Silver top Accu problems in Panasonic DMR-E30

[Bix]

My E30 is shutting itself off when I try to record to many of the Accu silver top discs I got from CDRDVDRMedia. Has this happened to anyone else or are my discs defective (I placed a return request on their site a few minutes ago)? I had this happen once or twice w/ BeAll discs but it would fix itself after the one shutoff, I can't get it to stop w/ the Accus. I've only had about 6 successfull recordings on these and more failed ones. I went with Accu because I saw them recommended here and on another site by another E30 owner.

Thanks!
-David

[Tech44]

I purchased the Panasonic DMR-E30 (manufactured Oct. 2002) in the past 2 weeks and ordered 500 Accus from Meritline.com. I received the discs this Friday and have been burning all weekend. 25 discs later and not a single problem. All the discs are completely full - the finalize fine and play perfectly in Apex 500w, HP100i DVD+RW drive, and portable RCA player. I can't attest to the longevity - but for 79 cents each I could not do much better.

Before I received my Accu discs I purchased a single DVD-R at Wal-Mart (Nashua) to test - and the unit did turn itself off when starting to record the second program on the disc - and again when I tried to set the program titles - but the disc still finalized and plays fine. Interesting that Nero indicates this one disc is improperly formatted and won't copy it.

I have standardized on DVD+R for my computer work and video editing using Pinnacle DV1000 and Adobe Premier - but I purchased the Panasonic DMR-E30 for real time writing where editing and custom menus are not required. I am quite pleased with the Panasonic DMR-E30 unit and the results with Accu discs. I have been using the TB1000 time base corrector for all input with no issues - even on old VHS home videos - TB1000 highly recommended.

As I don't have a DVD-R drive I can't tell who actually manufacture red my Accu discs. They are silver top - somewhat transparent, and each disc has black printed text on the clear plastic center as well as some characters on the inner silver section.

[ckdexterhn1]

I have tried Lead Data, Accu and Ritek, before settling on Optodisc. A good burn is important, but also the look of the disc, as I sell public domain movies online.

Lead Data has little pits on the silver side surface, burns well, but I've had a few returns because of problems with playback on standalone DVD players.

Accu is pretty good, but if the movie being burned is over 4 GIG, it has problem with playback if burned at 2x. Burning ISO at 1x gives me a good disc, but I can't wait the hour it takes to finish.

Ritek burns well at 1x & 2x all the way to the end, but is not always smooth on the disc edge. A professional look is very important to my final product. Plus, many of the online stores run out of Ritek every other week.

Optodisc has the professional look and good burn I've been looking for. Burns over 4 GIG at 2x and results in a perfect disc. I found an online outlet close to where I live, and can have them ship product to me by UPS Ground, and I get it the next day! The DVD cases they ship with the discs are the best cases I've ever seen!

Princo I read too many bad stories about. I don't want my customers calling me in 6 months talking about how their DVD's no longer play because the dye in the disc is bad.

[Bix]

I purchased the Panasonic DMR-E30 (manufactured Oct. 2002) in the past 2 weeks and ordered 500 Accus from Meritline.com. I received the discs this Friday and have been burning all weekend. 25 discs later and not a single problem. All the discs are completely full - the finalize fine and play perfectly in Apex 500w, HP100i DVD+RW drive, and portable RCA player. I can't attest to the longevity - but for 79 cents each I could not do much better.

Guess I got a bad batch then . Awaiting my RMA# from CDRDVDRMedia....