Datawrite Dvds - Wtf?

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Datawrite Dvds - Wtf?

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ok, so i got a couple of shows on datawrite dvds.

the discs show up as writable cds on my PC and on my laptop AND when I put them in my external burner.

But, they work in my SA.

What the hell is wrong with these discs?

HELP! :mellow:
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They are some cheap motherfuckers, Datawrite is one of the worst Dvds a trader can use. Yet many traders still use em to save a cent or two :cry:
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I used to use them when I thought they were ok but I soon realised they are shit. Bad Sectors everywhere....
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I have a question, i just recived 12 ofthose in a trade, do you think i should reburn them - or just keep them?
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FBM wrote: I have a question, i just recived 12 ofthose in a trade, do you think i should reburn them - or just keep them?
Reburn them. If if they play fine right now they may go south later. I have had to replace a bunch of shows that were burned on those.
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Try to indentify the MediaCode ID and then check out THIS list to see what it says about the quality in general of the disc in question.

To Indentify the disc you could use THIS little prog.

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Invaders wrote: They are some cheap motherfuckers, Datawrite is one of the worst Dvds a trader can use. Yet many traders still use em to save a cent or two :cry:
I still use them...but I haven't traded in a long while, so im not doing much harm at the moment. :P They never seemed so bad with me...
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CreepingDave wrote:
Invaders wrote: They are some cheap motherfuckers, Datawrite is one of the worst Dvds a trader can use. Yet many traders still use em to save a cent or two :cry:
I still use them...but I haven't traded in a long while, so im not doing much harm at the moment. :P They never seemed so bad with me...
All the datawrite dvds you sent me 3 years ago was thrown away some days ago ;)
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Invaders wrote:
CreepingDave wrote:
Invaders wrote: They are some cheap motherfuckers, Datawrite is one of the worst Dvds a trader can use. Yet many traders still use em to save a cent or two :cry:
I still use them...but I haven't traded in a long while, so im not doing much harm at the moment. :P They never seemed so bad with me...
All the datawrite dvds you sent me 3 years ago was thrown away some days ago ;)
Well they seemed fine at the time. :lol: This doesn't look good for a lot of downloaded audio shows I have stored on them....
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