Why exactly would a +R booktyped as -ROM not work always?

[Skoorb]

Also, is there ever a case where a +R booktyped as -ROM would not work, but a -R still would?

[yoda313]

Hello,

Not sure on the EXACT specs but my guess: Because its not PRESSED. If it's not produced the same way physically as the commercial dvds there are always some complications that will come in to play.

Kevin

[Skoorb]

Hello,

Not sure on the EXACT specs but my guess: Because its not PRESSED. If it's not produced the same way physically as the commercial dvds there are always some complications that will come in to play.

Kevin

So every device on the planet capable of reading -ROM will indeed try to read this, thinking that it's a -ROM, but if you've got a terribly poor device or terribly bad media, or something along those lines, the reader's laser simply won't have quite the success it would with a -ROM, merely because -ROMs are inherently more clear on their reflective qualities and what not?

[glockjs]

because -rom is made by a machine that cost thousands upon thousands and the burnt one was made by your $80 burner. when you burn its always going to contain errors

[lenti_75]

it got to be a REALLY poor one....I never had problems so far, it works even on the shitty Panasonic players.

[yoda313]

Hello,

I never said it would never work or they all have errors. It's just that home made discs aren't EXACTLY the same as manufactured discs. That's why home discs don't work 100% of the time on 100% of the players.

Kevin

[dory]

well from what i've read the "format" is just one of the issues, the other is the dye type. I've never changed the book type of a DVD+R but my guess is that the dye is probably what's causing the read issues. Like yoda said, commercial discs are pressed, so even changing the book type can only help on "certain" players so much. The dye can't be changed so if the dye is the culprit there's not much you can do besides get a different standalone or change the type of media you are currently using.

Good Luck

[guns1inger]

Changing the book type fools some players that would not normally accept +R format disks to attempt to read by masking their origins. However the physycal requirement for reading the disk may still not be met, because it isn't a DVD-ROM, it just pretends to be. Therefore bitsetting a +R to -ROM only brings +R compatability up the about the same level as -R in older players. Neither are 100%.

[Skoorb]

Changing the book type fools some players that would not normally accept +R format disks to attempt to read by masking their origins. However the physycal requirement for reading the disk may still not be met, because it isn't a DVD-ROM, it just pretends to be. Therefore bitsetting a +R to -ROM only brings +R compatability up the about the same level as -R in older players. Neither are 100%.

So is the data at all different betwen the two (ie. a -ROM ripped to harddrive, then burned to a +R booktyped as -ROM would have slightly different information somewhere on the disk), or is it merely the physical structure of the disk (pressed vs. dye)?

[yoda313]

Hello,

is it merely the physical structure of the disk (pressed vs. dye)?

That's the main problem. We're not 100% the same as the manufactured discs so you can't guarantee it ALL the time.

Kevin