Posted by E. Barry Bruyea on 01/22/06 11:56

On 20 Jan 2006 07:29:39 -0800, "gerry" <gerrytwo@hotmail.com> wrote:

>The only way to find out if the media is the cause of macroblocking is
>to use another type of DVDR, either DVD+R or DVD-R. I have a Panasonic
>DVD recorder, so I am not familiar with LG. If there is a recording
>speed control, set it to a maximum of SP (2 Hour speed).
>Maxell's are supposed to be good DVDR blanks, although I prefer Taiyo
>Yuden myself (TY doeesn't make DVD+RWs, as far as I know).
>My first suggestion would be to try out a DVD-R disc.

I've tried my existing media at all speeds, but yesterday I picked up
some new ones (Sony) and will try those. As to DVD-r, not likely,
recording one TV program and throwing out the disk after viewing seems
a little wasteful.

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