Computer help: Best Burning Speed
Quality Drives and Media is the Key
by jough - 3/31/06 9:58 AM In reply to: importance of media over speed by RavensbloodI've never had any problems with coasters, unless in my hubris I try to do a lot of CPU- and memory-intensive tasks simultaneously while trying to burn a DVD or CD, and even then I may get one coaster in 200-300.
I have a Benq drive that records pretty much every format at the highest speeds available. I tend to only buy Verbatim (branded) media, or Maxell, or other brands. I always burn at the highest speed I can.
I've only had this drive for about two months, and have only burned around 300 DVDs with it yet, but my previous Sony drive also had no problems with coasters. I think I may have gotten 3-4 coasters in the past year, after burning thousands of DVDs (I hardly ever burn CDs anymore for anything other than music due to their low-capacity).
I do a lot of video editing and DVDs are great and cheap for making interim archive versions of each pass. I burn about 10-20 discs a day, label them with a Sharpie (magic marker), and usually store them in chronological order on a spindle. I've never had a problem with bad discs.
I even turned off the "verify after burning" thing after the first hundred or so discs burned without incident or error.
I haven't tried 16x media in this new drive yet, but I look forward to doing so and cutting my burn time in half (well, roughly).
Here's What I have
by Digibop - 3/31/06 1:38 PM In reply to: Best Burning Speed by DigibopHello All,
This is Digibop that inadvertently caused a little friction by posting (What I Thought) was a simple question.
Let me state that my Plextor PX-708A is an 8X (Speed) Internal Burner.
The Medium I have are Vebatim 16X DVD+R Discs. There is a Gold Sticker that says, "Genuine 16X Drive Certified" - I guess these should also work well when I get my new rig completed. I have a Pioneer DVR-111 waiting to be put in.
A check on the Media with DVD Identifier says their made by (MMCC) Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. And are rated at 1X-16X Speeds.
I also (as one user stated)have never heard of buying media slower than your drive speed. In fact if that were true all newer drives would be obsolete if the media speeds increase.
By the way,for those that don't know, DVD Identifier is an Awesome tool and Free to boot! It supports BluRay too. It just doesn't tell you what speed to use though - LOL :0)
There are many sites that offer it, I got my copy at:
http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/
I would like to Thank You all for your support!
This Forum Rocks!
And I'm using Nero Ultra 7.
Typo
by Digibop - 3/31/06 1:42 PM In reply to: Here's What I have by DigibopMitsubishi Chemical Corp. Naturally (MCC) not (MMCC)
Burning Speed
by dars3001 - 3/31/06 2:41 PM In reply to: Best Burning Speed by DigibopWow, this is very interesting,as I have been having a great deal of trouble burning disks. Most times my burner sounds like it keeps starting and stopping, then I hear a grinding noise. It seems like it keeps trying to start repeatedly. Also, when I try to burn a large amount of data, it stops and freezes my computer and my mouse pointer disappears, so I have to hold in the power button to shut down. I have a Compaq Presario and run Windows XP. 1 gig ram and nvidia graphics 128mb. HP swears there is nothing wrong with it, and had me run PC Doctor which says its ok. They claim I am trying to burn at too slow of a speed! I usually let the software pick the optimal setting, such as 32x and 48x, or fastest available. I just purchased 8x dvds for burning, thought they would be better, but now I am more confused than ever!
Hardware problem maybe?
by jough - 3/31/06 9:10 PM In reply to: Burning Speed by dars3001It sounds like your burner read/write head is dirty.
Also, Windows XP (and all versions of Windows) don't handle I/O errors very well - the entire system will freeze if Windows has trouble reading data from a drive, especially a removeable media drive. It's a flaw in the OS. There's not much you can do about it besides making sure your drives and media are kept clean.
Is your PC sitting on the floor where it's likely to get clogged with dirt and dust?
Burner
by dars3001 - 4/1/06 10:49 AM In reply to: Hardware problem maybe? by joughI thought it was a hardware problem too, but HP tells me if PC Doctor says its ok, it is. lol I'm not sure I believe it though, but the tests it runs makes you put in all the different kinds of media and it reads everything fine.(so it claims) I keep the computer very clean, there doesn't seem to be any dust in the drive at all.
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