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So do you have the list of Xbox 360 friendly drives or link to? Because I can’t find it anywhere

I got it from hands, and it worked almost fine with several dvd brands I tried. I burned successfully 2 DVDs. Now Xbox recognises burned DVDs as games, but if I try to launch them, I get an error and recommendations to clean disc or call to Microsoft

Although it didn’t actually error out during the burn, it wasn’t successful as the disc is unreadable. How many of these oversized xgd3 images have you burnt that actually verify ok? This stuff was tested to death back when it was popular and you needed a LiteOn drive with specific setting to get (consistently) decent burns. The ASUS may well support the burnermax payload, but it’s the other settings that helped the drive burn a disc that could be read back.

Ah, yes, I did overlook you had said that before. My apologies. Then, the most logical explanation would be to examine how long you've been using this drive. If it's been some time and/or has burned an awful lot of discs, it could have reached the end of its life. The only other explanation I can arrive at is something I have seen before from Verbatim. A running production change may have occurred to the MKM DVD+R DL and your ASUS's firmware no longer likes them. The only solution to that is for a firmware update, and no one updates their firmware anymore.

As I said, I have several games burned using this drive so I don’t think that’s a reason

I went over the Log and the only thing I can think to ask is if you're using one of the XBox friendly DVD burners. I believe for XBox copies to work, you need to burn the DVD+R DL's in one of a type of drives from a specific list of DVD burners. I've never had any XBox systems so I'm only going by memory and what I've read.

I try to burn Xbox 360 games to DVD+R DL. Also i use burnermax. Operation goes normally and dvd burns successfully. But if i try to verify it or get iso image, i get I/O Error at 50%, and xbox 360 also cannot read it. My drive is Asus asus drw-24f1st. It burned games successfully before, and still successfully read and write usual one-layer dvds and cds. here is my burn log: I 11:30:20 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started! I 11:30:20 Microsoft Windows 8 Core x64 Edition (6.2, Build 9200) I 11:30:20 Total Physical Memory: 16 701 536 KiB - Available: 9 600 896 KiB I 11:30:20 Initialising SPTI... I 11:30:20 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 11:30:20 -> Drive 1 - Info: ASUS DRW-24F1ST a 1.00 (E:) (SATA) I 11:30:20 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 11:31:35 Operation Started! I 11:31:35 Source File: D:\games\x360\injustice\Injustice Gods Among Us LT+2.0 [X360-CLUB]\swag-igau.dvd I 11:31:35 Source File Sectors: 4 267 015 (MODE1/2048) I 11:31:35 Source File Size: 8 738 846 720 bytes I 11:31:35 Source File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM I 11:31:35 Source File Volume Set Identifier: e06f8000MS UDFBridge I 11:31:35 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM) I 11:31:35 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF I 11:31:35 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; UDF (1.50) I 11:31:35 Destination Device: [0:0:0] ASUS DRW-24F1ST a 1.00 (E:) (SATA) I 11:31:35 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) I 11:31:36 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 4x; 6x; 8x I 11:31:36 Destination Media Sectors: 4 267 040 I 11:31:36 Destination Media L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2 133 520 (Changeable: Yes) I 11:31:36 Write Mode: DVD I 11:31:36 Write Type: DAO I 11:31:36 Write Speed: 4x I 11:31:36 DVD+R DL Reserve Track: No I 11:31:36 Link Size: Auto I 11:31:36 Lock Volume: Yes I 11:31:36 Test Mode: No I 11:31:36 OPC: No I 11:31:36 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 11:31:36 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 5 540 KB/s (4x) I 11:31:36 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2 133 520 I 11:31:36 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original Disc I 11:32:20 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded! I 11:32:20 L0 Data Zone Capacity - Effective: 2 133 520 I 11:32:21 Filling Buffer... (80 MiB) I 11:32:22 Writing LeadIn... I 11:32:24 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 4267014) I 11:32:24 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 4267014) I 11:32:24 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 2133519) I 11:45:35 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 2133520 - 4267014) I 11:59:37 Synchronising Cache... I 11:59:41 Closing Track... I 11:59:44 Finalising Disc... I 12:00:18 Exporting Graph Data... I 12:00:19 Graph Data File: C:\Users\kiril\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\ASUS_DRW-24F1ST_a_1.00_12-ИЮНЬ-2025-Г-_11-31_MKM-003-00_4x.ibg I 12:00:19 Export Successfully Completed! I 12:00:19 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:28:43 I 12:00:19 Average Write Rate: 5 225 KiB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5 478 KiB/s (4.1x) I 12:05:16 Close Request Acknowledged I 12:05:16 Closing Down... I 12:05:16 Shutting down SPTI... I 12:05:16 ImgBurn closed! Here is my verify log: I 12:05:20 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started! I 12:05:20 Microsoft Windows 8 Core x64 Edition (6.2, Build 9200) I 12:05:20 Total Physical Memory: 16 701 536 KiB - Available: 9 942 504 KiB I 12:05:20 Initialising SPTI... I 12:05:20 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 12:05:20 -> Drive 1 - Info: ASUS DRW-24F1ST a 1.00 (E:) (SATA) I 12:05:20 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 12:05:38 Operation Started! I 12:05:38 Source Device: [0:0:0] ASUS DRW-24F1ST a 1.00 (E:) (SATA) I 12:05:38 Source Media Type: DVD+R DL (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) I 12:05:38 Source Media Supported Read Speeds: 4x; 6x I 12:05:38 Source Media Supported Write Speeds: 4x; 6x; 8x I 12:05:38 Source Media Sectors: 4 267 024 (Track Path: OTP - L0: 2 133 520 - L1: 2 133 504) I 12:05:38 Source Media Size: 8 738 865 152 bytes I 12:05:38 Image File: D:\games\x360\injustice\Injustice Gods Among Us LT+2.0 [X360-CLUB]\swag-igau.dvd I 12:05:38 Image File Sectors: 4 267 015 (MODE1/2048) I 12:05:38 Image File Size: 8 738 846 720 bytes I 12:05:38 Image File Volume Identifier: DVD_ROM I 12:05:38 Image File Volume Set Identifier: e06f8000MS UDFBridge I 12:05:38 Image File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.45 (12/06/2000 TM) I 12:05:38 Image File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF I 12:05:38 Image File File System(s): ISO9660; UDF (1.50) I 12:05:38 Read Speed (Data/Audio): 4x / MAX I 12:05:39 Read Speed - Effective: 1,7x - 4x; 4x - 1,7x I 12:05:40 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 4267014) I 12:05:40 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 4267014) I 12:05:40 Verifying Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 2133519) W 12:23:45 Failed to Read Sectors 2112480 - 2112511 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error W 12:23:55 Failed to Read Sector 2112480 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error I 12:27:34 Abort Request Acknowledged W 12:27:37 Failed to Read Sector 2112481 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error E 12:27:37 Failed to Read Sector 2112481 - Reason: L-EC Uncorrectable Error E 12:27:37 Failed to Verify Sectors! I 12:27:38 Exporting Graph Data... I 12:27:39 Graph Data File: C:\Users\kiril\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\ASUS_DRW-24F1ST_a_1.00_12-ИЮНЬ-2025-Г-_12-05_MKM-003-00.ibg I 12:27:39 Export Successfully Completed! E 12:27:39 Operation Aborted! - Duration: 00:21:59 I 12:27:39 Average Verify Rate: 3 217 KiB/s (2.4x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 5 601 KiB/s (4.1x) I 12:27:55 Close Request Acknowledged I 12:27:55 Closing Down... I 12:27:55 Shutting down SPTI... I 12:27:55 ImgBurn closed! and i get an I/O error 0x02 check condition please help me, what can i do to fix it?

The point I was trying to make is you cannot put DVD Video VIDEO_TS on a recordable BD and get it to play in a Blu-Ray player. Sony specifically denied that in the specs for Blu-Ray players last I heard. As you said, you can reauthor Blu-Ray Video to DVD Video with things like what I use which is ConvertXToDVD. I've had Verbatim coasters before, but those were almost all the failure of a dying drive. I had 1 Verbatim BD-R go bad on me before switching away from the branded Verbatim BD-R junk now, but, again, that was a dying drive. That burn had a Read error that was fixed on Retry in what turned out to be a dying drive. I replaced the drive and manually performed a Verify on the BD-R and it was okay. So, it all seemed fine until 7 years later when it came time to read that BD-R back in and it was partially unreadable. I had one Verbatim DataLife Plus DVD+R DL go bad on me. Shortly after burning, it was partially unreadable when it wasn't the obvious fault of a dying drive. Memorex BD-R had playback issues on the Playstation 3. I'd put in a homemade disc someone sent me where they insisted on putting a copyright warning at the beginning, even though none of the material was copyrighted. The PS3 would skip that warning on the Memorex BD-R he sent me. When I started seeing other skips of title sets on the discs, I suspected a read problem with Ritek Memorex BD-R and the laser in my PS3, so I copied them to Verbatim BD-R. No skips of title sets on Verbatim BD-R. Which was why I used the branded Verbatim BD-R for about 10 years before getting those 2 bad batches, where I lost some stuff I couldn't recover just a few days after it was saved. So, now I use the DataLife Plus Verbatim BD-R, even though I don't need the printable surfaces, but the DataLife Plus BD-R is only available with those inkjet printable surfaces.

But we're talking about audio files, not video. That said, I stand corrected, my Oppo UDP-203 and my Sony X700 play the FLACs on the disc just fine, but my Panasonic DP-UB820 does not. Doesn't surprise me being a Panasonic. You can put any video you want on Blu-rays. 480p video is accepted in Blu-ray authoring, and back in the late 2000's, the first Blu-rays had the movie in HD while the extras were still SD. If you want to transfer a DVD to a Blu-ray that for some reason was only released on DVD, you just need to extract the VOB files from the DVD and then re-author them to the Blu-ray folder and file structure. Videohelp.com has lots of tools for that. I never had a Verbatim coaster, in any format, CD-R, DVD-R or BD-R. During the 90's and 2000's I used Memorex, and getting some coasters per spindle was a common thing. Then in 2008 I bought the first BD-Rs Memorex released, just 15 for $85. I put in them a lot of things that I had shot with my Canon HD camera and were precious memories for me that were irreplaceable. Just 9 months later, I grab one of those discs, put them in my Blu-ray player, and it gave me an error. So it did when I put it in the Blu-ray burner, an LG. So I grab the next disc I had burned, same thing. All the BD-Rs I had burned just months ago, all ruined without any chance of recovery. I called Memorex to demand a refund, and they offered me to send me a replacement. I told them "No thanks, I already lost precious memories on video thanks to your crappy discs, I don't want more of them, I want my $85 back." But they didn't budge, and I never bought a Memorex spindle again, and never will. That's when I switched to Verbatim, and I have bought hundreds, from 2008 until now, of all formats, and I never had a single coaster. And I bought the plain ones with the label you can write on, and printable ones as well. I'm very surprised to learn that you had so many bad ones. Have you tried different burners?

You're welcome! Yeah, most problems we see on this board are caused by CMC junk media. And, most of those problems clear up when people use quality media, like the Verbatim DataLife Plus/AZO kind. It isn't a 100% cure all but it fixes most issues.

The problem is the player does have to be programmed to allow accepting the file inputs from the optical discs. More often times than not, the programmers just allow Blu-Ray Video to be read from BD discs. It's like with DVD Video. For some stupid reason, Sony lets you put Blu-Ray Video on DVD discs but not DVD Video on Blu-Ray discs! NO one would do the first, but the 2nd has merit. Not only do BD-R have coating that resists many scratches, they also can resist fingerprints and even, and I've tested this, Sharpie ink! So, having DVD Video on a resilient BD-R makes complete sense. Plus, BD-R is burned metal oxide as opposed to the organic dye of recordable DVD, so they last must longer. Yes, as long as you get the DataLife Plus BD-R. My experience with 3 batches of the branded Verbatim BD-R indicate they're no longer the quality they used to be. The first batch, burns and Verifies would complete, but be unreadable after a few days. The 2nd batch was fine. The 3rd batch wouldn't even complete Writes. While it's always possible I just happened to get 2 bad batches close together over the course of half a year, it is more likely CMC just crapped out on their Verbatim branded BD-R.

Just wanted to update for the record, tried out the Verbatim AZO DVD + R DL 8.5 GB 8x discs and it worked perfectly! Verifying was much quicker and discs work great. Thanks!

Well, 4K Blu-ray players do just fine with BD-R DL discs. In fact, I burned one today filled up to 99% according to ImgBurn and my players read it and play it just fine. The thing about flash drives, SSDs, hard drives, etc, is that one screw-up and everything gets deleted. Well, with hard drives, you just take it for granted that one day it's not going to work anymore. But they are all erasable. With BD-Rs, as long as it's Verbatim and not Memorex or some other crappy brand, you know that it's going to last several years, and it can't be erased accidentally. So I know that ten years from now, that disc I burned today will still work just fine. Also, BD-Rs have a coating against accidental scratches.

But it doesn't matter if the player doesn't natively support playing the files from an optical disc like it might from a flash drive. However, as you say, I like having optical disc archives, too. So, you could put these albums on BD-R XL discs as well as on flash drives.

I know. I have a 1 TB drive connected to my router, and I play from it in most of my devices. But I like to have things on optical discs too. When compared to a CD, a BD-R DL can store hundreds of albums, even in Hi-Res, so even if 50 GB is nowhere near 1 TB, it's still a lot of music in one disc.

You may want to investigate if your 4k Blu-Ray players support playing these albums from a flash drive. If there's a USB port on the player and the unit supports reading large enough flash drives, you could get a 128 GB or 256 GB one and it would do the same job as the BD disc. In fact, the flash drive would have more room. My LG Blu-Ray player supports MP3, FLAC, AAC, and other formats and it reads in from my 1 TB flash drive. So, I could probably store my entire CD collection as lossless containers on that thing.

Because I spent good money in buying albums in Hi-Res, some of which go up to 24-96 and some 24-192. Seems foolish to take away a lot of audio information just to put them on a CD that will contain a single album, when a BD-XL can contain hundreds of them. Even a BD-RL can contain over a hundred albums in FLAC.

whats the best drive i can get that can reliably burn into BD-R dual/triple layer?

why cant you just burn into a cd-r instead? it should still give you about 80 minutes independent from file size (it would compress into cd-quality audio (44.1khz 16bit)).

interesting. i dont use my blu ray drives that much though. so i cant really tell when i had a drive fail. plus im young so i never experienced "peak" cd/dvd burning.

Thanks !! I will give it a go.

It probably does, but not from a BD-XL. That's what I gather from all the reading I've done on several forums, that there's only one player that plays data BD-XLs and it's a Panasonic that is sold only in Japan and is super expensive. You know how it is, the Japanese always have the best electronics in the world.

I've never tried burning any BD-R XL discs with anything on them, so I don't know if my LG 4K Blu-Ray player would playback FLAC from it. I know my LG will play them from a flash drive as I've done that before. I don't know if it supports playing audio containers from optical discs, though.

Not MP3s, just FLACs. But I know the players support the format (maybe the Panasonic doesn't, I can't remember but it's the most finicky when it comes to formats), as I have burned data BD-Rs and BD-R DL with albums in FLAC Hi-Res and they work just fine. In the case of the BD-XL, my Oppo, Sony and Panasonic players just don't even read the disc, all of them give me an error.

Well, it may be dependent on what you're trying to do. You mentioned putting audio content on these discs. Were you attempting to put MP3's or other audio container files on these discs and expect to play them natively from the BD-R XL disc in your player? If so, your player may not natively support playing MP3's from optical discs. It may only play them from flash drives.