Posted by Rick Merrill on 11/15/10 11:38

Gogarty wrote:

> In article <tcalof-72441F.16311522012006@news.lga.highwinds-media.com>,
> tcalof@mts.net says...
>
>>
>>
>>>>I often have problems with discs freezing up and/or
>>>>showing a lot of distortion, like lines of squares across
>>>>the screen. The same disc will play okay on some
>>>>machines, but screw up on others.
>>
>>I have found that the quality of the DVD blanks is most important after
>>smudging or scratching has been eliminated. All blank DVD's are NOT
>>created equally. Check this site for info about disks and reading
>>problems:
>>http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm
>
>
> Many thanks. There is huge variabilty in DVD and even CD media. I bought
> a pack of 25 Memorex DVD-R/W and only two would play in the set top
> player while all would play in the computer DVD drive. On the other hand
> I have had no problems at all with Sel Cheapo Staples DVD-R/W on set top
> or comuter.
>

You realize that all the drives lasers have slightly different power
spectrums and they do not always match up with the power absorption
spectrum of the dye in the disks. Unfortunately the actual curves are
all trade secrets! So your only recourse is to record for yourself (and
the rest of us???) which make drives work how well with which make disks.

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