) and then it too
would play in his DVD player.
In my experience, Ritek RiData DVD-R disks are the only blanks that work
dependably. Once I had some off-brand disks that recorded nicely and
played back nicely for about a week, and then whatever files were
recorded on the disk seemed just to evaporate. I stick with Ritek
RiData now.
Also, just a couple of days ago I got a new printer -- an Epson Stylus
Photo RX700. It has a special tray that allows it to print directly on
printable CDs and DVDs. I've found printable Ritek RiData DVDs from
Meritline are little more expensive than plain shiny blanks. And the
results are very very nice -- the disks look like they've been
professionally produced.
I figure the reason the disks with paper labels won't play in my
friends' DVD players is the mass of the labels, not some damage done by
the adhesive. The disks with labels are slightly heavier. My guess is
that either the slightly increased DVD weight or size caused by the
addition of paper and adhesive causes the disks to fail in some
players. It's not because the glue eats through the plastic.
--
Bill Anderson
I am the Mighty Favog
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