Posted by Karen C. on 11/04/05 06:40

Bob wrote:
> Not all that good in quality. I had some Philips +RW that would not
> format at all - had to take them back to WalMart.>

I guess you're right about that. I have been telling DH about
what you guys were posting, and he kept saying that didn't make
sense because it worked in the Toshiba laptop--so, therefore, it
couldn't be the media. Matter of fact, we got into a rather
heated discussion over this very thing this afternoon. I told
him that you guys had a heck of a lot more experience with this
stuff, and that he should just give it a try. After some
resistance, he agreed to do a test with a JVC DVD+RW. Said he'd
do the test just to get me to stop nagging him.

Lo' and behold, the JVC DVD+RW worked like a charm in the
Lite-On. You could have blown him over with a feather <g>.

> CDFreaks and I agree completely on the matter of blank media.
> http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=146146 is the media
> subforum, complete with survey and more comments than I have time to
> read.

Thanks! I'll check this out.

> Taiyo Yuden is hands down the most reliable brand, but they do not
> make erasible discs that I can find. Verbatim is owned by Mitsubishi
> Chemical Corp (MCC) and is second in the rankings. Ritek comes in a
> distant third.

I've never heard of Taiyo Yuden or Ritek. Will definitely pick
up some Verbatim next trip out.

> But media per se is not the sole criterion - you must match the media
> to the drive. Also, when you push the upper limits of your drive/media
> it is best to slow down one notch. For example the 3540 is rated on
> DVD -R at 16x burn speed and I use Verbatim 16x discs. But I set the
> burner software for 12x so as not to push the envelope.>

I never would have dreamed it to be this complicated. Figures
that it would be, though.

> Don't let anyone BS you - you are going to get occasional coasters
> from the best unless you burn at half speed. That's why it is
> important to run Verify after burning.

Got'cha. Will pay close attention to that.

> Stay clear of MemorWrecks and most definitely stay away from Sony. I
> wouldn't have Sony in my house if you gave it to me.

Duly noted. I've had enough aggravation out of this ordeal.
Don't need to go asking for more trouble.

Thanks so much for your help. I appreciate it very much.

Karen C.

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