GregP

Very interesting... I said that I wasn't blaming the software yet, and yet 2 defensive responses and not one helpful one. Nice one. I came back here not with the intention of finding a gift-wrapped answer to my problem (because I had admitted that I still had options left to exhaust on my side) but with the intention of providing additional information and asking for more pointers in the trouble-shooting process. Instead, this is what I'm met with. Guess I won't bother. Thanks for nothing. As for my time doing software QA, obviously I never claimed to be a media-write expert, I was simply stating that I have done some trouble-shooting and that I'm willing to do more before blaming the software. But it's ridiculous to claim that software can't introduce errors. I don't know what the program is coded in, but if you're using standard I/O classes then you're not really bringing anything special to the plate. And if you ARE using custom classes then it's natural to assume that the read/write methods/functions can introduce errors. I'm not saying in this case that they ARE (to reiterate my original position), but I don't know how you can make a blanket statement that software has no impact on the burning process, and yet also claim that your software does something inherently different than other burning software. A little logic here, or at least clarification with the intention of education. I don't mind being educated, but I take exception to people who automatically think their s*** can't possibly stink.

I'm not at home to copy and paste the specifics, but suffice it to say that this is exactly what is happening to me as well, with a Sony drive (model number not available at the moment). The media is of the highest quality, imported from Japan specifically because of its reliability. Each time, fails at the same sector, which is certainly not going to be a coincidence. Tried burning at 4X, 6X, and MAX, same result each time. Different burning program... no errors. I do software QA for a living, so I've run through a few different scenarios to trouble-shoot before blaming the software. I have one more test to perform (using different media) but I had no media on-hand to test. I'll do that later tonight along with providing the information I couldn't provide as of this posting. The other option I've heard vague rumblings about as I researched today is that DVD drives will "learn" certain media... which strikes me as weird but plausible. I had a look at QSuite, but that seems to be for BenQ hardware while mine is a Sony. Will have to research some more. Greg