DrunkenNinja Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Just wondering if it's true that it's possible to get a higher quality write to disc if background activity is kept to a minimum, or if thats an outdated theory due to the increased buffer sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 It'll only make a difference if the drive's buffer underrun protection has to kick in (when the device buffer is empty)... even then it's probably just a spike of 1 or something on a PI/PO graph. Otherwise, once the data is in the device buffer, your system (bar any power supply issues) is out of the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 My experience has been it depends on what is running. I was burning a DVD recently and a scheduled Ad-Aware Smart Scan started while the burn was in progress. The Verify failed because the write didn't write correctly at one point. Most likely due to the threshold for HD activity being reached. What happened when I examined the recorded side of the disc was there was a large band of unburned dye around the middle of the disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 The drive switching the laser power level during the burn can make visible bands on the disc... it doesn't mean it was unburnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 But, it still qualifies under "write quality." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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