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DVD Media Problems - Bad - defective - Cheap Inexpensive DVD Media
There are expensive high quality DVD's and there are the inexpensive brands or "no brand". The quality control on the $1 or less media ranges from poor to non-existent. You may "luck out" and get a good batch, or more times than not, you won't be so lucky. Often times the cheap media sold is what's known as "B" stock. Those are the discs that failed to meet the rigid quality standards of reputable manufacturers and are then sold off to merchandisers who sell them for cheap. Other manufacturers simply make low quality media by "cutting some corners" to gain market penetration via a lower price point. Often times, the cheap media often results in burning many a beer coaster or another to be added to your vast collection of table leg adjusters. In just about all cases, "bargain" media is no bargain in the end.

Although a DVD may look like a simple piece of cheap plastic, it has to be manufactured to extremely rigid and critical physical standards.

So how do I tell which is the best media to use ?

Well, it depends on your burner. Many manufacturer's sites have recommendations as to which media have been found to be compatible with their burner. But in general, there are some "brands" to be avoided like the plague. Digitalfaq.com has an informative page dedicated to this common question. It's worth reading before rushing out and purchasing a large quantity of DVD recordables.

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