packard bell dvd-r 1x speed

[clactongirl2002]

has anyone used these and are they any good???they are available from pc world - 10 for £17.50.

[garryheather]

I can't vouch for the media, but they sound overpriced... even if you were lucky and got the Ritek ones.

Have you looked at places like http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk ?

Packard Bell have several entries in the media list to the left, BTW.

[mark13]

i bought some of these discs from dixons, and i've just started backing up.
out of the 8 i've used so far i've only had 8 coasters.
i'd avoid them if i were you.
mark13.

[clactongirl2002]

i seem to be having trouble with them myself.ive tried burning movies onto them but about an hour into it they start skipping.total rip off by the sounds of things.

[garryheather]

Just out of interest, what is the media code ?

[mark13]

sorry to be so crap but how do i find out.
mark13

[mark13]

found it.................

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** INFO : Data Below Is Formatted For www.DVDrHelp.com/DVDmedia
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Present But Has Been Cleared To Zero
** INFO : Format 0Eh - Pre-Recorded Information In Lead-In
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Complete DVD Media Code =
00 00 00 00 01 40 c1 fd 9e d8 50 00 02 7b 0d 11 .....@....P..{..
88 88 70 00 03 4f 50 54 4f 44 49 00 04 53 43 4b ..p..OPTODI..SCK
30 30 31 00 05 88 80 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 001.............
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DVD Media Type=DVD-R
DVD Media Code=OPTODISCK001
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mark13.....................

[iooi]

has anyone used these and are they any good???they are available from pc world - 10 for £17.50.

WoW they are well over priced....
I get 25 Ritek G04 4X Printable disks for £16.88......
If i rembember correct 1X disks are no longer produced and will be old stock they are trying to shift....
Get some from on of the online stores SVP are very good and well priced as you can see...

[energy80s]

I bought a 10 pack of Packard Bell CD-RW's and they are CRAP! They wont play / be recognised on any machine other than a PC drive! So I would definately avoid the DVDR versions!

Go get some x4 speed Riteks from Blankdiscshop @ £15 for 25 and get burning!!

[chewyshaun@hotmail.com]

I have used the packard bell discs, the dvd+rw burned without a hitch, I bought the dvd-r 1 speed, initially I could not get nero or dvd decryptor to burn them, it just basically froze my PC. The solution was to use roxio easy dvd creator and drag the video and audio folders to make a standard data disc and hey presto, this method also worked with some
troublesome datawrite dvd-r yellow classic as these burned but stuttered on my standalone
.
So I guess its not always the disc it is also how you burn them and with which program

[energy80s]

So I guess its not always the disc it is also how you burn them and with which program

But if you have good discs, they will burn with any programme!

[boss]

Am i the only person here who thinks packard bell dvd-r's rock?
i love them! the only problem i had with them was when i installed windows xp onto my computer. i also installed an old version of nero(5.something) by mistake and i ended up burning 3 or 4 coasters. I solved the problem by installing a new version of nero. but apart from that the other 30 or so packard bell discs i've burned work fine!

[smearbrick1]

I haven't used this media, but if the Packard Bell media is anything like the Packard Bell hardware used to be (I owned a 233 mhz packard bell pc), it's crap!!!!

[mark13]

got some riteks, chucked it in, burnt it off, 1 back-up..............
yay................

mark13