Memorex Printable DVD +R's

[SaintofPerversion]

first my stats:

compaq presario 5003us
with windows xp home


1 generic dvd r/rw 12/max dl
1. lite on DVDRW sohw-16335

i use nero v. 6.3.1.20


(i dont remember what brand name the generic is, and it doesnt say in my device driver)


The above is my normal configuration/way for burning or backing up my home dvd's. I have had alot of success with the normal memorex dvd +r's.. and it usually takes between 15-25 minutes burning at 4X.

I bought a spindle of 20 from staples for $25.00, because i am wanting to get into disc art and printing on them. I used the first 3 with very bad results.

Bad results:

1. they all took an hour and a half to burn
2. 2 of them gt to 100% then failed
3. 1 of them got to 56% before it failed.


afterwards i put in a normal disc a ritek disc this time, and copied with no problems, in 15 minutes.

I put this here because i was wondering what you guys thought. Did i just get a bad spindle? Are printable discs usually trouble? Is it normal for a printable type disc to take longer than a non printable one?

and last can anyone recommend a good printable dvd + r disc?
I can burn in -R, but i just uually stick with +r...you know if its not broke,dont fix it

Thanks

[drjtech]

Use DVDInfo to read the media code from the "good" Memorex discs you used before, then read the media code from a "bad" Memorex disc.

Almost certainly your new printable discs are a different media code.

-drj

[SaintofPerversion]

thank you drjtech.

i already had returned the spindle of printable discs.. but when i give it another try i will do that.