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solsunftm

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1. November 2006 @ 00:22

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I have two dvd players both Alba. 1 will play any DVD I copy using any type of media ie Ritek down to the local shops own make. I normaly use a ritek disk. The other player will only read cheap DVDs. The problem I have is that I quite offen get burn errors with the cheap brand even burning at half the indicated speed. Anyone any ideas on a decent media that will also play on the 2nd player

Many thanks

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IHoe

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1. November 2006 @ 04:43

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here is a mdiea guide for you:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

and............
there are plenty of reasons why certain dvds won't play in other players:

1. burning speeds: burn at 4x so there will be less writing errors (rule of thumb is to burn at half the rated speed of the disk--8X disk burn at 4x).
2. read manual for your stand alone player and use the disks that will play in your player. If your player is less than 2 yrs old then it should play the + or - R disks! I said SHOULD that's why you read the manual.
3. try booktyping your drive to DVd-ROM so it will make your +R disks more compatible to players. Read this:
http://k-probe.com/bitsetting-booktype-faq.php
4. make sure that there are no finger prints or scratches on your disk that make it hard for the player to read the disk!
5. use good quality media (rule of thumb....buy the ones that are Made in Japan.) Verbatim is a top notch disk and is the only exception to this rule....some Verbatims are made in Taiwan and they are top notch!
6. and don't burn too close to the outer edge of the disk ..... which will make the disk unreadable! but using good media you will be able to burn close to the edge better than lesser quality media. Just in case I only burn no closer than 4400MB, so if you can set your programs to that, all the better!

follow these little tips of the trade and you'll have better success! good luck.

also read this:
http://www.cdfreaks.com/print/article/113
why the +R media is better than the -R media

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res2cue

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1. November 2006 @ 05:02

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I had a problem with TDK not playing in certain dvd players.

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Hiram 319
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