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How do discs load in the most recent PS3 model, known as the super slim? From what I've seen of images from search results, it looks like the top is a sliding door that opens to the left, revealing the disc recess where you load the disc. Then, you close this sliding door. Is this the case? IF it is, and I'm guessing it is, this is another fucking stinking top loader! Top loading was the bane of the PS 1, a source for most of its common problems. The PS 2 was also killed, quality wise, by slipping from the fix of a tray loader to becoming a top loader. And now, Sony continues to kill its product lines with a top loading PS 3. The good news is I will never have to deal with Sony declining quality on a PS 4. They require an Internet connection to be able to use them as a DVD/Blu-Ray player because the software needed to play them must be downloaded. Plus, you must have an Internet connection to register the device before you can even use it. NO thanks. And Sony said you won't need an Internet connection to use the device. You won't need a constant on connection to use it but you MUST have one to be able to use it. Either way, it's a lie.

When burning on the same level playing field, at 1x, which is faster? DVD+R or DVD-R? Or are the speeds relatively the same? How about for DVD+RW versus DVD-RW?

Also try powering off the PC/external burner, powering back on and restarting Windows. I've encountered instances where Windows simply doesn't refresh the contents list properly on discs inserted until I've done this.

Do you know if you used that first disc for writing in another program? I've noticed that some programs seem to apparently to do weird things in writing. ImgBurn wants to fully erase them after they've been used. I haven't had that happen in a while so I don't know what program it was that did that for me, but I have encountered it before. It makes no sense, actually, that it should but I have had it happen.

Now, is 10/5/2005 a British or American date? Meaning, was it released October 5th or May 10th?

Is it next year or 2016? I have a disc created after 03-30-2006 but before 04-12-2006 that my notes say was made by ImgBurn. So, I know ImgBurn's first public release is somewhere around that date. But was it released before 2006?

Sorry, I've never owned an Xbox. I couldn't tell you. All I know is it requires some specific models of burners with specific configurations/software to do that.

Have you always used RITEK DVD-R? Are your DVD+R Ritek as well? Are you using the same DVD-R's you've always used? If so, maybe the manfucaturer changed dye manufacturers. How many different DVD players have you tried? If you've tried multiple players, then if your DVD-R's changed, maybe your drive doesn't like Ritek DVD-R.

Ricoh can be iffy media in some parts of the world. For instance, in the US, Ricoh media is generally pretty good. I've had Ritek DVD+R DL that burned fine. But many European users have reported Ricoh media isn't very good. Since you reported good burns with Verbatims, it's most likely the Ricoh media is not liked by your burner. Although the Verbatims you mentioned being made by umedisc is a little unusual. I've never heard of umedisc being a Verbatim outsource company, like CMC.

I'm not really interested in it being lossless or not. FLAC was simply the delivery method. I'm perfectly happy with MP3, as long as I set the settings to make it the highest possible and CBR. But, I'll install madFlac. I can remember the ancient 1997 days when I had to go completely out of Windows and use a DOS utility to rip CD's to WAV and then back into Windows and run a Windows app to convert the WAV to MP3. I couldn't rip to WAV except completely out of Windows into DOS. And I didn't have an app yet that ripped directly to MP3 until MusicMatch Jukebox. MMJ was actually the first piece of software I ever bought a license for online.

I just used the convertor to change the FLAC's into MP3's and ImgBurn imported them fine into an Audio CD.

Actually, I just found a free FLAC to MP3 convertor. ImgBurn may accept those converted MP3's. If not, then Nero or Roxio should.

The bit depth is listed as 24. Is that the same as 24 bit, which I'm guessing it is? If it is, then, is there nothing I can do about this?

I guess I should ask the important question IF FLAC files can be converted to Audio CD with ImgBurn.

I'm trying to create an Audio CD from FLAC files. ImgBurn said that all 4 files either needed a DirectShow filter installed or that they might be corrupt. How would I know what DirectShow filters to install and where would I get them? Here's the relevant information: E 14:06:11 ConnectFilters(Source, Sample Grabber) Failed! E 14:06:11 Reason: No combination of intermediate filters could be found to make the connection. E 14:06:11 Hint: You may need to install some additional DirectShow filters in order to support files of this type or the file might be corrupt.

When a music CD is read to an image file, the read process starts with Analysing Tracks. What exactly is this analysis? What is it analyzing for?

Try shutting down Windows, powering off the PC, leaving it turned off for a minute, and restarting. Then see if ImgBurn recognizes the disc. If the drive is external, power it off and leave it off for a minute. I've encountered instances where ImgBurn won't recognize media even though just a minute before it had and powering off the PC/restarting Windows was the only thing that fixed it.

Oh, wait, you said so media player can play them. So, it depends on what kind of media is on the disc. AVI, MP4, etc. Along as it's not a DVD Video, with a VIDEO_TS folder and VOB files inside it, you can use My Computer to drag and drop the contents to HD. Even if it is a Video DVD with a VIDEO_TS folder, if the disc isn't protected by CSS or other video content protection, you can just drag and drop the VIDEO_TS folder to HD. Then, you can open the VIDEO_TS.IFO inside the VIDEO_TS folder in Windows Media Player to play the DVD Video contents. If you can't drag and drop the VIDEO_TS contents, then the disc is protected. We can't help with protected video discs, I'm afraid.

What kind of DVD is it? Is it a video DVD or does it contain some kind of non video data files?

I've noticed that from time to time, the right panel of disc information just disappears! It just displays a blank window with no text. This seems to happen most often when the Device Arrival/Removal has occurred. The panel is blank in both Write and Read modes. Ejecting and reloading discs doesn't populate the window with any text. The only thing that fixes it is to close down ImgBurn and reopen it. Am I the only one who has encountered this?

Is a CD-DA disc an audio CD?

Why is it most drives write media like 8x DVD+RW and 8x DVD+R DL's at graduated write speeds? I know it's based on the write strategies on the disc/in the drive, but some drives don't write at these gradually increasing speeds. Sony/Optiarc wrote 8x DVD+RW and 8x, not starting at 6x and then eventually going to 8x. They also wrote 8x DVD+R DL at 8x, not starting at 4x, then going to 6x, and then to 8x. So, why the graduated write strategy?

I see on Amazon.com that TDK makes a BD-RE. I may try those out. TDK used to make a good CD-R. UNTIL they, too, got in bed with the whores known as CMC for their LightScribe CD-R's. I'd have returned my TDK LightScribe CD-R's if it wouldn't have cost me more to return them than what I paid for them off of Amazon.com. There's also Sony, but they're I had one that died before 5 rewrites. That needless to say went back to the store. So, I won't try those. There's also something called Gigablock, I think, but I doubt they're trustworthy, either.

You know the funny thing? My first Verbatim BD-RE DL was in a red and white labeled case. It was made by Verbatim though according to its MID. But, I got some Verbatim BD-RE DL's with inkjet printable services, and TDK made them! I think Verbatim may go on my shit list if this trend continues. Used to be I could trust Verbatim for DVD-R, DVD+R DL, BD-R, and BD-RE. Now, I know I can't trust Verbatim for BD-RE and CD-R. I wonder how long it will take before their trusted DVD-R, DVD+R DL, and BD-R are no longer made by Verbatim and become untrusted CMC.

Yeah, Verbatim discontinued the blue and white one I bought before. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HHSTWW/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Looks like the only viable option now is Memorex's Ritek brand. However, 15 of them are selling for 100 and they're still only at best a 2nd tier product. The PS3 does not like Ritek BD media. I normally return CMC media whenever I get it, like the Verbatim CD-R's I got a few years ago. However, there may not be a choice anymore. It's a shame Verbatim is letting their reputation go to horse shit over some profit margin. Good to know about the difference between the blue/white and red/white labels. I'd know what to look for now... if Verbatim hasn't totally discontinued their own brand of BD-RE's.