Posted by def456 on 05/28/07 04:12

Does your recorder's manual say it will accept 4x RW DVDs? If not, forget
it. If so...
Try a different brand of disc. Also try a 8x. Rule of thumb: to get good
burns, burn at half of the maximum rated speed of a disc.

"(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> wrote in message
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> In a fit of frugality, I bought a small spindle of 4x RW DVDs for
> use on my Panasonic VCR/DVD recorder - the idea being to just
> have one for each day of the week and pop in to get late nite
> programs for that day.
>
> But I've found them quite unreliable and very slow to load - to
> the point where I've gone back to 16x write-once discs - which
> I've had zero problems with.
>
> Could it be something with them being 4x? The machine only does
> 4x, but I'd think that 16x would have better something-or-other
> and maybe be more reliable? Or is it like putting premium gas
> in car that doesn't need it?
> --
> PeteCresswell

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