How to identify the Media ID of your media:
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Most burning software, will display the Media ID in the burn logs.
If you have not burned one yet, and want to identity the media, there are great tools to do it:
DVD Identifier
DvdInfoPro
VSO Inspector
Depending on what your burner supports, you can choose between DVD-R and DVD+R.
Older player might be more compatible with DVD-R but if your burner supports booktyping (Making a DVD+R look like a DVD-ROM) these are more compatible.
I avoid philips and tdk dvd media. Tons of cmags in them and you can get a hell of a lot better quality for same price and cheaper.
Office Max has 16x verbatim on sale: Spindle of 50 for $13.99 or $14.99-depending on your region here in USA.
BestBuy has verbatim 4x digital movie quality on sale: Spindle of 25 for $7.99
What format are you looking for fadedrs?
Where you located at?
I can get some fine taiyo yuden and hitachi media locally at: Staples,Best Buy, and Office Depot. You just got to look those labels over carefully for Made in Japan. Sony and Fuji in the 1x-8x speed can yield tys. The japanese maxells will yield Hitachi media.
Verbatim is also easily gotten locally.They are made in taiwan and singapore,but still are some of the best.
Quote:which one will give me the least amount of problems playing in my home dvd players?
That is one aspect of why you should buy quality media. Here's some more:
1) Stand alone compatability and playability
2) Higher success rate for burning
3) Re-ripping backups later on down the road.
4) Longevity
5) Faster burn speed with more success
Your DVD-RW drive also figures in.
Some burners are also on the poor quality side. I've got 6 of them and know how all 3 of my benqs kick major butt vs the other burners: HP 640c/Khypermedia +8x/and I/O Magic 16x.
I got 3 benqs burning/that I/O magic drive sitting in a box,640c hp lightscribe just for scribing and reading,and khypermedia used as a reader only. This will also contribute to stand alone compatability.
There's a whole lot of factors to have 100% compatability rate for stand alone players.Darn near impossible,but I can get about 90-95% stand alone compatability rate.
