CHEAP DVD-R burning issues

[PANTERA714]

Question might be kinda lame, but Ive been using the Verbatim DVD-R media and it has been working great without a hitch. But I recently got some Ritek $1.35 a disc deal and it seems my burner has been acting up in a way by giving me "power calibration errors and unexpected exception errors with Nero. I was just wondering if there is a possibility that by using cheaper media, it can in some way shape or form damage the burner, i think it may be farfetched, but im a newb to the DVD burning and Im just trying to break down whether its the burner, media, or software on this one. And if anybody else out there ever got any "power calibration errors" by using cheaper discs. THANKS!

[THE RIPPER]

NO DOUBLE POSTING!

[byrdmaniac69]

I don't think cheap media can damage a burner, at least it hasn't damaged my dvr-104. I got a power calibration error with memorex dvds one time, warmed them up in the sun about 5 minutes and they burned fine. I know it sounds crazy but it worked on my old dvr-103.
By the way I have gone thru 3- 50 packs of princo 2x and 1 pack was fine, the other 2 had about 15 discs in each pack that were bad. Some of the bad discs took forever to recognized in the burner and would only search in the dvd players, never play. the other bad ones were pixelated after about 3 gigs. I was getting them for 60.00 for a 50 pack but with so many bad ones I have given up on princo 2x.