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Dear dbminter, Thanks once more for your reply. So it seems that there is some bug between imgburn and LG drives which leads to failed burns of DL Verbatim media. Thanks for letting me know, as I was not aware of that. I would have asked if this something to be fixed in the near future or due to the LG hardware it cannot be alleviated. But now I have sent the item back to Amazon again and I am going to get my money back. So I am still using my old BDR-206 Pioneer drive which seems to make perfect copies to DL Verbatim media. I never have used Ritek and I see that you are saying that there are nowhere to be found nowadays. I got the LG in the 1st place due to the partial UHD support and slighly faster speeds. I discovered that SL Verbatim media were still burnt @ the same speed as my old Pioneer and also reading from burnt discs was slow. So after ditching LG I think the best drive to get now is the new Pioneer BDR-211UBK which has also full UHD support. Unfrortunately this drive is still very expensive in Europe (200+ euro) so I will wait for the price to come down. Thanks once more for your help and merry Xmas.

Dear dbminter and dear all, Amazon have now sent me a replacement drive. It appears to be identical to the one I have sent back. It still has the 1.02 f/w (I dont think there is a newer one). The only difference is that the manufacturing date is now Sep 2017. Unfortunately it seems that the drive has been performing even worse than the one I sent back. Here's a log of a 50gb .iso image of blu ray disk I tried to burn a couple of minutes ago. The drive has bombed out while burning the layer change. I am going to send this back too and get Amazon to send me the equivalent Pioneer one, Im fed up with LG @dbminter: I think you were right from the start. I would like to escalate the matter further with LG, however I dont have the time and dont think it's worth it for the 70 EUR the drive costs. I 23:07:52 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started! I 23:07:52 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1) I 23:07:52 Total Physical Memory: 16.735.892 KiB - Available: 13.832.412 KiB I 23:07:52 Initialising SPTI... I 23:07:52 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 23:07:53 -> Drive 1 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH16NS55 1.02-01 (G:) (SATA) I 23:07:53 -> Drive 2 - Info: ELBY CLONEDRIVE 1.4 (F:) (SCSI) I 23:07:53 Found 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM and 1 BD-RE XL! I 23:11:45 Operation Started! I 23:11:45 Source File: H:\WIENER PHILHARMONIKER 2017 NEW YEARS CONCERT.ISO I 23:11:45 Source File Sectors: 18.131.104 (MODE1/2048) I 23:11:45 Source File Size: 37.132.500.992 bytes I 23:11:45 Source File Volume Identifier: WIENER PHILHARMONIKER 2017 NEW YEARS CONCERT I 23:11:45 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 4B1BAAC70114A7E5 I 23:11:45 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.5.8.0 I 23:11:45 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 23:11:45 Source File File System(s): UDF (2.50) I 23:11:45 Destination Device: [4:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH16NS55 1.02 (G:) (SATA) I 23:11:45 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMf-000) I 23:11:45 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 2x; 4x; 6x; 8x I 23:11:45 Destination Media Sectors: 24.438.784 I 23:11:45 Write Mode: BD I 23:11:45 Write Type: DAO I 23:11:45 Write Speed: MAX I 23:11:45 Hardware Defect Management Active: No I 23:11:45 BD-R Verify Not Required: Yes I 23:11:45 Link Size: Auto I 23:11:45 Lock Volume: Yes I 23:11:45 Test Mode: No I 23:11:45 OPC: No I 23:11:45 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 23:11:45 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 35.968 KB/s (8x) I 23:12:21 Filling Buffer... (80 MiB) I 23:12:22 Writing LeadIn... I 23:12:24 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 18131103) I 23:12:24 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 18131103) I 23:12:24 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 12219391) W 23:23:55 Failed to Write Sectors 10944512 - 10944543 - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:55 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 23:23:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:55 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 23:23:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:55 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:23:56 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 23:23:56 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB E 23:24:37 Failed to Write Sectors 10944512 - 10944543 - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB I 23:24:37 Synchronising Cache... W 23:24:37 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:24:42 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: Invalid Field in CDB W 23:24:43 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions. E 23:24:43 Failed to Write Image! I 23:24:43 Exporting Graph Data... I 23:24:43 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Akis\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_BH16NS55_1.02_ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΉ-22-ΔΕΚΈΜΒΡΙΟς-2017_11-11_μμ_VERBAT-IMf-000_MAX.ibg I 23:24:43 Export Successfully Completed! E 23:24:43 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:12:58 I 23:24:43 Average Write Rate: 29.862 KiB/s (6.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 35.495 KiB/s (8.1x)

Dear dbminter, Thanks once more for replying and your interest in my situation. As I said I had an older Pioneer drive (BDR 206) lying around so what I did was to remove the LG drive and install the Pioneer drive instead. So I burnt the movie using the same Verbatim media but this time usiong the Pioneer drive instead of the LG one. And guess what I have a perfect copy which passed the verify process too with no errors. So this leads to the conclusion that there maybe something wrong indeed with this particular LG drive BH16NS55 and Verbatim media having the MID Code VERBAT-IMf-000. However I still think it is unacceptable for such a large company as LG to ship such a drive which fails to burn copies especially of Verbatim media which are considered as top notch. I will try to escalate the matter further with LG, however Amazon will be sending me the same replacement drive and I hope that in the end it will come down to a problematic drive. Which means that I expect the replacement drive to be able to burn a perfect copy without verification errors.

Dear dbminter, Thanks for your reply. Since I purchased the drive off Amazon I contacted them saying the drive has started malfunctioning. So they are sending a replacement drive since it is still under the 2 yr warranty. So this will rule the faulty drive out. The other reason could be the discs but I always buy from the same Japanese seller on ebay who has genuine Verbatim discs. So if it comes down to an LG drive which cannot hold to its standard then this is very disappointing. But I actually have an older Pioneer drive which I am not using so I will try burning the DL discs with that and see what happens. However, don't you think it's a bit strange that all LG drives have trouble burning to DL discs? Unless the one I got was from a defective batch. Thanks once more for your help, I will let you know when I do tests with the Pioneer drive and with the new LG drive when this arrives.

Dear all, Lately I have been noticing that 50gb blu ray backups of movies fail to play on my desktop blu ray player. I get skips and freezes when playing the discs. I produce all my copies wit Imgburn hence I decided to investigate in order to rule out either bad discs or a defective burner. My blu ray burner is relatively new (purchased Aug 2016) and is the LG BH16NS55 and the discs I am burning to are Verbatim ones with MID code VERBAT-IMf-000. Here's the log, I would appreciate it if someone can narrow down the problem. ------------------------------- I 23:48:24 Operation Started! I 23:48:24 Source Device: [4:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH16NS55 1.02 (G:) (SATA) I 23:48:24 Source Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMf-000) I 23:48:24 Source Media Supported Read Speeds: 2x; 4x; 6x; 8x I 23:48:24 Source Media Supported Write Speeds: 2x; 4x; 6x; 8x I 23:48:24 Source Media Sectors: 19.421.344 I 23:48:24 Source Media Size: 39.774.912.512 bytes I 23:48:24 Image File: I:\METALLICA_NIMES_2009.iso I 23:48:24 Image File Sectors: 19.421.344 (MODE1/2048) I 23:48:24 Image File Size: 39.774.912.512 bytes I 23:48:24 Image File Volume Identifier: METALLICA_NIMES_2009 I 23:48:24 Image File Volume Set Identifier: 3B928838________METALLICA_NIMES_2009 I 23:48:24 Image File Application Identifier: vso_hwe.dll 4.0.5.464 I 23:48:24 Image File Implementation Identifier: VsoSoftware I 23:48:24 Image File File System(s): UDF (2.50) I 23:48:24 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX I 23:48:25 Read Speed - Effective: 3x - 8x; 8x - 3x I 23:48:25 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 19421343) I 23:48:25 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 19421343) I 23:48:25 Verifying Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 12219391) I 00:04:25 Verifying Layer 1... (LBA: 12219392 - 19421343) W 00:04:35 Failed to Read Sectors 12219392 - 12219423 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error W 00:04:43 Failed to Read Sector 12219392 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error W 00:04:43 Sector 12219392 maps to File: \BDMV\STREAM\00011.m2ts W 00:04:52 Retrying (1)... I 00:04:54 Verifying Sectors... W 00:05:20 Failed to Read Sectors 12221856 - 12221887 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error I 00:31:45 Exporting Graph Data... I 00:31:45 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Akis\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_BH16NS55_1.02_ΣΆΒΒΑΤΟ-9-ΔΕΚΈΜΒΡΙΟς-2017_11-48_μμ_VERBAT-IMf-000.ibg I 00:31:45 Export Successfully Completed! I 00:31:45 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:43:20 I 00:31:45 Average Verify Rate: 14.945 KiB/s (3.4x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 36.083 KiB/s (8.2x)