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Posted - Jul 16 2005 : 8:56PM
I have Panasonic DVD recorders DMR-30, 50, 55, 80, and 85, and am confused about recordable medias. Before I used to buy Prodisc DVD-R 4X DVD blanks form supermediastore.com. Now they sell only Prodisc DVD-R 8X. My question is simple. Will the 8X work just as well on my Panasonic as the 4X?

http://www.supermediastore.com/prodisc-8x-dvd-r-silver-inkjet-printable.html


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CG_Gurl80
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1/05
Posted - Jul 16 2005 : 9:40PM
Yes, the 8X will work just fine. A lot of people like to write at 4X because they feel it is less likely to produce errors when writing, but I write at 4X and 8X and neither one has ever given me problems. Not everyone will have the same experiences of course, but I would say go ahead and move forward with the 8X media, it's much faster anyway!
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jamesn
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Posted - Jul 17 2005 : 10:46PM
as cg said, you'll be fine--if your writer has trouble, you can always just roll the write speed to 4x on the 8x media.
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Bill All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Jul 17 2005 : 11:02PM
I've found that choosing 8x vs 4x is more a matter of the DVD player that you will be watching the disc on than the recorder than you are using.

I can record at 8x and my single disc players will read the disc with no problems, but my changers will have a problem. Using the same recorder at 4x will allow all players to read the disc with no problems.

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juha
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Posted - Jul 18 2005 : 11:49AM
This is probably a sign that the higher speed produced writing errors. And your single disc player has a better error correction. But in the long run (after a few years) the disc may be also unplayable on your single disc player.


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juha
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Posted - Jul 18 2005 : 11:50AM
You've got FIVE recorders?
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Posted - Jul 18 2005 : 7:49PM
Actually I have 6 recorders. I like to record TV shows and movies all at the same time while I'm watching another movie being played. Better than buying 6 computers. Other times I like to make 2 copies while playing the movie once. Love the Panasonics with the hard drives from which you can edit, shorten, and create your own custom movies to later be burned on discs.

I just bought TDK 8X DVVD-R blanks yewsterday from CompUSA which is having a sale to see if my recorders can record on them. They can. Shame that Supermediastore.com discontinued the Prodisc 4X DVD-R blanks. Their 8X sells for $165.00 per 500. Anybody know where else I can get the 4x's and 8X's cheaper? I'm not sure whether the TDK's are just as good as the Prodisc brand. Don't ever buy CompUSA brank blanks as they waste your time with defective discs that stop in the middle of recordings.

BTW there is nothing in the Panasonic recorders where you can choose your recording speed. No such adjustments called 4X or 8X.

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Bill All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Jul 18 2005 : 7:55PM
Rima.com sells Prodisc DVD-R 8X for $33 for 100. 200-400 are $32 per 100 and 500+ are $31 per 100.

Rima doesn't have Prodisc 4x anymore either.

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Posted - Jul 30 2005 : 6:42PM
Just refunded all the TDK DVD-R 8X discs to CompUSA. They weren't compatible with my Panasonic DVD recorders. Sometimes stop recording in the middle of a movie or would not finalize. Have been trying some Prodisc DVD-R 8X's and have had no problems yet. Will try some more before buying boxes of 1000's.

BTW, have you ever noticed the neat 6-disc overlap DVD storage boxes with one page inside sold at the site below? I just bought an 8-disc storage box with 2 pages inside from a local retailer but can't seem to find a cheaper online site to buy them.

http://www.supermediastore.com/multi-disc-6-disc-dvd-cases-overlap-dvd-cases.html

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