I burn thousands of CDs and DVDs per week and here are some tips
- use pro grade media from Taiyo Yuden (Made in Japan) or Falcon (Made in UAE). Verbatim still makes some good media but you have to know what to look for (Datalife Plus) because they also buy cheap media and rebrand it.
- burn cd-r at 16 or 24x. 32x is ok for short-term use. Even the best discs will fail if you burn at maximum speed.
- burn dvd-r at 8x
- if you must burn dvd-r at 16x, test your quality regularly for signs of failure.
how to test the quality:
- Plextor made good drives bundled with Plextools testing software but they are no longer making their own drives. For a replacement to Plextools, see Opti Drive Control at cdspeed2000.com
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I burn thousands of CDs and DVDs per week and here are some tips
- use pro grade media from Taiyo Yuden (Made in Japan) or Falcon (Made in UAE). Verbatim still makes some good media but you have to know what to look for (Datalife Plus) because they also buy cheap media and rebrand it.
- burn cd-r at 16 or 24x. 32x is ok for short-term use. Even the best discs will fail if you burn at maximum speed.
- burn dvd-r at 8x
- if you must burn dvd-r at 16x, test your quality regularly for signs of failure.
how to test the quality:
- Plextor made good drives bundled with Plextools testing software but they are no longer making their own drives. For a replacement to Plextools, see Opti Drive Control at cdspeed2000.com
Mam-a is not what it used to be.
Buy Taiyo Yuden or Falcon.