Posted by Paul Heslop on 11/16/07 23:21

Tarkus wrote:
>
> Paul Heslop wrote:
> > dmcg wrote:
> >> I recently purchased a spindle of TDK-R (16x) discs that are
> >> unrecognizable on my PC and unburnable, using NERO, ROXIO and
> >> imgburn. I'm running Windows XP, SP2. The discs work fine on my stand-
> >> alone LITE-0N DVD recorder and I've since been able to burn TDK-R's,
> >> from another spindle, on my PC.
> >>
> >> Has anyone else run across this kind of problem or know of a reason
> >> why this phenomenon might exist. Thanks in advance to whomever can
> >> offer some insight.
> >>
> >> D.
> >
> > your burner may be incompatible or may need a firmware upgrade. If
> > it's an older one it may not be able to cope with the speed of the
> > discs without an upgrade.
>
> Aren't all discs backwards compatible all the way to 1x? I don't see
> where the speed of the discs is an issue. Their listed speeds are the
> maximum, not the minimum.

I am sure I have seen it mentioned that 16X speed discs may not be
compatible with some drives which the firmware was not written for
16X. I may be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time. :O)

actually, on a little google I just found this and it's a bit scary,
but hopefully doesn't apply in this case

http://www.tiktak-it.co.uk/acatalog/Blank_DVD-R_Discs.html

"TDK DVD-R - 4.7GB - 16x speed - box of 10 jewel cases. Ref: TDK-6153
DVD-R47CBEC10: TDK high performance write once DVD minus discs
(DVD-R). Box of 10 individual jewel cases. These single sided discs
provide the standard 4.7GB data capacity and are rated 1x - 16x speed
(ver 2.1 rev 6.0). It should be noted that use in incompatible
recorders may lead to permanent damage to the recorder. The disc can
store 4 hours of video capacity in EP mode (VHS quality) or 2 hours in
SP mode (DVD quality)."


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