Author Topic: DVD-R Media Quality and Compatibility (Read 84319 times)

idlewild · « **Reply #120 on:** Aug 23, 2005 at 11:23 PM »

i already have this firmware but thanks for posting anyway. as i've reported on my previous post, the problem does not occur only on my LG burner but also on an officemate's BenQ. i'm quite hesitant to spend on this media as i've already wasted a few.

snapy · « **Reply #121 on:** Aug 29, 2005 at 03:39 PM »

DVD BALL
media code = dkmz01

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USING PLEXTOR 708-A
BURNED 2X speed

4200 MB BELOW FILE SIZE

2 DVDs burned so far

comments
has anyone seen this type of DVD at cdrking?
and pls add additional comments if u have this dvd

coaster => none so far...
8/10 rating..

idlewild · « **Reply #122 on:** Aug 29, 2005 at 05:31 PM »

i think that's the e-Top DVD-R 8X. parang ball kasi yung design niya.

snapy · « **Reply #123 on:** Aug 29, 2005 at 09:35 PM »

Quote from: snapy on Aug 29, 2005 at 03:39 PM

DVD BALL
media code = dkmz01

----------------------------------

USING PLEXTOR 708-A
BURNED 2X speed

4200 MB BELOW FILE SIZE

2 DVDs burned so far

comments
has anyone seen this type of DVD at cdrking?
and pls add additional comments if u have this dvd

coaster => none so far...
8/10 rating..

sumablay na daw ung DVD-R ng ETOP..
2/20 ang sablay

burner... liteon DL DVD writer
SOHC something ang model..

jerix · « **Reply #124 on:** Aug 31, 2005 at 02:58 PM »

i switched to the more costly philips DVD-r /25.00 -- and so far, m getting good results for my video transfer projects. Iba yata talaga ung mas mahal mas maganda quality

downtown · « **Reply #125 on:** Aug 31, 2005 at 05:13 PM »

i always buy the P25 each DVD since I had problems with a batch of AFA branded dvds. I've used Philips, Iomega, Ridata, Ritek and Melody.

snapy · « **Reply #126 on:** Sep 01, 2005 at 08:38 AM »

Quote from: downtown on Aug 31, 2005 at 05:13 PM

i always buy the P25 each DVD since I had problems with a batch of AFA branded dvds. I've used Philips, Iomega, Ridata, Ritek and Melody.

wla naman talagang problema yan e pag 25 each..
ako try ko use melody dvd.. and ill inform of the results..

Kahon · « **Reply #127 on:** Sep 01, 2005 at 10:38 AM »

Yun P25 Philips na binili ko sa CDR-king, sablay sa lite-on SOSW-852s internal. P30 Sony hindi sumablay

jerix · « **Reply #128 on:** Sep 01, 2005 at 02:58 PM »

hmm -- so far my Toshiba DVD Writer works well with the Philips maybe if ever they become incompatible, maybe ill try the 30.00 sony.

snapy · « **Reply #129 on:** Sep 11, 2005 at 01:18 PM »

E-TOP DVD-R

sumablay at 2x speed..

6 files
5 and 6 unreadable files..

CRC ERROR

burned at plextor px708a

snapy · « **Reply #130 on:** Sep 15, 2005 at 08:31 AM »

another 7 peso DVD-r

media code = nanya-jc001
description = cdrking brand (moon and stars design black)

bought 2
tested 1

works fine for a dvd video of 1.5 GB

burned on px708a

comments:
may nakagamit pa ba nito? pls give feed back

wmac · « **Reply #131 on:** Sep 16, 2005 at 05:27 PM »

I'm new on burning or making of backup on my original dvd movies. Can you please provide me a dvd-r that I can use, if possible the cheaper ones with good quality. Can you put a review on the Etop -R(yellow) and +R(red) as well.
Thanks!

yoh-kun · « **Reply #132 on:** Oct 06, 2005 at 06:35 AM »

anyone having problems with CDR-King's Taiyo Yuden DVD-R (Premium, Silver and Azul)? I had problems before with the Premium (i think they are the fake TY DVD-R) DVD-R (video was getting glitches and refuse to play properly but when used on other brands like the Nanya, it played fine)

Now CDR has these AZUL brand (Taiyo Yuden also) and was wondering if it was any good.

Btw, also Nanya DVD-/+R, any comments?

snapy · « **Reply #133 on:** Oct 06, 2005 at 09:17 PM »

ANOTHER UPDATE..

DISC = FORTIS
DESCRIPTION = white and writen FORTIS TECHNOLOGY
Media CODE = auvistarm01
BURNER = LG GSA-4167B

RESULTs:
BAD AT VIDEO.. namimili ng player.. sony old dvd player nagskip
sa bago na sony din di nagskip

Works fine at pc reading.. no CRC errors detected..

pls add comments abt this dvd

yoh-kun · « **Reply #134 on:** Oct 07, 2005 at 12:49 AM »

didnt know Fortis was bad at video. used it at my Fukuda DIVX-881 Player, worked fine.

Burner: LG4163-B (burned at 4x)

wmac · « **Reply #135 on:** Oct 07, 2005 at 01:29 AM »

Fortis works fine here also! Another good cheap dvd-r is Etop priced at P12 out of stock na sa cdrking

indie boi · « **Reply #136 on:** Oct 07, 2005 at 05:27 PM »

What reliable DVD-R brand in the 8 - 20 peso category is widely available in CD-R King right now? Plan ko kasing bumili ng isang spindle. Are the the gold DVD-Rs back on stock?

Blu-Ray · « **Reply #137 on:** Oct 07, 2005 at 10:03 PM »

Reliable media, based on my experience, etop DVD-R. Wla pa sumablay. Ridata costs P25 may nasira sa akin, two pcs lang naman. Pansinin mo, etop lagi ang nauubos ang stock.

indie boi · « **Reply #138 on:** Oct 07, 2005 at 10:21 PM »

Are there available stocks? Bumili na din ako ng e-top and it's really good.

Blu-Ray · « **Reply #139 on:** Oct 07, 2005 at 11:00 PM »

Tumingin ako kanina sa Ayala MRT kaso Plus lang ang available.

indie boi · « **Reply #140 on:** Oct 07, 2005 at 11:16 PM »

Yikes. I'll try to look for it in other branches. Thanks for the info blu-ray!

snapy · « **Reply #141 on:** Oct 08, 2005 at 05:34 PM »

Quote from: wmac on Oct 07, 2005 at 01:29 AM

Fortis works fine here also! Another good cheap dvd-r is Etop priced at P12 out of stock na sa cdrking

etop dvd-r wont play at my dvd player old.. dont know in +R kung gagana

firewired · « **Reply #142 on:** Oct 08, 2005 at 07:33 PM »

Bought some Fortis DVD-Rs to try out. Burned okay at 4X and it plays fine on my Pioneer players. Nero CD-DVD Speed curve isn't as smooth as the eTop and Top DVD-Rs though. And disc verification is pretty slow compared to other media.

yoh-kun · « **Reply #143 on:** Oct 11, 2005 at 04:33 AM »

how about the Nanya DVD-R? there are variations of it.. any comments?

moon/star design (black) =

wave design (black) =

blue = sometimes my Fukuda DIVX player doesnt read it at all but plays fine w/ my dvdwriter
gold = this one works well with my Fukuda DIVX player

p.dividdy2 · « **Reply #144 on:** Oct 12, 2005 at 07:52 PM »

weird ng talaga ng blue... pareho lang naman silang nanya..the moon design is ok too..havent tried the wave..

firewired · « **Reply #145 on:** Oct 12, 2005 at 08:14 PM »

I was surprised that my Pioneer A07XL had the Nanya +/- discs explicitly listed in its latest firmware database so I bought some discs to try out:

4X DVD-R (Media Code: NANYA-JC001).These are the gold discs. I looked up the media code online and this series got very poor ratings from some users particularly those with NEC players. On the Pio however, the results at 4X were extremely good. On Nero CD/DVD speed, read rate started 3.8X and smoothly went up to 8X with no unusual spikes.
8X DVD+R (Media Code: NANYA-CLX-00).These are the white discs with the small RW logo on the right side. I've finished a couple of test burns and verified that you need to upgrade your firmware to v1.22 to take full advantage of this media. Lower version fw (with the 8X all media hack installed) results in erratic burns and the inability to properly verify the discs. Using v1.22 (official not hacked), the drive recognized the 8X media natively and I was able to burn at a steady 8X rate. Nero CD/DVD Speed again drew a very smooth curve from 3.5X to 8.2/8.3X -- excellent!

If you own a Pioneer writer with the latest firmware installed, the Nanyas are a great deal IMHO. Of course I'll have to verify the discs again in 3 months... but so far, so good.

Blu-Ray · « **Reply #146 on:** Oct 14, 2005 at 02:15 PM »

Wala na ako makitang Etop DVD-R. Saang branch kaya ng CDR King meron? :'(

xenxor · « **Reply #147 on:** Oct 15, 2005 at 01:33 PM »

CDR King has this brand: Azul 8x DVD-R. it's media is TYG02 (Taiyo Yuden). P14/each. probably an imitation. i have not tried burning on it since i don't know what data to sacrifice to it. =)

firewired · « **Reply #148 on:** Oct 15, 2005 at 02:59 PM »

I have Azuls that I bought directly from Taiwan. They're made by Fornex, manufacturer of the infamous Fornex 101s and the better-than-expected initial batch of "Premium" DVD-Rs (DKMZ01 media code). The Azuls are decent but they do use the same media code as the TYG02 discs but they're obviously not genuine TYG02s. In other words, your DVD writer will default to the internal TY write strategy in your firmware when using the Azuls -- which is intentional imho. Whether that's a good thing or bad thing is something that I haven't figured out yet.

Still, I have yet to burn a coaster with the Azul brand on my Pio A07 so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Btw, the orange eTop DVD-Rs also carry the DKMZ01 media code so they're probably made by Fornex as well.

jerix · « **Reply #149 on:** Dec 21, 2005 at 08:28 AM »

Got 10 pieces of PHILIPS DVD-r for 25 each yesterday from CDR-King because accordingly, these are the better quality discs in the market compared with the other cheaper brands. And truly i also noticed that its really better than the previous brands i have tested.

I am just ondering what happened to this PHILIP DVD-r now, because they could no longer be read by my toshiba 5372 DVD writer --

Sampo pa naman kinuha ko kahapon and i dont know what to say to the salesgirl in CDR King when i will return this later this pm. $:-\$ maibabalik pa kaya ito?