Disc Quality

[SimpleSnake]

At the risk of offering something new, I use BeAll. Works great.

[johnnybgood]

Hmm, am I using the right dvd-r? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...photo&v=glance These are the kinds that I got -- I think my laser is messed up though, seeing now everytime I put in a game I often get that red screen saying that I need to insert a ps2 disc, or the game just never loads and my system makes skipping noises -- although it does work, but often the game skips alot....

[ottoman]

It sounds like either your laser is getting a bit worn out or your burning your discs too quickly.

I used to use either Ritek G04 4X or Traxdata G04 4X and never had any problems with them.

When 8X G05 came out and I upgraded to a DVR-109 I had a few problems with finding a decent DVD-r brand. I found that RiDisc G05 8X were very good however I always burn them at 4X.

Its basic physics. The slower you burn them, the more time the laser has to make a clean deep burn so basically the slower you burn the better.

The slowest my DVD burner will allow me to write is 4X so I always go for that and always get a decent burn. Well worth a try!!!

But to sumarise, Ridisc should work fine. If they don't then theres a problem with yr laser or try slowing the burn.

Regards

[johnnybgood]

I myself always do a 4x burn, I've burned slower, and the games don't even load haha, like when I burned at 2x. I really am starting to think it's the laser, so I am probably ask what the place I sent it to be modded can do about it and if they can repair it. Now my games skip alot, sometimes I get the insert a ps2 red screen, and overall it must be the laser. Thanks for your input.

[lufcfan]

I personally find the faster the better. New dyes are made to be more stable whilst burning quickly. That is why many high speed discs return poor results when buring slowly.

Burners also contribute to this problem. Pioneers in particular dont seem to burn quickly too well - this is especially true of the older Pioneers (or so I find anyway).

[Warlock]

Originally Posted by lufcfan

I personally find the faster the better. New dyes are made to be more stable whilst burning quickly. That is why many high speed discs return poor results when buring slowly.

Burners also contribute to this problem. Pioneers in particular dont seem to burn quickly too well - this is especially true of the older Pioneers (or so I find anyway).

Yep, I agree

[sumpm1]

@Warlock: This has nothing to do with this thread, but I am not real fond of private messaging on a public board. I use 4x Taiyo Yuden -r's. I bought 100 of them probably 7 or 8 months ago. I still have 60 left so I don't need to buy any for a while. When I do go to buy more, I want a faster speed. What speed do you use, and have you used the 16x Yudens? Where do you buy them? Thanks.

[ottoman]

Originally Posted by lufcfan

I personally find the faster the better. New dyes are made to be more stable whilst burning quickly. That is why many high speed discs return poor results when buring slowly.

Burners also contribute to this problem. Pioneers in particular dont seem to burn quickly too well - this is especially true of the older Pioneers (or so I find anyway).

Interesting. Will do a few experimental burns. I have to admit I'm from the Old Skool of burning from PS1 days (slowest is best) but will have a play with faster speeds.

Regards

[johnnybgood]

Fastest I can burn is 4x, and anything less usually doesn't work....of course, my laser is messed up and needs to be fixed, but it was this way even when I didn't have probs.