DVD Blanks???

BrianDee · 01-05-2008, 02:11

Good morning peeps,

Anybody have any views on what I would think is a common problem for most people. I burnt my favourite shows on to blank DVDs. But regardless of how careful I am at storing and handling them they seem to pick up minute scratches, and individual discs decide to freeze and pack up suddenly.

My DVD player plays pre-recorded discs perfectly. I know the obvious answer is the blanks are crap, but I bought them from a good computer shop. The discs are "Multispeed super grade A piodata."

Is this really a common problem?

loose_change · 01-05-2008, 08:18

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Originally Posted by BrianDee

Good morning peeps,

Anybody have any views on what I would think is a common problem for most people. I burnt my favourite shows on to blank DVDs. But regardless of how careful I am at storing and handling them they seem to pick up minute scratches, and individual discs decide to freeze and pack up suddenly.

My DVD player plays pre-recorded discs perfectly. I know the obvious answer is the blanks are crap, but I bought them from a good computer shop. The discs are "Multispeed super grade A piodata."

Is this really a common problem?

I have had several problems like that. Now I hardly use DVDs to store stuff, I just keep movies on my external hard drives, and can watch them through my TV.

Or, I record stuff onto my 500GB hard disk recorder.

I agree with you, disks are so unreliable, freezing and in some cases not accepting the whole movie.

PS> I STILL USE MY VCR. It may be old fashioned but it's still a far better and more reliable piece of kit than DVDs. The picture quality may not be up to much, but it ain't that bad.

Cobson · 01-05-2008, 11:17

Worth a read....

http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

http://www.cdr-zone.com/articles/rec...ty_page_1.html

BrianDee · 01-05-2008, 12:32

Thanks Cobson, I've put them comprehensive links in my inbox and will plough through them later.

Cobson · 01-05-2008, 13:50

I tend to use Sony discs, and haven't had a single problem with them so far. I have also found Maxells to be good.

In a moment of weakness I did once buy a stack of Tesco branded DVD-Rs, which my recorder rejected 3 out of 4 times. Using one of the utilities mentioned in the first article I identified them as UMO discs which it rightly describes as landfill quality. I even wrote to Tesco to let them know but they weren't interested.

Chorlton Fisher · 01-05-2008, 13:53

I use Maxell and have had maybe one failure from a spindle of 50.

01-05-2008, 02:11	#1
BrianDee Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sunderland Posts: 1,226	DVD Blanks??? Good morning peeps, Anybody have any views on what I would think is a common problem for most people. I burnt my favourite shows on to blank DVDs. But regardless of how careful I am at storing and handling them they seem to pick up minute scratches, and individual discs decide to freeze and pack up suddenly. My DVD player plays pre-recorded discs perfectly. I know the obvious answer is the blanks are crap, but I bought them from a good computer shop. The discs are "Multispeed super grade A piodata." Is this really a common problem?

01-05-2008, 08:18	#2
loose_change Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,125	Quote: Originally Posted by BrianDee Good morning peeps, Anybody have any views on what I would think is a common problem for most people. I burnt my favourite shows on to blank DVDs. But regardless of how careful I am at storing and handling them they seem to pick up minute scratches, and individual discs decide to freeze and pack up suddenly. My DVD player plays pre-recorded discs perfectly. I know the obvious answer is the blanks are crap, but I bought them from a good computer shop. The discs are "Multispeed super grade A piodata." Is this really a common problem? I have had several problems like that. Now I hardly use DVDs to store stuff, I just keep movies on my external hard drives, and can watch them through my TV. Or, I record stuff onto my 500GB hard disk recorder. I agree with you, disks are so unreliable, freezing and in some cases not accepting the whole movie. PS> I STILL USE MY VCR. It may be old fashioned but it's still a far better and more reliable piece of kit than DVDs. The picture quality may not be up to much, but it ain't that bad.

01-05-2008, 11:17	#3
Cobson Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 578	Worth a read.... http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm http://www.cdr-zone.com/articles/rec...ty_page_1.html

01-05-2008, 12:32	#4
BrianDee Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sunderland Posts: 1,226	Thanks Cobson, I've put them comprehensive links in my inbox and will plough through them later.

01-05-2008, 13:50	#5
Cobson Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 578	I tend to use Sony discs, and haven't had a single problem with them so far. I have also found Maxells to be good. In a moment of weakness I did once buy a stack of Tesco branded DVD-Rs, which my recorder rejected 3 out of 4 times. Using one of the utilities mentioned in the first article I identified them as UMO discs which it rightly describes as landfill quality. I even wrote to Tesco to let them know but they weren't interested.

01-05-2008, 13:53	#6
Chorlton Fisher Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 3,104	I use Maxell and have had maybe one failure from a spindle of 50.

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