Posted by Jan B on 10/18/05 05:41

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:24:22 -0400, Erik Harris
<n$wsr$ader@$harrishom$.com> wrote:

>Does anyone use Memorex DVD+RW discs with a Plextor 716A DVD writer? I got a
>spindle of 25 discs on sale, figuring that the way I use RW discs, they'd
>last pretty much forever. But I'm finding that after 5-8 rewrites each, the
>discs stop passing data verification. I've never before had media go bad so
>quickly, and I know that DVD+RW discs are supposed to be rewritable at least
>hundreds of times without losing integrity.

I also have problems with certain +RW discs (of certain brands).
I haven't tried Memorex. What is the ID?

I also have a Plextor 716A. I started to have problems with too many
individual discs from a new spindle so I started to check the quality
of the burn with Plextools.

Instead of waiting for read errors in the read back test, you can
check the quality of a written disc with Plextools "TA test" and
"PI/PO test".

Some discs show high PI error rate already at the second write, while
others continue to give low values.

I have made a note to stay away from eProformance 4x (ID= PRODISC).
There were individuals in the packs that performed well also after the
third write but far too many (say 2 of 5) went bad already after
second write.
I tried these discs also in another computer with a NEC writer which
also resulted in bad quality. So I don't immediately suspect the
Plextor writer.


I have better success with Maxell 4x and Traxdata 4x (they are the
same with ID= RICOHJPN W11).
Now I'm into Sony 4x (ID= Philips 041-00) which looks promising.

>I'm handling the discs properly, keeping them clean, etc.
Me too.
/Jan

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