write speed vs dvd speed

[Denvers Dawgs]

If I have dvd writer that writes at 4x, will buying 8x dvd+rs matter? Will it write faster to 8x media than 4x media?

[Bodyslide]

You will only be able to burn as fast as your burner will allow. Now it might be possible to get a hacked firmware to burn faster, I'm really not sure.

[yoda313]

Hello,

No. The top speed is it. If it's 4 it writes at 4. There MAY be hacked firmware to boost the speed but that's at YOUR OWN RISK.

Kevin

[Capmaster]

If I have dvd writer that writes at 4x, will buying 8x dvd+rs matter? Will it write faster to 8x media than 4x media?

No. The media is rated according to how fast of a speed it will support, providing your burner will write that fast. They're backward-compatible so using an 8X media in a 4X or even 1X burner will work fine. But using say...2X media in an 8X burner will only let you write at 2X.

Each piece of blank media already has information about itself written in a ring close to the center of the disc. The writer reads that ring after you load it into the burner. The writer then knows how fast is the fastest it can write to it

[Denvers Dawgs]

ok thanx for all your help....I've been getting faulty batches of Prodisc White Hub Priontable 8x media, so since my Hp is only a 4x writer, perhaps I'll get better media if I try the 4x prodisc....thanx again for your help.....

[Capmaster]

ok thanx for all your help....I've been getting faulty batches of Prodisc White Hub Priontable 8x media, so since my Hp is only a 4x writer, perhaps I'll get better media if I try the 4x prodisc....thanx again for your help.....

Good luck

[Denvers Dawgs]

What can tell me the media code on the dvds? I have dvdinfopro & nero CDspeed, will these do it? I know I read about some other prog before, but can't remember the name of it?

[Bodyslide]

DVDdecrypter will tell you what the media code is.

[Denvers Dawgs]

how with dvddecrypter? Can I just put a blank dvdr in, then the info appears? Tried it and found no info on media code?

this is what I got:

Device Information:
Current Profile: DVD+R

Disc Information:
Status: Empty
Erasable: No
Free Sectors: 2,295,104
Free Space: 4,700,372,992 bytes
Free Time: 510:03:29 (MM:SS:FF)

[Denvers Dawgs]

Here is what I got with dvdinfopro:

Media Information
Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Manufacturer ID cannot be read
Format Capacity Not Formatted
Free Blocks 405405696
Free Capacity 4.38GB(4.70GB)
Book Type Unknown
Media Type DVD+R
Default DVD+R book type DVD+RW
Media Id Code Speed Unknown
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 2.4x 3324KBps
Linear Density Blank Disc
Track Density Unknown
Number of Layers 1


Do I have to burn the dvd 1st to see the media code? Is it not possible to see when the dvd is blank? Also, which is better I always forget CMC or MCC?

[jimmalenko]

You should be able to see the Media ID when it is blank.