how many times can you use

[TH3ON3420]

I was wondering how many time you can use a dvd+rw b4 it bad or does it go bad

Thanks for any help you guys can give





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[Experi-Mentor]

no real gauge for this.
factors like - brand quality, burner used, frequency of use, storage, etc.

stick with a well known brands, & if it ever fails to erase on your burner, then try in on a friends burner (before you go turfing it). in most cases, by erasing in a different burner, revitalizes the "rw" media.

[cynthia]

I have two 4x +RW Fuji discs that I have used atleast 200 times each. One of them got some scratches - so there are some pixelation on that one in the last part of the disc. But they still work. So I think that it is scratches on the surface that will kill them first - not the burning.

[TH3ON3420]

kool thanks

[KBilbe]

I've heard of a lot of brands of "good" media. What is some "good" media available at local department stores such as WalMart or Kmart?

[LT. Columbo]

chances are are it will be scratched before it is "used up"

i have several at 300+ burns and still kickin. also depends on the manufacturer.

[tigerman8u]

I know some ppl don't like memorex but they still work great for me. I also have TGK

[LT. Columbo]

yep, me and you tig , i think are the only ones who speak highly of memorex...

[TH3ON3420]

yea memorex are the ones i have.Kool thanks for your guys help


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[tigerman8u]

yep, me and you tig , i think are the only ones who speak highly of memorex...

I have used memorex for about 2 years with no problems. The last one's I got are cmc and no problems. IMO it might have as much or more to do with the specifications/quality control that a particular company/brand demands. The funny thing is I have gotten the much touted Verbatim data life plus (rw) and my dvd burner won't recognize most of them. My 2 Philips dvp642's won't read the Verbatim +rw either. Memorex +rw no problem. So if it ain't broke I ain't gonna try to fix it. For now anyway.

[LT. Columbo]

yep, i agree, memorex has proven for me to be the one of the best media for my burner (liteon 1213s) it loves the sony's too. god bless the men and women at memorex.

[jmet]

Well, I don't share their enthusiasm on "Memorex" brand media. It my opinion (and its just "my opinion", nothing more", "Memorex" brand media is very low quality media, that yields poor results.

"Different strokes for different folks" is the basis for this post.

I have 2 "Imation" DVD+RW's that I have used for 2 years.

[nwg]

Still using the same Philips DVD+RW discs after two years.

[LT. Columbo]

i also use memorex rw- discs from time to time, have yet to even see a skip since i got them....

[tigerman8u]

I can honestly say that I have not had a single coaster with over 150 memorex -/+. I don't know what it is but my burner and my 3 dvd players love them.