Optodisc 1x PROBLEMS lately!!

[dydy]

Hi,

I just wanna know whether anyone experiences the same problems?
I always backup my DVD with the Optodisc DVD-R 1x version. Lately i've been backing up my DVD with Nero 6 and it wrote successfully but when i put it in my DVD Player (Mintek DVD-2110) during halfway of the movie, it will always freeze and stop working........... it's been frustrating. I was wondering if it's the problem with the DVD-R itself or is it the DVD Player???


Thanks

[Sam Ontario]

Using any 1x or 2x Media (such as Princo, Memorex, Optodisc) is asking for trouble, unless they are famous brand like Maxell.

[henry_nettles]

I'm going to have to disagree with Sam Ontario. I have had excellent luck with Ritek G03 disks, which are rated 1X, and burn at 2X in many drives (including Sony and Pioneer). I have never had a Ritek G03 which did not play well in a settop player. Many, many others have had the same experience.

Howsomeever, there are bad batches of media going around. If you spend a little time reading here, you will encounter several stories of people buying a bad batch of media.

Back to your original question, the problem almost certainly lies with the media, and not the player.

[lec668]

Did you get a new batch of Optodisc 1X ?

I noticed more trouble with the last ones I bought. Old ones burned perfectly.

[lordsmurf]

Optodisc are high quality discs, at the same level of RITEK and MCC and TDK.

However I too noticed a bad batch of the 4x gold ones a while back.

All my 1x gold and inkjet 4x discs are still just fine. Only recent coaster I had was caused by scratches on the disc.

OPTODISC have a deep purple dye and balance great, and can be filed up all the way to the edge. It is definitely NOT in the same garbage category as Princo and CMC.

[Sam Ontario]

maybe I was unlucky and the only optodisc batch I had were bad. Maybe I will try again if I run out of all my 4x Memorex and 2x Maxell (still got 100 disc).

[dydy]

Thanks for all the great replies.... maybe it is because i'm getting a bad batch ones.... sometimes it's pretty frustrating though in the end you found out that the backup DVD that you did is not perfect.