Selecting a right DVD disc

[WaiWai]

Selecting a right DVD disc

1)
How can I choose a good DVD disc?
Which brand?
What storage (GB) should I buy?
Are the storage volume the same for all DVD media for the same type?

2)
** Speed **
And what speed of DVD should I purchase?
Should I just go for the fastest one?

3)
** Single or dual-layered **
Which one should I choose?
And why?
Any compatibility issue?

Apart from dual-layer DVD, is there any better DVD media in the market now?
If so, what are they?
How good are they?

4)
** layer/structure/dye **
I'm not sure if the layer or dye used by the DVD is important.
I wish my DVD can be kept for long time. I don't wish to lose my data.
If you know about that, what layer/dye of the DVD should I buy?

Thank you

 

[Blain]

Finding answers to your questions

1) Search Forums

2) Read search results

 

[KoolDrew]

You want Taiyo Yuden disks. These are great and exactly what I have:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817172111

I would suggest getting a DVD burner that supports bitsetting so you can set the booktype to DVD-ROM for best compatibility. This only works with +R media and you need a DVD burner that supports bitsetting. I currently have a NEC 3550A. The original firmware doesn't support bitsetting so I had to flash it with something else. A word of caution though. Flashing your drive with non-official firmware does void any warranty. So if something does happen your SOL.

My Samsung 616T in my Xbox doesn't read DVD+R's at all unless the booktype is set to DVD-ROM.

 

[WaiWai]

I did have a search before this psot.
I searched for DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD+R / DVD+RW in vain.

See one of my searches: http://forums.anandtech.com/searchresul...&STARTPAGE=1&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

Thank you for your patience.