Does Burning DVD at 1x help

[Greg12]

improve compatibility. I know some people say burning VCD at 4x or less makes it better, so i'm wondering if burning dvd-r's at 1x helps.


I'm making movies that need to be ultra compatibile.

[Timoleon]

I get the best results by using the default settings for the burner/media combo. This may end up being 1X. But it might also end up being 2X, 2.4X, or 4X. It's a fallacy to say that the best speed for burning is the slowest speed --- not necessarily so.

[P@iNKilleR]

this is not always true... on cheaper media its best to burn at 1 speed coz the disk was never made to burn at 2... (hacked firmware). If U want 2 burn at 2 speed buy a 2 speed disk & if U wanna burn at one for compatibility reasons burn at 1 speed.

cheap media 1 speed (2 if U like the risk of a screw up)

good media 1,2 what ever takes ya fancy

[puertorican138]

this is not always true... on cheaper media its best to burn at 1 speed coz the disk was never made to burn at 2... (hacked firmware). If U want 2 burn at 2 speed buy a 2 speed disk & if U wanna burn at one for compatibility reasons burn at 1 speed.

cheap media 1 speed (2 if U like the risk of a screw up)

good media 1,2 what ever takes ya fancy

Most people who buy cheap media burn at high speeds such as 8X and 24X.

[P@iNKilleR]

granted but we were on about dvdr not cdr I burn at 16 for cdr making a vcd coz the disks R reliable now sometimes burn at 32!! for dvdr well its taking a big chance burning at 2 speed on a 1 speed disk, U can get good results but sometimes U dont. Think the main question was about dvdr anyway...

[hotwings]

I'd say it depends on your burner and your media. I have burned hundreds of 1x discs of two different media types at 2x with the sony dru500a. I can't say the same for other burners or other media. It all comes down to trial and error, or learning from the errors of others.

[Greg12]

I have a DRU500A and am using Memorex DVD certified for 2x burning.

[P@iNKilleR]

this all getting a bit lost off now... the post was about burn speeds & do they make a difference! the answer was a yes... if U force crappy princo media to write at 2speed U will have hassle! thats a fact but ritek 1speed media will burn at 2 no bother! was on about media not writing speed. good 1 speed media will burn & cheap nasty 1 speed media may burn but from batch 2 batch U will have the dud ones anyway U need a hacked firmware to burn at 2 speed on crappy media (pioneer 104 not on hacked fimware anymore as its terrible)