Ritek G05 8x / dvd-r media.

[Regal]

Sup all,

I had a super quick question to ask. I just picked up a 30-pack of Maxwell 8X dvd+r media @ my local Wal-Mart, and I found out it was RITEK G05 media.

How is this media? I own a external Lacie USB2.0 burner, which has a Lite-on 812S burner.
I tried to burn at 8X speeds, but they seem to only get up to 5x top's and then fluxuate between 2-6x sppeds, not really steed speed while burning. I have yet to see any of the 10 dvd-rs get the 8X speeds. can there be something wrong? or is G05's not that great of media?? Thanks

(((((below is the media it read on dvd info PRO)))))))))


Media Information
Disc Regions are 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Media code/Manufacturer ID RITEKG05
Format Type UDF 1.02
Volume Name %$#$%%$#@
Application id
Implementation id roxio EasyCDCreator
Recording Date/Time (mm/dd/yyyy) 12/30/2004 2:49:56
Format Capacity 3.16GB(3.39GB)
Book Type DVD-R
Media Type DVD-R
Media Id Code Speed 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 6.0x 8310KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Write Strategy Speed 4.0x 5540KBp

[chas0039]

G05s are fairly consistent good quality media. I am not sure if your 812S will like it but it will do as well as most other -R media and better than some. I would guess that your drive could use a firmware upgrade or possibly you are limited to a slower speed because of the USB speed. If you are really getting 5X then it is access time because it is external.

[Regal]

Chas,

Thanks, I am maybe considering a firmware update. How can I check which firmware I got?

May I ask you where I can go to get the best update there is?
Thanks if you or anyone can help me out.

[Regal]

ttt

[Regal]

Nevermind. I just updated my firmware to US0Q. I tried agin to burn another dvd-r 8x and still kept droping around 1-6x speeds. maybe twice it burpt to 7x. I feel that this media on my lite-on is like a bankrupt stock-market report. DOH!!

[RickTheRed]

regal,

I do not know if this may help you but where I buy my G05, they have added the following statement for G05s: "May not be compatible with Lite-On DVDRW SOHW-832S". Maybe it's the same compatibility problem with the 812? Just guessing

[chas0039]

Maybe I am the only one, but I do not consider a burn in an external drive that only reaches 7X on an 8X disc to be a failure. If you were to actually see the burn speeds you would see it starts slowly and gradually steps up to the maximum at the edge of the disc. I think your equipment is doing exactly what it is supposed to do.

As to RickTheRed's comments; that is very interesting. I might just throw a G05 on my 812S for the next burn and see what happens as I am using the 832 firmware. I would guess that they are referring to burn quality but such a harsh statement would almost have to come from a large block of customers with massive burn failure. I would love to find out the history behind the warning.