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What brand of DVD-R is most all around compatible?

I have good luck with the riteks. I have backed up my dvd collection which is around 80 or so DVDs without a problem.
 
As long as you stick with the reputable brands, you'll probably be OK. Granted, for best compatibility, DVD+R and a drive with the bitsetting feature is recommended since you can finalize the disc as DVD-ROM.
 
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
As long as you stick with the reputable brands, you'll probably be OK. Granted, for best compatibility, DVD+R and a drive with the bitsetting feature is recommended since you can finalize the disc as DVD-ROM.
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What is this bitsetting feature you speak of? I already used DVD+Rs but I've never heard of that feature.
 
Originally posted by: aplefka
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
As long as you stick with the reputable brands, you'll probably be OK. Granted, for best compatibility, DVD+R and a drive with the bitsetting feature is recommended since you can finalize the disc as DVD-ROM.
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What is this bitsetting feature you speak of? I already used DVD+Rs but I've never heard of that feature.
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cdfreaks.com. Bitsetting is a feature on some DVD writers (NEC 3520A) which changes the booktype of a DVD+R format disc to DVD-ROM for maximum compatibility.
 
Originally posted by: aplefka
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
As long as you stick with the reputable brands, you'll probably be OK. Granted, for best compatibility, DVD+R and a drive with the bitsetting feature is recommended since you can finalize the disc as DVD-ROM.
Click to expand...

What is this bitsetting feature you speak of? I already used DVD+Rs but I've never heard of that feature.
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It's referred to by several different terms, but Bitsetting is the most common. Only DVD+R media supports this feature and not every +R burner can do it. Basically, you are tricking the burned disc to think it's DVD-ROM media (same as any retail game or movie you'd buy).
 
Originally posted by: trmiv
Taiyo Yuden is supposed to be really good. I just bought 100 TY 8x discs for $32.
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Why? You could have gotten 100 Ritek 16x +Rs for $3 more shipped and taxed.

Edit: AR though
 
It's more the burner than the media, in my experience.
My Sony DRU510 couldn't handle anything but Sony media until they put out a firmware update.
I can use any old cheap media with my DRU710A and never have a problem. I've been using Staples Teon 40 packs and most recently Staples own branded stuff. Not a coaster in the last couple hundred discs.
I loan my backups to family and have only had one complaint about compatibility with a dvd player. That was my sisterinlaw who has a 5 year old Shimano-Shinkoshia-Daiwoo Super Generic DVD player, and it was only with one movie.
I have a new Sony SLV-D300P DVD/VCR and all my backups work fine in it.
 
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Originally posted by: aplefka
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
As long as you stick with the reputable brands, you'll probably be OK. Granted, for best compatibility, DVD+R and a drive with the bitsetting feature is recommended since you can finalize the disc as DVD-ROM.
Click to expand...

What is this bitsetting feature you speak of? I already used DVD+Rs but I've never heard of that feature.
Click to expand...

It's referred to by several different terms, but Bitsetting is the most common. Only DVD+R media supports this feature and not every +R burner can do it. Basically, you are tricking the burned disc to think it's DVD-ROM media (same as any retail game or movie you'd buy).
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Movies are DVD-ROM?
 
I've been using a few spindles of Imation DVD-R media and I haven't had any issues w/ them yet 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Slickone
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Originally posted by: aplefka
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
As long as you stick with the reputable brands, you'll probably be OK. Granted, for best compatibility, DVD+R and a drive with the bitsetting feature is recommended since you can finalize the disc as DVD-ROM.
Click to expand...

What is this bitsetting feature you speak of? I already used DVD+Rs but I've never heard of that feature.
Click to expand...

It's referred to by several different terms, but Bitsetting is the most common. Only DVD+R media supports this feature and not every +R burner can do it. Basically, you are tricking the burned disc to think it's DVD-ROM media (same as any retail game or movie you'd buy).
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Movies are DVD-ROM?
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I might be an idiot, but I thought EVERY retail DVD (be it a game or a movie) is essentially in the DVD-ROM format.
 
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
I've been using a few spindles of Imation DVD-R media and I haven't had any issues w/ them yet 🙂
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The issues will gradually appear down the road for cheap media. Cheap media have a short life span and data written on it will corrupt much faster than quality media. But of course, YMMV.
 
Originally posted by: aplefka
Originally posted by: trmiv
Taiyo Yuden is supposed to be really good. I just bought 100 TY 8x discs for $32.
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Why? You could have gotten 100 Ritek 16x +Rs for $3 more shipped and taxed.

Edit: AR though
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1)I've heard the TY are better
2)I can't stand rebates
 
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