Media code tell you what?

[Espen]

What info do the media code give you? Is there a big different between different media codes? Is there some mediacodes you should avoid?

[pharlap]

yes if you have discs with media code an30 ,an31 and amr these discs deserve to be reflectors in a duck pond

[John Millican]

I've burned AN31 (100 piece spindle) at 4x in my Sony DRU-500A with zero coasters.

AN32 is another story, they won't even initialize the write stage before giving a power calibration fail.

[alenhard]

Espen-

So many factors affect the end quality of a burned disc. Some discs, however, are definitely better than others to start with. This is what a media code can tell you (once you know what to look for).

You need to find what works for you and stick with it.

[lordsmurf]

What info do the media code give you? Is there a big different between different media codes? Is there some mediacodes you should avoid?

http://www.lordsmurf.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

[garryheather]

AN31's are one of the more compatible ones with my flaky Sony standalone. One man's meat is another man's poison, I suppose.