DVD brands

[Gulcasa]

So, I'm starting to have more and more issues of games/movies/dvds not working after burning them in the same fashion I've burned everything I have.. I'm beginning to think it may be my completely random brands of DVDs (collected mostly as gifts for birthdays/christmas).

Can anyone recommend brands specifically for games, movies, and dvd images?

[Inferno.]

Verbatim

!!

[Lee]

Can anyone recommend brands specifically for games, movies, and dvd images?

I prefer Memorex.

but there is probably a better company for file quality and stability.

i like memorex cause they work most of the time, and they are cheap.

[SegNin]

The DVD brand isn't always a reliable indicator of the DVD's quality.
It's the DVD's Media ID that lets you know it's quality.

Read this--includes a useful chart of different Media ID's and their quality, and linkls to free programs that can read the DVD's I
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

[Ktiger41]

Shit son. I better buy up some Sony's and TDK's to transfer my entire collection of media too before its too late. I've been using way too much off brand.

[tatsuya]

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[Haldrie]

The majority of the discs that I buy are Maxell mostly because I can find them just about anywhere and they are cheap. Good to see them in the 1st class list. At least now I know that my data is secure on my discs.

[Inferno.]

Most of my games are on Level 1/2.
Level2 media being Traata/Ritek discs I get for next to nothing.

[Gulcasa]

Mmkay, now, what about burning software? Do you guys find one more reliable than others?

[Haldrie]

DVD Decrypter or Alcohol 120%. The best way to ensure that your discs will be readable on any DVD reading device is to use a drive that can book type and set the book type to DVD-ROM for +R and +RW DVD media. +R is most compatible as is but book typing +RW discs to DVD-ROM allows them to be read on devices that normally don't read +RW discs. -R and -RW discs can't be book typed unfortunately. This is none of the major differences between + and - media.

My grandmother has an old DVD Player that can only read DVD-ROM discs but I have also been able to run burned DVDs by book typing them to DVD-ROM so the player treats them like DVD-ROMs and plays them while all other discs that I have burned normally it rejects. The PS2 can also be very picky prefering +Rs over -Rs and skipping badly with -R discs that I have burned DVD movies on to and refusing to read any RW discs although any modded system is capable of reading any type of disc without any problems.

[Inferno.]

I use all sorts of software. Basically, ImgBurn + Nero + Alcohol 120%, mainly.

Alcohol and ImgBurn for images, and Nero for movies, and the like.

[The Joker]

dvd shrink (dvd decryptor) + nero also QFT on verbatim.