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  1. Are you in East or Western Canada? Have you burned a lot of DVD's? If you haven't done a lot, I would recommend burning DVD5's(SL discs) first, as they are considerably cheaper. As far as brands go, IMO Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim for DVD5's, and Verbatim or Ricohjpn(Fuji etc) made discs for DL's. If you have some Mem's left(& unopened), try returning them.

     

     

    *edit* When using +r or +r dl media, setting the booktype to dvd-rom will help the compatability.

  2. Welcome fellow Canuck! Got a little bad news for you, Memorex DL's are very very poor, and PS2's are some of the pickier players out there. Your best bet would definately be to get different blank media, as trying to get those Mem's to work will only result in frustration.

  3. I 20:53:08 Destination Device: [0:0:0] PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716A 1.09 (D:) (ATA)

    I 20:53:08 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RICOHJPN-D00-01) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x)

    I 21:20:33 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:27:24

    I 21:20:33 Average Write Rate: 5,409 KB/s (3.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 5,854 KB/s (4.2x)

    I 21:21:15 Verifying Sectors...

    I 21:39:18 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:17:56

    I 21:39:18 Average Verify Rate: 7,712 KB/s (5.6x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 11,143 KB/s (8.0x)

     

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    Not as nice as the Verb 6X scan, but I like it. Decent verify rate.

  4. Hey Kevdriver, how's the Honda? You'll like the Epson, but it looks like we should be ordering our ink from th UK, it's about an 1/8 our price there. Even with shipping it will be way cheaper. Heard about your contract woes on the news, hopefully you get a new one soon, no one likes a strike, except the media.

  5. Tried zapping a Verb DL a little faster with the following outcome.

     

    I 21:52:58 Source File: C: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

    I 21:52:58 Source File Sectors: 3,765,147 (MODE1/2048)

    I 21:52:58 Source File Size: 7,711,021,056 bytes

    I 21:52:58 Source File Implementation Identifier: UDF Toshiba DVD Video

    I 21:52:58 Destination Device: [0:0:0] PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716A 1.09 (D:) (ATA)

    I 21:52:58 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-001-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x)

    I 21:52:58 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824

    I 21:52:58 Write Mode: DVD

    I 21:52:58 Write Type: DAO

    I 21:52:58 Write Speed: MAX

    I 21:52:58 Link Size: Auto

    I 21:52:58 Test Mode: No

    I 21:52:58 BURN-Proof: Enabled

    I 21:52:58 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2,051,232

    I 21:52:58 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original Disc

    I 21:52:58 Filling Buffer...

    I 21:53:19 Writing LeadIn...

    I 21:54:04 Writing Image...

    I 22:09:36 Synchronising Cache...

    I 22:09:41 Closing Track...

    I 22:09:43 Finalising Disc...

    I 22:11:36 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:18:37

    I 22:11:36 Average Write Rate: 8,088 KB/s (5.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 8,367 KB/s (6.0x)

    I 22:11:36 Cycling Tray before Verify...

    I 22:12:14 Operation Started!

    I 22:12:14 Source Device: [0:0:0] PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716A 1.09 (D:) (ATA)

    I 22:12:14 Source Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-001-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x, 6x)

    I 22:12:14 Verifying Sectors...

    I 22:58:39 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:46:20

    I 22:58:39 Average Verify Rate: 2,708 KB/s (2.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 2,782 KB/s (2.0x)

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  6. And you guys feel that its important to image before burning as the best chances for sucess?

     

    We are big supporters of ImgBurn for the quality of the burns, among many other things, and it burns ISO's, hence why we use them.

     

    I also have siren jukebox 2.0. It says it can burn "date". Is everything but imaged data considered "data" for the purposes of burning?

     

    I have no idea at all what they mean by "date". What most people mean by "data" when talking burning is a disc with material on it only read by another computer, not for standalone dvd players, cd players, mp3's etc. Examples would be HDD backups, Excel files, etc.

  7. You can find non-Verbatim but MCC made +DL's cheaper in Canada also, the trade being some companies don't offer as good a warranty as Verbatim. Some folks at another forum are complaining about Verbatims recent quality, but it may depend where you are in the world. Apparently part of Europe is now getting Verbs made in India, which have mixed reviews. Some love 'em, others hate 'em. Ultimately we just have to go with what we know works.

     

    On another note, make sure you change the booktype to dvdrom on all +DL's you burn.

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