What DvD-R's are these??

[Regal]

I picked up this 25pack of DvD-r from CompUSA. They are Memorex dvd-r (4x).

I ran a check on the info on these disks on dvdinfopro and this is what it pulled up.

Media Information
Disc Regions are 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Media code/Manufacturer ID CMC MAG. AF1
Format Type UDF 1.02
Volume Name O
Application id
Implementation id VSO Software
Recording Date/Time (mm/dd/yyyy) 1/24/2004 10:45:49
Format Capacity 4.13GB(4.43GB)
Book Type DVD-R
Media Type DVD-R
Media Id Code Speed Unknown
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 2.0x 2770KBps
Write Strategy Speed 4.0x 5540KBps
2x Speed OPC beta 0B
2x Speed OPC power 10
2x Write Strategy field 1 11 87 78 80
2x Write Strategy field 2 88 80 00 00 00 00
4x Speed OPC beta 06
4x Speed OPC power 17
4x Write Strategy field 1 0D 0F 0B 0B
4x Write Strategy field 2 00 00 00 00
4x Write Strategy field 3 00 00 00 00
4x Speed OPC beta multi-pulse 00
4x Speed OPC power multi-pulse 00
4x Write Strategy field 4 00 00 00 00
4x Write Strategy field 5 00 00 00 00 00 00
4x Write Strategy field 6 00 00 00 00 00
Data area starting sector 30000h
Data area end sector 21070Fh
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
Track Density 0.74um/track
Number of Layers 1



Are these truely memorex dvd-r's??
If so I am through using MEMOREX even if I got them on sale for 24.00 for a 25 pack. Alot of the movies will not read or play on my stand alone player.

But can any1 confirm that these are Memorext dvd-r's??

[bucsfan97]

I'm not sure but the CMC in the Media code doesn't look good... I could be wrong but I think that is what I have read

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172496

scroll down till you get to the BAD ( I believe it was Lordsmurf's post ) ... CMC is listed first

[Regal]

Thanks man.
I never had issues like the SOB's. Memorex is starting to pisss me off.

lots of my backed up movies are pausing , skipping towards to middle or end of the movies. I feel like I am running PRINCO quality $hit. This upsets me man. damn...............................

[Bob W]

I bought a 25 pack of those Memorex a while back and they were also CMC discs. My Sony drive flat out rejects them and my Pioneer 105 will sometimes start a burn then fail sometime during the burn. I managed to get one disc to record all the way through on the Panasonic E50 DVD recorder so now I'm one good disc out of about ten attempts. As for Princo I have burned near 200 of the inkjet printable 4X DVD-R all at 4X and not one bad disc.

[Regal]

Dammit. Looks like a lot of my movies are freezing.

I am just pulling up dvdR's that I backed up and these others are starting to freeze on me also. Here is another one, I cant remeber which brand it is , but here in the info:

Media Information
Disc Regions are 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Media code/Manufacturer ID OPTODISCK001
Format Type UDF 1.02
Volume Name D
Application id
Implementation id VSO Software
Recording Date/Time (mm/dd/yyyy) 12/ 7/2003 23:45:45
Format Capacity 3.34GB(3.58GB)
Book Type DVD-R
Media Type DVD-R
Media Id Code Speed 1.0x 1385KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 2.0x 2770KBps
Write Strategy Speed 1.0x 1385KBps
Data area starting sector 30000h
Data area end sector 1AB2EFh
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
Track Density 0.74um/track
Number of Layers 1

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Looks like Ritek G04's are my only good ones. I am sticking with Riteks

[garryheather]

AFAIK, Memorex do not make media - they buy it in from someone else (ie CMC in your case) and stick their labels on it.

Similarly, I treat all CMC discs with some caution.

[Regal]

This is weird also.

I run these movies that are failing on my stand alone dvd player (Daewoo 5800), but when I pop any of my dvd-r's in my PC DvD-Rom it all plays fine and dandy!!.lol

Anyways.. seems like my luck with my stand alone dvd player are Ritek's

I guess it is only online ordering for me since no store in town carry Riteks

[garryheather]

This is weird also.

I run these movies that are failing on my stand alone dvd player (Daewoo 5800), but when I pop any of my dvd-r's in my PC DvD-Rom it all plays fine and dandy

What's your point ? That's a common observation. Comparing your DVD ROM drive to a standalone is like comparing a Ferrari against a Skoda - they both get you from A to B (usually), but they do it in different ways.

DVD ROM drives and playback software is often less picky about media than standalones are. Some can be right buggers.

[hech54]

Another loving, caring and heart warming post from garryheather...
Garry STOP !!!....I'm getting all warm and fuzzy inside..

Garry's right though....using a DVD-Rom drive as a guide to good and bad brands of DVDR's...especially when used as movie backups....is NOT the way to look at it.

[Regal]

Doh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just found out the the OPTODISCK001 were my TDk's dvd-r

I won't use them no more also