Posted by Bob on 11/16/90 11:46

On Mon, 01 May 2006 16:48:51 +0200, Lars-Erik �sterud <.@.> wrote:

>BTW: For the first time I found a Verbatim (MCC 004) disc that had
> a dye error. Didn't show up until after burn (as a spot). But
> I noticed that the DVD writer slowed down at that spot and
> wrote the rest of the disc at slower speed (is that part of
> the "PowerRec" system?). The tests show that the disk has no
> more errors than usual (actually less since speed went down).

Look at the active side of that disc with a strong light and
magnifying glass. Look for a 1 mm long streak somewhere along the
outer bands.

I always use Verify when I burn a disc. That's how I caught several
bad discs that would have otherwise been considered good until I found
out the hard way that they were bad.


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It keeps him upright."
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