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Nero 6 burns DVD-R, but will not burn DVD-RW's.
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D2004
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20. May 2004 @ 10:17 |
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Data, music, video, whatever.
Nero burns to DVD-RW's with no problem.
When I put a DVD-R in, it says, "Waiting for disk drive to be ready", and just hangs like that.
My Computer recognizes the DVD-R's, so I know that it isn't the media.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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six.6.six
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20. May 2004 @ 12:48 |
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What kinda burner do you have? and what formats does it burn?
Alcohol is GOOOD!
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ScubaPete
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20. May 2004 @ 20:56 |
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Data, music, video, whatever.
Hi there D2004, Welcome to the A/D Newbie Club,
You can?t really lump DVD Video in with the other functions you do. When you do DVD backups your PC is working harder than at any other time. Media plays a major role doing DVD Backups.
Lemme explain, for example, Memorex is, as media goes, is generally considered to be a cut above the regular stuff HOWEVER, figures as high as 50% coasters have been reported (One member bought a stack of 50 and got 23 good burns.), not what I would call an impressive record.
1. * Cheap media freezes, skips, stutters, pixelats, partially jams, may be rejected and lest we forget, our old standby, giving you the old just refuses to be recognized routine :-(
Besides "Freezing", "skips" and pixelations, many times you?ll get a ?Cyclic Redundancy error? or an "I/O error". This message can mean that your discs are scratched or dirty, it can also mean that your burner won?t accept your ?cheap? media :-(
Another problem which ?pop?s up? is a ?*Power Calibration Error?. This can stop you right in your tracks and most often is caused by, Yep, you guessed it, inexpensive media.
*A ?Power Calibration Error? can also be attributed to the Optical Components of a DVD Writer, though this isn?t usually the case. Trying to shut down your software and ejecting your DVD then restarting your program and re-inserting the same media recently cleaned has been known to help.
Inexpensive media or even average media is great for text, Data, Spreadsheets, .Jpg and .Gif pictures and is good even for MP3 music BUT for DVD backups - BLAaaaaaT! It SUCKTH in an extremely Big-th way !
2. A good grade media is needed for DVD reproduction !
?Branded? Ritek G04's or Branded Verbatim are what we?re looking for OR any media boasting ?Advanced AZO Metal Dye?, this indicates a superior dye application, while they are sometimes a bit ?pricey? they are acceptable.
Prices online from Meritline.com have gotten Ritek G04 down below a dollar a disc -
Question - If you make coasters out of 3 cheap or even average discs and good copies from 3 Branded Verbatim discs or 3 ?Branded? Ritek G04 discs - which ones then will you say are too expensive ? The 3 ?Cheapo?s with no movie backup OR, the 3 recommended discs with a perfect backup on each disc ?
Bear in mind, Memorex, Fuji, Sony, TDK, Orange Pack and others are quite good for your MP3 music, picture archives, Spread sheets, Data and your text backups and archives, they just don?t work well for DVD backups. Even DataSafe G04?s made by Ritek have been reported as inferior quality and are evoking that ?Oh no, I shouldn?t have gotten those.?
Remember, for DVD backups, purchasing inexpensive media or even average media is a gamble, some people win, the majority of people lose, varying amounts but, they still lose :-(
Let's try the right media for the job - just buy a 5 pack of what we recommend that will settle it once and for all - Don?t cheat though, buy the EXACT media we recommended -
Using good grade media can guarantee you one thing to an absolute certainty; it surely cannot hurt.
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My Computer recognizes the DVD-R's, so I know that it isn't the media.
Wheeeeeeeeew !!!
I certainly hope that after my lengthy explanation you?ll re-think that last comment ;-)
Cheers by little friend,
Pete
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20. May 2004 @ 20:59
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