Best DVD media for distro?

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 9:42 pm

I'm planning to make dvd copies of videos, most specifically the NES Project for a couple of my friends in the anime industry and according to dvdrhelp.com, TDK DVD-R47EA/ACB, Fujifilm, and Ritek seem to be the most compatible with most players.

My Magnavox DVD player is capable of playing any brand of DVD media, especially those no-name brands. Hell, I bet if I authored dvd media to cardboard shaped as a dvd, it would still play it

But not everyone owns a Magnavox so I can't really make an accurate dvd media test.

What brand would you recommend using for distro? Thanks!

Hitori · Post by **Hitori** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 11:40 pm

TDK and Fujifilm DVD media seem to be a few good choices.

Right now I'm using Verbatim DVD +R media and so far, they've been working perfectly on all the DVD players I've put them in. Including the X-Box with it's DVD player.

So, you can't really go wrong with either of the ones you've already listed man!

milatchi · Post by **milatchi** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 3:17 am

I'm an "imation" man myself. They have never let me down as far as CD-R and DVD-R longevity and compatibility. Verbatim and TDK are also good.

Advice: Stay away from Memorex!

Jnzk · Post by **Jnzk** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 5:00 am

milatchi wrote:Advice: Stay away from Memorex!

Yes.

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 11:03 am

But it is so cheap

25 pack Memorex DVD-R
25 pack Memorex DVD+R

In terms of compatability it personnally has yet to give me a problem but if it really isn't that good then stay away I guess. But if you're looking for cheap DVD-+R media simply for data storage then it is a decent price for brand name media.

SQ · Post by SQ » Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:00 pm

Well, the problem doesn't really lie in the brand of DVD(I believe) but in the DVD player. Older players don't play DVD+/-Rs no matter how "versatile" they are. I'm one of those unfortunate people. ~_~

But luckily the PS2's DVD/DVD-Rom can play anything so far.

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 12:05 pm

Whether or not it will be compatable depends on brand of media, type of media, and player that the media is being placed into.

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 8:51 pm

SQ wrote:Well, the problem doesn't really lie in the brand of DVD(I believe) but in the DVD player. Older players don't play DVD+/-Rs no matter how "versatile" they are. I'm one of those unfortunate people. ~_~

But luckily the PS2's DVD/DVD-Rom can play anything so far.

No, it does depend on the brand of media you choose. Princo, for example, is utter and complete horseshit. I burned some data onto a couple of Princo DVDs about three months ago; within two weeks they were completely unreadable on four different DVD drives.

The surfaces of these DVDs, just in case you're wondering, are pristine.