where am i going wrong?

[Chewy]

if the tdk are made in japan? and the tweaks don't work then the drive is history, bad history.

you should have fair luck with the made in tawain tdk's

[dimmockg]

weren't convinced with local shops tdk offerings.

any ideas where i can get what im after in the uk??

thanks

[Chewy]

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=74359

he's the expert on good deals in UK

[dimmockg]

should have some of the verbatim's at the weekend

so look set to go, last question....

the dvd+r's are 16x, is it best to set a lower burn rate or leave things as is?

thanks for everybody who has helped!!

[Chewy]

personally I prefer 8X, a few get good results with newer burners and 12 or 16x, that older burner might even be better at 4X

[dimmockg]

can i determine the rate at which my burner does the burning or will it just do it up to its maximum speed?

and, (very) worse case scenario....

anybody recommend a current, very decent burner. Would need to be black, internal and very keenly priced

[Chewy]

http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=1504

http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=1793

avoid the phillips/benq/liteon model

[dimmockg]

both the samsung and nec fit the bill, slightly concerned about a few of the reviews for the samsung!!

would it be worth installing a newer drive anyway, just to ensure things are up to date? or i guess it could be a waste of money as things may work a treat with the better media.

i tried another film tonight after the firmware update, seemed ok for around 40mins, then jumped and completely stopped!!

[dimmockg]

picked up some verbatim's today from another local store

picked up DVD+RW 4x

do i need to set my DVD writer to write/burn at this speed? or will it write/burn at this speed due to the disc only being 4x???


thanks to all and hopefully will be problem free!!

[Chewy]

be sure and do a full format with the rw's before you do the first burn and also
burn at 4x or slower even if your firmware says it can go faster

[dimmockg]

you must be a mind reader.....

i did format the disc prior to burning and also burnt at 4x

hey presto - works like a dream!!!!

so far a big thumbs up for the verbatims!!

and an even bigger thumbs up for the fantastic help