Pioneer DVR-105 & Ritek 4x DVD-R....Is 4x reliable?

[Valour]

I recently purchased a Pioneer DVR-105 burner. I have been practicing burning DVD's using Maxell DVD-RW disks to make sure I knew what I was doing before I started burning DVD-R disks. Because I was using that media, I was only able to burn at 1x, which was taking around an hour to burn a complete movie backup. Based on several messages I have read, I decided to buy a 25 pk. of Ritek G4 4x DVD-R disks. My question is if there are drawbacks to using them at the 4x speed? Obviously I don't want to risk getting anomalies, etc. during playback of the DVD's. I realize I could probably just give it a try (it's only money, right? , but I was hoping that someone with this drive and media might have some feedback regarding this? If there is a great risk of a problem at higher speed, I would just stay at 1x, but if I can save about 45 minutes per backup, I sure would love to do that. I just don't want to have to sit down and watch each movie after the burn to make sure I am making a good backup.

Thanks for any help!

[Excellerator]

I have the same setup and have had no troubles with the Ritek 4x disks. I have burnt over 400 or so of them so far.

[txpharoah]

I've used 100 Ritek branded 4x discs, and will order 100 more soon. Worked great.

[ROBERT BLACK]

I've also had positive results with Ritek 4x.

[troyvcd1]

Im sorry I am not getting it when it comes to this media. What is meant by Branded ritec media. Also I see where I can order ritek 4x media but it does not say it is the G04 media. I see somewhere else where it says explicitly G03 media. Is this G04/G03 media better than just ordering ritek 4x/2x media?????

[LanEvo7]

Branded means that there is a label stating the brand on the top of the disc. You usually pay more for the discs since it costs money to brand the disc. Unbranded essentially means the top is silver. It really doesn't matter if its unbranded or branded if you are careful with your disc. The reliablity will not decrease if its unbranded.

[Valour]

Thanks for the replies. Just so I'm clear, the people who have used the same media (Ritek 4x) also burned at the 4x speed, correct? My question was basically if there is a difference in quality if you burn at the 4x speed versus say 1x or 2x speed.

Thanks again for the info.

[Vizcaya]

I understand your concern about the quality of the burn at different speeds. I only burn at 1X when I want to play a DVD-R with my ps2 . If It doesnt matter, then I will burn at 4X. Maybe someone else can comment on the quality difference by burning at 1x compared to 4x.

Viz

[LanEvo7]

The faster you burn a disc, whether it'd be cdr or dvdr, will have a higher chance of error rate. In theory if you want to make sure that you will have the most compatible disc, you should burn at a slower speed. The laser makes more accurate burns when the speed is slower. But it really doesn't matter sometimes.

[joepic]

if there is a difference in quality if you burn at the 4x speed versus say 1x or 2x speed.

To better understand about 4x media please review an old post of mine:

"The 4X DVD-R media is expected to be released in February 2003 but Maxell is already expecting some compatibility problems. For example, it's likely that DVD-ROM drives and DVD players manufactured before this fall (2002) won't be able to read 4X DVD-Rs: "

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=125200&highlight=

[sc0tsman]

DVD-ROM drives and DVD players manufactured before this fall (2002) won't be able to read 4X DVD-Rs: "

^^^^^^^^^^^^ i really dont know where you get that info from m8 i have an old pioneer standy v5 ps2 and a fairly new standy and all play ritek 4x np's m8

[txpharoah]

If done properly, a DVD-R can be read on nearly any DVD player, no matter the media speed or burn speed. Some of the earliest machines can play 1x/2x/4x DVD-R just fine if burned in compliant format. It'll be the same with 8x or faster.

Having to burn lower than the max speed means the disc won't balance, either because the media or the burner drive has issues.

[disturbed1]

If done properly, a DVD-R can be read on nearly any DVD player, no matter the media speed or burn speed. Some of the earliest machines can play 1x/2x/4x DVD-R just fine if burned in compliant format. It'll be the same with 8x or faster.

Having to burn lower than the max speed means the disc won't balance, either because the media or the burner drive has issues.

I've been using an old Proscan DVD Player (one of the first Circuit City DIV-X players) for media testing here as of late.

All 4x media plays just fine. Doesn't matter if it was burnt at 4x in an A05, 2x in an A03, or 1x in a Panasonic LF-D311.

They also play fine in my 3 old Apex players made in 2000/2001, and in my Pioneer 116 PC DVD-ROM made in 2001.