Nero and DVD-R and -RW with Sony DRU500A 1.0f

[downer]

When I am trying to burn DVD-R's and -RW's I am only allowed to write at 1X. Is this normal? The box says that the DVD-R's are up to 4X (I know you would need 4X discs) and the -RW are up to 2X

My +RW disc burns at 2.4X as advertised? Any suggestions?
Thanks.

[donpedro]

Standard speed for -R or -RW is 1x. For faster - burning you need media that can be burned at 2x or 4x.

[downer]

Gotcha. Thanks.

[chaiseylain]

Is there any guideline for what type of media we should be using for what?

ie. my main purpose for buying my DRU500A was to backup/keep a record of various files on my computer (large database files, video clips, mp3z, software files, etc..)

Should I be using DVD-R or DVD+R?

Also if I wanted to backup a movie DVD I bought, would I use DVD-R or DVD+R

I never used CD-RWs in the past, what would I use DVD+/-RWs for? The same as above but for when I want to use the disk again?

Thanks.

[EZMD]

For data backup I dont think it really matters. You'll want to burn multisession so you can add stuff later. For movies though you need to use a media compatable with your stand alone DVD player and will be best served in DAO mode.

Not an expert but this is my take on it so far.