Is it worth the trouble?

[oiscoot]

I have purchased the Pioneer DVR106 (which still hasn't arrived) and I am expecting to burn over 200 DVD's for a project that I am working on. I am looking for a bundle deal of DVD-r's that are cheep but have good quality with no coasters. I have looked at the following site:

http://store.yahoo.com/cdrdvdrmedia/4xdvdrsection.html

I don't want to get the shaft in recording speeds that I have read a bunch about, are there any recomendations

I am really not worried about speed at this point, how much difference does 1-4x make Wouldn't there be less issues with burning at a lower speed anyway I guess I am just getting mixed thoughts with this. I have burned numerous CDR's at higher speeds and notice that the CDR's skip and shite...but at lower speeds all is fine. Wouldn't this pertain to DVD-R's as well I hope I get some replies on this before I order 200 coasters!!! Thanks everybody...this is an awesome forum btw!!!

[noki]

"...I am really not worried about speed at this point, how much difference does 1-4x make..."
for your 200-disc project look at it this way....what you can complete in 1 day using the 4x media you will need 4 days with 1x. cute huh, inverse! enough of a difference for you

1x=about 1 hour
4x=about 15 mins

Ritex 03s are 1x that can write at 2x with your pioneer. in bulk should cost less than $1 each. search this site for the advertising specials. one place has free shipping on all Ritex media.

[Sugar]

Are you sure you want to burn the 200 DVDs yourself?

I recently did a school project. I needed 150 copies. I decided to go with a DVD reproduction company and got a good deal.

Check on the internet. There are many shops offering this type of service at reasonable price: less than $5/DVD for this type of volume.

This will save you time, headaches, probably the need to replace your burner after such an intensive process at a relatively reasonable cost.

[iooi]

So long as you use quality media you should be Ok.
Stick to Riteks and compmise use 2x burning speed if you are burning full disks. If you are under 4gig than 4x should be OK.

[adamjb]

Don't buy Laser or Shintaro discs because you will get at least a few coasters. These discs have Princo Dye!

They're not too good from personal experience...

[dengar]

Be careful about burning the G03's at 2x. Reports from the firmware forum is that the 2x burns (with the A06/106) are not the cleanest when tests are run after the burn.

[Gazorgan]

Get RITEK G04 at 4x and don't worry about people getting coasters (are you going to verify your burns?). Burning 1x media at 2x is asking for trouble. Your talking what? $50 more for 200 disks? The peace of mind alone for such a small investment is worth it!!!!

Also, you are looking at 60 hours of burning at 4x and over 110 hours burning at 2x. This is a LOT of time. you'll melt your burner if you try to do this 12 hours a day. Make sure that drive doesn't have anyting above or below it, and add some cooling to it. It was NOT designed for more than casual use (2 DVDR's in a row, followed by 30 minutes of cooldown).

Personally I Reip.encode 2 movies, burn 2 movies, then start over. This lets me have a good 45 minutes before the next burn session.

[SLK001]

For 200 copies, you might want to check out a DVD replicator, and have your DVDs pressed (RE: commercially done). If these are for sale, your compatibility issues will be zero.

I don't know where the cost curves cross between the two methods, but 200 may be close (ask BJ_M for his advice on this).

[disturbed1]

For 200 copies, you might want to check out a DVD replicator, and have your DVDs pressed (RE: commercially done). If these are for sale, your compatibility issues will be zero.

I don't know where the cost curves cross between the two methods, but 200 may be close (ask BJ_M for his advice on this).

Most places I deal with don't take any orders under 500 discs. But I get the whole package, DVD Case, thermal color printing, leaflet inserts, and plastic wrap.

A few lesser known places may take small orders, but make up for it in the set up fees, and turn around time.

200 discs with a single 4x burner will take 3-4 days depending on how many hours you want to work. Plus the time to print/cut the covers, and print on the DVDs.

Go for the 4x Riteks to save you some time.

A Pioneer A05 will sustain constant 4x burns for 8 hours a day 6 days a week, with 5 minute breaks inbetween. Or least has for the last 10 months, with no degradation. This is one of the reasons the Pioneer units are included with most of the duplicating machines, they also have a built in cooling fan.