Maxell DVD-R or DVD+R 4x 30 for $27 at Office Depot

[JohnnyCNote]

You are talking about item 650400?

That's it. Here's my order summary:

650400 PK 26.97 Maxell® DVD-R Spindle, 4.7GB, 4x, Pack Of 15

[JohnnyCNote]

BAD NEWS!

I just wasted 3. The first 2 were burned at 8x and won't play correctly. The 3rd I tried at 4x and it also won't play correctly.

Any suggestions? I'm using Nero 6 with the most recent updates and a Pioneer 107D with version 1.10 hacked firmware. Both titles I tried burned properly to RW disks, so I know they were ripped properly. I hope I didn't just waste nearly $30....

[budz]

You may want to share your info at the Pioneer forum site at cdfreaks.com
Some dvds burned@8x will not play correctly on standalone dvd players.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=30&forumid=87

[FulciLives]

BAD NEWS!

I just wasted 3. The first 2 were burned at 8x and won't play correctly. The 3rd I tried at 4x and it also won't play correctly.

Any suggestions? I'm using Nero 6 with the most recent updates and a Pioneer 107D with version 1.10 hacked firmware. Both titles I tried burned properly to RW disks, so I know they were ripped properly. I hope I didn't just waste nearly $30....

Use ImgTools classice and DVD Decrypter.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[lordsmurf]

JohhnyCNote, I'd say look at the burner for this one. 8x is bad idea. Those are 4x discs. The burner is giving bad data, maybe not reading the -R blanks right. Good luck. Again, look at burner here.

[JohnnyCNote]

Thanks for the advice! I upgraded the firmware to the non-hacked v 1.12 and it finally worked. I'm tempted to stick with the official versions from now on. The benefits aren't all that great. Even at 8x, it's not that huge a difference in time overall. I can wait 20 minutes to burn a disk. I also read elsewhere that the blue-ray drives are a way off, so I'll most likely get a dual-layer between now and then, which will also be faster.

The bottom line is I can wait. I'd rather take a little longer to get a decent result than try to rush it and waste disks. Once they get as cheap as blank CD's, then maybe I'll be more willing to take chances on coasters....