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Posted by Citizen Bob on 09/22/06 11:27
On 21 Sep 2006 21:31:54 -0700, "count" <nyale@mindspring.com> wrote:
>It seems like some recorders are more reliable and will have copies
>that play on more machines than do others. I guess sony is a safe bet.
Stay away from Sony. They sell OEM units and then won't service them.
>any suggestions on the most reliable machines,
Pioneer has a high rating.
Check out the many forums for comments.
http://forum.videohelp.com/viewforum.php?f=28
http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=89
>or the most reliable brands of dvd-r media.
There is only one brand to consider - Taiyo Yuden. Do not buy anything
else in +/-R. If you want +/-RW, then only get MCC Verbatim.
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=146146
Whereas other brands used to be reliable, that cannot be said today
because everyone but TY buys cheap crap from Taiwan. Only TY makes
their own products in Japan.
And the good news is that TY is inexpensive, if you know where to
look. I buy TY 8x -R discs at rima.com. I don't trust burning at 16x
and the time difference between 12x and 8x is not enough to justify
the higher cost of 16x discs.
Some people get 4x but I have found TY 8x -Rs to be extremely
reliable. Out of several hundred burns, I only had one coaster. Just
make sure you run the "Verify" function, because most errors show up
on readback.
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