Ahhh!! Memorex DVD-R media melted in my drive!

[Super Warrior]

Damnit! I just bought a pack of Memorex DVD-R's today.I hav'ent used memorex much in the past,but from the ones i did.I figured memorex was a reliable brand.

At first when i placed one into my DVD burner it started copying well.But then at around 65% it just stopped and would'nt go any futhure no matter what.Then when i went to stop burning and ejected the drive tray to take out the crap disc.I could'nt get it out.Upon further inspection,i doscovered that the reason i could not get it out was because the disc melted and partially bonded to the disc tray.

Damn i'm going to be returning these things tomarrow.

[Joe328]

Shit, thats freaky! Never heard that B4. What speed are they 4x? Cause if it were 1x then hate to see 4x.

Joe328

[LanEvo7]

Wow, I've had good experiences with Memorex DVD-Rs but after hearing this I'm going to say away from them.

[WeedVender]

Once a CD exploded in my 48x drive and stabbed me in the ass when the face plate blew off...

[videocheez]

I saw an article somewhere saying that the high speed media are dangerous for the reason that you mentioned. They better start making metal cases for the high speed media.

[Super Warrior]

Once a CD exploded in my 48x drive and stabbed me in the ass when the face plate blew off...

LOL i don't know why,but i just found that post to be hilarious.Your not serious are you?

[disturbed1]

Once a CD exploded in my 48x drive and stabbed me in the ass when the face plate blew off...

That's just too damn funny.

[dcapp1]

Thats crazy! Hope it didn't screw your drive up. Memorex used to be a good brand, I mean audio tapes and video tapes. I guess they just don't know how to make cds. Maybe Bill Gates is making them :P

[eats**t&die]

Once a CD exploded in my 48x drive and stabbed me in the ass when the face plate blew off...

Wow that could've been an embarassing trip to the emergency room!
Doctor: "It appears that you have a CD in your ass!"
WeedVender: "It just flew out of my drive honest!"

[Faustus]

Beware strange topics started on April 1st.

[defense]

Beware strange topics started on April 1st.

Someone actually asked if the disk hit somebody in the ass after EXPLODING their drive...are you shittin 'me or what? lol...Flaystus....cute lil' shorty.....how old? 10 months?

[musher70]

Damn it, had those 50 bulkpacks at compusa for
a hundred bucks too...

[Quigonsean]

I read on some dvd forum that both Memorex, and TDK don't make their owne DVD-Rs. That they sub contract out to the cheapest bidder, meaning you often get sub-generic discs for premium price. Don't kniw for sure but Memorex has given me trouble, and in last months CPU mag both Memorex, and TDK pretty much sucked in their test of 9 DVD recorders and 5 players for playback of the test dvds.

Sean

[Faustus]

Not my kid, i just always use pictures of Screaming Kids for forum icons, cause that what most of us usually are. No offence ment.

[defense]

Not my kid, i just always use pictures of Screaming Kids for forum icons, cause that what most of us usually are. No offence ment.

lol....ahh...good one Flaystus....I noticed the picture changed, so I thought it was definitely your kid. No offense taken...although I think you took a shot at me there...

[WeedVender]

I AM SERIOUS !

It didnt penetrate because i had Jeans but it hurted like a bitch...

[Quigonsean]

I knew I read it some place, here it is check it out
http://www.thewholewideweb.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=167


C!T magazine gave the actual testing of the 120 DVD's in the hands of the Swedish company AudioDev
They used the CATS-SA300-DVD PRO Analyzer.

Note that this test will lose relevance in time.

Some DVD's are made in the same factory (but can still be different in quality!!)
Manufacturers like PANASONIC, MAXELL and PIONEER don't rely on other sources and make their own DVD's
But MEMOREX for example buy their supplies from different sources, depending on how cheap they can deliver.
This will not result in a stable and reliable product as user experience and test result prove!

To find out from which factory YOUR DVD-R originates,
read the manufacturer ID from your DVD-R (DVD-minus-R)
with this file: ADVINFO.ZIP

Best DVD-R

1. Panasonic / Fuji
2. Pioneer / Sony
3. Maxell
4. Apple
5. Verbatim
6. Emtec / TDK


WORST DVD-R

1. Imation / Memorex / Princo / Hi-Space
2. Datatrack
3. Intenso
4. Optodisc

Sean

[energy80s]

Once a CD exploded in my 48x drive and stabbed me in the ass when the face plate blew off...

I'd pay good money to see that!!

[trillium]

yet another reality show..

Geek's Funniest Home Videos...

[silas]

I would assume the story of the flying debris is true, I have read that they speed of the new drives 52x is just too dam fast and if they went faster the possibility of death could become feasable, this could occur due to the rotational speed of the media and simple physics, even a minor error on the physical media could induce physical strain on the rotation and cause breakdown, the speed of this rotation is faster than a bullet and a mini explosion would occur in the drive unit and the flimsy alloy would not stop the broken cd shards from exiting at terrific speeds.

So be wary

[irwinX]

This is exactly what happend to me when the dam drive motor burnt out. the laser was kept on over the the same spot of the disk. i had a real melted mess of cdrom left in the tray.