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    Are there DVD-R brands that have either a silver-colored or "normally" CD-colored writable layer? By normally CD-colored I meant the most common colors seen in most CD-Rs (I think they are silver, platinum, can't remember...)

    And by "media color" in the DVD-R list does it mean the burnable surface's color? Sorry, I'm just really new to these kinds of stuff...
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    Sorry. They are most commonly purple. I haven't come across any other colours and I dont think there are any.
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    DVD-R's will always be purple (or even a really deep pink in some cases). This is due to the dye that is required with DVD-Burning. This wasnt the case with CDs, however, which is why you see those colored.

    Why is it important to have silver-colored bottoms? Only reason I can think of, is trying to pass off discs that were burned, as if they were pressed...and in general...you might wanna avoid that.

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    Nah it's not that I want it to be passed off as it was pressed...

    I was about to back-up games for my PS2 when I noticed that my PS2 (already modded) can't play those purple-coated DVD-Rs... wishful thinking on my part I guess...

    Anyways thanks guys...
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  5. It probably can if you change your media - some PS2's were notoriously picky about what media they would work with.

    Try another media manufacturer (NOT brand, you might get the same thing) and see what happens.
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  6. Try burning the games as slowly as possible.
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    As far as dvd-r.. I use prodisc...ritek, and the new tiayo yuden.."Matrix" and never had a compatibility problem... I burn them at the highest speed and they play crystal clear. Dvd's are recorded using frequencies... A particular frequency affects the dye and changes it's properties. That's why they're colored. As for games on Dvd... I'm not sure if your anti-copyright technique is working. The best program I've seen is one called Blindwrite...Made by a company called VSO.... It kicks the hell out of Safedisc copyright because it doesn't process what it reads...It'll make the bad sectors and weak sectors the same places on the burnt disc... Ain't that a Bitc*!
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    Originally Posted by macrovision
    and the new tiayo yuden.."Matrix"
    Those are not TY. Those are fake crap from Hong Kong with forged IDs.
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    Originally Posted by lordsmurf
    Originally Posted by macrovision
    and the new tiayo yuden.."Matrix"
    Those are not TY. Those are fake crap from Hong Kong with forged IDs.
    Yep. Ive noticed theres a alot of fake TY around the web. You need to be careful where you purchase your dvds from.
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    I buy from a local dealer(goto a Ink/dvd store) These "Matrix" disc are marked 8x....in my Nec 3500ag they burn at 12x....The playback is crystal clear but the dvd spindle doesn't state anything other than "Matrix". I like the quality, but I really like Ritek. The last Ritek I bought from supermediastore.com were so rich in color that I can tell which ones in my collection are Ritek and which ones are prodisc....Automatically! However I'm just testing different media and the guy is really nice. He'll exchange them if I have any problems but I'm satified so far and I'll see long term effects. What I mean by that is: my experience has been long. Thousands of burned discs withen the last 1.5 years. I've tried so many different brands...I sell DVD's in my spare time and I also keep copies of everything I burn...after-all I only have a half of terabyte worth of HD space and I have over 200 DVD titles. I've noticed that the Ritek DVD's are the only ones I can really get scratched and still retrieve the data with-out a problem but my consumers don't pay for the extras so they'll get what they pay for and that's "Matrix" or prodisc....Not Ritek!
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  11. That sounds well dodgy...
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    Edited this because I crossed post, OT, ECT.
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    Originally Posted by macrovision
    Not that it really matters but Lordsmurf, Can you tell if this info is authentic? It's a screen shot of the "Matrix" dvd information. The program I used to identify discs is DVDINFOPRO
    https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=271174
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