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Memorex 16x Dvd R+

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Hey all, has anyone else tried and had problems with these discs? I've burned a few things over the weekend, and almost all of them have glitches//bad sectors. For Example, I burned a GNR show from Paris 1992 on a Sony 8x DVD R+, and it works fine in my stand-alone and in my PC. Now I tried the same show on a Memorex 16x DVD R+, and it froze in my stand alone about 10 secs into the show, and it wouldnt even load in PowerDVD.
I took that pack of 100 back and got another one today, and the same shit is happening. I dont think its my Nero, because CDr's still burn with no problems, and I dont think its my burner, as sony discs are working fine.
I checked my firmware, and it is also up to date.

I burn all my shows on 8x, even on 16x discs.

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burn it slower ;)
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Well in the past, Memorex was able to handle an 8x burn with no problems.
I've always burned at that speed. So im not sure that is the problem.
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MET_JUNKIE wrote:
King_Nothing wrote: Well in the past, Memorex was able to handle an 8x burn with no problems.
I've always burned at that speed. So im not sure that is the problem.
have all your previous burns been from 100 packs of DVD Blanks???
No, these are the first 2 memorex 100 packs ive gotten.
My friend also bought a pack of 100 maxell's, and those were all shit as well. They were 8x.
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maybe try buying one of the cd cleaning discs so it can clean the laser and any dust that may have gotten in. I use mine after every 50 burns or less.

Surping that maxell's were giving you errors, they're supposed to be one of the best. Maybe try buying DVDs in 50pks or 25pks.
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I never tried Memorex before I think...so I can say anything. Anyway I suppose it's better to buy packages of 25, or max. 50 pieces, not more.
I just bought 350 new Verbatim DVDs 16x DVD+R, I never had any problems with them, I've to destroy one of them over 50, so they are awesome :)
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Thanks for all the tips guys, I think I may have solved it for now.
There was a firmware update that was not listed on LG's site for some reason.
Now to do more testing.

Just a question, using Nero DVD Speed, is it normal for a few 'damaged' sectors to appear?
Some discs that ive watched full with no skips have some, is that normal?
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Just curious how are you guys checking for bad sectors, without watching or burining them of course. Is there a qucik way to do this?

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porcelmc wrote:Just curious how are you guys checking for bad sectors, without watching or burining them of course. Is there a qucik way to do this?

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If you have nero, look under Nero Toolkit, and there should be an app called CD/DVD Speed or something to that extent. Open that and select the scan disc tab and it will do a scan of all sectors.
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King_Nothing wrote:
porcelmc wrote: Just curious how are you guys checking for bad sectors, without watching or burining them of course. Is there a qucik way to do this?

Cheers
If you have nero, look under Nero Toolkit, and there should be an app called CD/DVD Speed or something to that extent. Open that and select the scan disc tab and it will do a scan of all sectors.
ok thanks for the info dude. I see it!
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