SONY DVD-RW with RITEKW01 media code

[gminnick]

I boughts some Sony DVD-RW's (AccuCORE) that have the RITEKW01 media code. I used them in my Samsung DVD-R120 recorder for converting some of my TV shows from tape to DVD. They record fine, but when I use them in my computer Plextor 708 burner it cannot read the DVD. In fact, my system just clocks and won't do anything until I eject the DVD. This means I can't even format them. Whatever the Samsung recorder does it pretty much renders them useless on my computer. And yes I do finalize them. Now here is the crazy thing. I have some Ritek DVD-RW's I bought over a year ago that record fine and work on the computer fine. And they have the same media code as the Sony's.
Has anyone else had this problem? I am trying to figure out if its my DVD recorder or the media that is causing them to become useless on my computer.

[ROBERT BLACK]

I've had the same thing happen on two RITEKW01 coded Memorex DVD-RW. This was with my Pioneer recorder in DVD Video mode. They play fine in my DVD players and in the recorder. But once I put them in my Pioneer 105 PC drive forget it, it can't even read them. Bottom line, it's the media. NEVER had a problem with any other DVD-RW media(recorded via settop) with my PC. Even cheapcrap Optodisc DVD-RW. The Ritek RW seem to be hit and miss in terms of quality.

[budz]

it's probably a media problem. use better dvd-rw media like maxell.