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| TheRizDawg Member  118 Posts 12/04 |  Posted - Jul 15 2005 : 4:01PMQuestion for some of you techies. I notice that sometimes when I burn dvd+r discs, they will skip (usually during the last quarter of a movie) on home dvd players (even some of the newer ones). I have heard numerous reasons as to why this can happen- but usually hear that it is the media itself. But it has happened with Maxell discs, memorex, imation, and a few others. I'd love some imput from anyone else who has experienced this and what you feel actually causes it and any rectification. [Link] |
| jamesn Senior Member Cambridge, MA 750 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Jul 16 2005 : 5:23PM [Link] |
| jamesn Senior Member Cambridge, MA 750 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Jul 16 2005 : 5:28PM [Link] |
| CG_Gurl80 Member Sexy Bitches 486 Posts 1/05 | Posted - Jul 16 2005 : 9:48PM - Try not to multi-task when burning or ripping DVD's. - Use media that you trust, "Made in Japan" is usually a good sign. (I like Fujifilm, Sony, Maxell, Taiyo Yuden and TDK.) - Shut off screen savers and any unneccessary background programs - Burn at either 4X or 8X speeds. 16X is fast but you don't want to risk errors for speed gains that really are not that important when considering the consequence could be a coaster instead of a successful burn. - Invest in some laser lens cleaners for both your PC drive and your home DVD players. They cost about $10 and will last for about a year or more depending on how often you clean them. Hope that helps and happy burning! [Link] |
| jamesn Senior Member Cambridge, MA 750 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Jul 16 2005 : 10:10PM i think fuji's generally the safest bet of the major brands, it's still almost all T-Y shit for the 8x-stuff. [Link] |
| jamesn Senior Member Cambridge, MA 750 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Jul 17 2005 : 10:48PM [Link] |
| jamesn Senior Member Cambridge, MA 750 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Jul 17 2005 : 10:49PM [Link] |
| TheRizDawg Member 118 Posts 12/04 | Posted - Jul 20 2005 : 9:25AM My dvd writer is a Sony and it's fairly new. It allows you to burn dual-layer discs (although I have never tried that yet). But Sony eqipment is pretty good stuff, right? I don't multi-task when burning discs. I just let the computer work on burning the DVD and that's it. Do you think Memorex or Maxell media could be the cause? It's also weird that the skipping doesn't usually start occurring until atleast 3 quarters into the movie. WHen you burn a dvd, if it plays fine the first time on a specific dvd player, should it always play fine on that same dvd player even if you dont play the disc again for a year or 2 (and it is kept scratch free and well stored)? Thanks again! [Link] |
| Baggio Member 451 Posts 7/04 | Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 4:39PM [Link] |
| kicker_f1 Member USA 436 Posts 7/04 | Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 11:48PM When burning, I usually let the computer work and don't touch it until it's done. I also turn off unnecessary services and background applications such as anti-virus and lockup the internet connection with ZoneAlarm. Then set the priority level to above average even though it's not recommended but I haven't had any trouble by doing so. [Link] |
| Sheky666 Member 100 Posts 2/01 | Posted - Aug 20 2005 : 8:19AM It has to do with reflectivity of the media. Different manufactures use different dyes that have different properties but are within spec. Skipping happens at the outer edge of the disc more often because it is spinning faster which makes it more difficult to read. Many DVD players were never designed to play recorded media and have problems. Some of the new players specify that they are designed to play DVD+R/DVD-R. I have a newer Sony that has DVD+R/DVD-R playback as a feature and plays them fine. It will not play DVD+R Dual Layer Discs however. I also have a Pioneer 525 that is about 5 years old and it will play everything. [Link] |
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