Sony DRU-500A - Compatible Media List - Firmware 1.0f

[Mr Zippy]

I cannot seem to find any details of compatible media with 1.0f firmware.

[juggyfreak]

I cannot seem to find any details of compatible media with 1.0f firmware.

look in the
DVDR Media
section here on the left menu of this site for a medialist
if everybody posts his experiences there, this posts wouldnt be needed
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[Mr Zippy]

But they don't, also the format of that information is not set for browsing comments for a certain DVD Writer only.

I was thinking of creating such a database on my own site http://encodinginfo.org.uk but I'm not sure it would be that easy, I'm no expert on PHP and MySQL, I just have a working knowledge.


My idea was a database with the following info input by users....

• Media Name
  Part number / UPC / EAN
  Disc Type
  Rated Speed
  Media Code (ADVDInfo)
  Media Name (Nero CD Speed)
  User Rating
  - 1 Good Results
  - 2 Mixed Results
  - 3 Poor results
  Writer Used
  Writer Fimware

[Mr Zippy]

I have emailed the VCDhelp admin team with the idea.

[JasonK]

You can find what you're looking for here:

DRU500A Detailed Media Report

DRU500A Media

DRU500A Media Compatibility Overview

The overview doesn't list Maxell DVD-RW, but I have used them and emailed the owner of that site, but he hasn't added it.

Also, Maxell DVD-R are rated at 2x, although he has a question mark.

You'll also notice some important things listed in those threads such as burning software and compatible standalone players that were used for testing or what failed.

[grandma]

Sony has it on there website, but it hasn't been updated since November of 2002.

http://sony.storagesupport.com/dvdrw/mediainfo_na.htm

Grandma

[JasonK]

Those are the ones certified for use with the Sony which are normally more expensive. The links I provided show end user results with certain media and players, and a lot of the media is under $1/each.