Posted by Terry Pinnell on 12/24/49 11:28

FWIW, here's a summary of the methodical tests I did with 10 identical
brand DVD-RW discs, numbered #1 to #10.

#1 BAD
Contents = Short MPG movie (video/audio)
Lounge DVD player? NO
PC PowerDVD? NO
IsoBuster displays: Open Session 1
Track 01 0 4.38 GB
Surface scan initial message: "This is a packet written disc. Errors
are not abnormal..."
Surface scan results: About 48,000 errors when canceled at 2%

#2 BAD?
Contents = MoT movie (video/audio) Family tree
Lounge DVD player? YES
PC PowerDVD? NO
IsoBuster displays: Open Session 1
Track 01 0 4.38 GB
Surface scan initial message: "This is a packet written disc. Errors
are not abnormal..."
Surface scan results: About 46,000 errors when canceled at 2%
Question: Why can it play in lounge without any apparent flaws?

#3 GOOD?
Contents = MoT movie (video/audio) Competa; Les Estables
Lounge DVD player? YES
PC PowerDVD? YES
Surface scan results: [DVD-RW:RITEK000V11A]
No physical errors encountered. Your disc is still in good shape.

#4 BAD
Contents = MoT movie (video/audio) Cologne
Lounge DVD player? YES (recheck quality)
PC PowerDVD? YES but keeps stopping
Surface scan initial message: "This is a packet written disc. Errors
are not abnormal..."
Surface scan results: Large number, but froze at 93%

#5 BAD
Contents = Short MPG movie (video/audio) LED circuit demo
Lounge DVD player? NO
PC PowerDVD? NO
IsoBuster displays: Open Session 1
Track 01 0 4.38 GB
Surface scan initial message: "This is a packet written disc. Errors
are not abnormal..."
Surface scan results: 46 errors, but sort of froze at 31%, so
unreliable result.

#6 GOOD?
Contents = MoT movie (video/audio) Cologne
Lounge DVD player? YES
PC PowerDVD? YES
Surface scan results: [DVD-RW:RITEK000V11A]
No physical errors encountered. Your disc is still in good shape.

#7 GOOD?
Contents = Blank
Lounge DVD player? NO
PC PowerDVD? NO
IsoBuster displays: Track 01
0 0.00 KB 0
Surface scan results: [DVD-RW:RITEK000V11A]
No physical errors encountered. Your disc is still in good shape.

#8 GOOD
Contents = MoT movie (video/audio) Ethan 1st 6 Months
Lounge DVD player? YES
PC PowerDVD? YES
Surface scan results: [DVD-RW:RITEK000V11A]
No physical errors encountered. Your disc is still in good shape.

#9 BAD
Contents =
Lounge DVD player? NO
PC PowerDVD? NO
IsoBuster displays: Open Session 1
Track 01 0 4.38 GB
Surface scan initial message: "This is a packet written disc. Errors
are not abnormal..."
Surface scan results: About 48,000 errors when canceled at 2%

#10 BAD?
Contents = MoT movie (video/audio) Italian Holiday (draft 1)
Lounge DVD player? YES
PC PowerDVD? NO (There's a brief flash of the OLD over-writen menu,
not seen on lounge player.)
IsoBuster displays: Open Session 1
Track 01 0 4.38 GB
Surface scan initial message: "This is a packet written disc. Errors
are not abnormal..."
Surface scan results: (POSTPONED)
Question: Why can it play in lounge without any apparent flaws?

--
Terry, West Sussex, UK

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