3540A + TDK 8x dvd-r

[BBock727]

I just got my burner and I tried burning 1 8x dvd-r at MAX. THe burn ended up being <6 minutes, which is about 16x.

Is there a reason I should not burn at 16x? I hear that quality comes w/ slower burns, but is this really the case? I can burn at 8x for now on, but I would like to burn at 16x if there is no problems. Let me know the pros and cons. Thanks

[nic2k4]

Scan your disc with Nero CDspeed and compare the results for different burn speeds. A disc with less errors, should stay readable longer i.e. as the number of scratches increases a disc's readability decreases, combined with burn errors a disc can become un-readable.