New burner or nero sux...

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:26 pm

I've tried burning a few DVDs lately , some movies , some just data

I keep getting failures , and when I look a the bottom of the disc , it looks like vinyls...

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:33 pm

Most likely your burner. Nero works like a charm for me.

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:41 pm

think I need a new one

nothin is workin fr burning

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:08 am

This issue is usually a combo with your burner+media not working well together. The burning software is usually not the problem.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:55 am

If your paying, why not use DVDFab? it is software that aims at copying movie dvd's.

SquareHead · Post by **SquareHead** » Fri May 23, 2008 9:10 am

There are still problems with burners and media not playing well together? I wish tech support or I would have thought of that sooner. I returned 1 laptop 24 hours after purchasing it due to the inability to burn dvds of any type. Though CDs worked just fine.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:47 pm

Maybe try something like ImgBurn or DVDFab Platinum; works like a charm for me. Or, maybe as an absolute last resort, Windows built-in burner...? I don't really like Nero all that much, but you don't have to use anything else; this is only my opinion.

MisterJones · Post by **MisterJones** » Fri May 23, 2008 5:22 pm

What brand of DVD discs are you using? My burner won't fare well with Imation, for example.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Fri May 23, 2008 5:39 pm

SquareHead wrote:There are still problems with burners and media not playing well together? I wish tech support or I would have thought of that sooner. I returned 1 laptop 24 hours after purchasing it due to the inability to burn dvds of any type. Though CDs worked just fine.

It's still true. Even the CD burning sites would tell you the same.

Post by **grinvader** » Fri May 23, 2008 6:47 pm

SquareHead wrote:inability to burn dvds of any type. Though CDs worked just fine.

probably because it was a CD burner and not a DVD one, lulz

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Fri May 23, 2008 10:12 pm

Ritek/Ridata , always -R , never RW , drive is aboot 4yrs , 1000+ DVDs wriiten in some form...

This is pretty much what discs are looking like from the bottom when
they're done , darker shades being the written data

Post by **badinsults** » Fri May 23, 2008 10:58 pm

grinvader wrote:
SquareHead wrote:inability to burn dvds of any type. Though CDs worked just fine.
probably because it was a CD burner and not a DVD one, lulz

I actually had the dvd writing capabliities of one of my DVD burners fail. Basically, cd and dvd burning use different lasers, so one can burn out and the other work.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:07 am

badinsults wrote:
grinvader wrote:
SquareHead wrote:inability to burn dvds of any type. Though CDs worked just fine.
probably because it was a CD burner and not a DVD one, lulz
I actually had the dvd writing capabliities of one of my DVD burners fail. Basically, cd and dvd burning use different lasers, so one can burn out and the other work.

Why was my first thought after reading that "Like the PS2."

Post by **grinvader** » Sat May 24, 2008 4:30 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:Why was my first thought after reading that "Like the PS2."

Because great minds think alike.

</had to buy a ps2slim because the first-gen ps2 couldn't read CDs anymore and Disgaea happened>

whicker · Post by **whicker** » Sat May 24, 2008 4:55 pm

I used to freak out when people were like, "yeah, my PS2 stopped reading disks so I threw it into the dumpster and bought a new one".

The reason was of course the availability of replacement parts and the ease of fixing it.

Now I'm like, meh. It's your money. Second meh, you wouldn't pay me back anything for fixing it anyways.

Cyrus · Post by **Cyrus** » Sun May 25, 2008 8:18 pm

I had the exact same thing happen and I thought the DVDs were crap quality since the DVD burner was only two months old or something but after trying some different DVDs it turned out the burner had indeed crapped out. I bought a new burner and problem solved. A good burner is only around $40 these days anyway unless you want a Blu-Ray burner, in that case you get a piece of shit on a stick for $500-$1200. I hope the prices on those drop soon.

whicker · Post by **whicker** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:59 pm

prices will drop, but personally with me getting older and more impatient, I basically just pay the early adoption penalty fee for the things I need (which there aren't very many things I need).

And since I keep devices basically until there is no hope of fixing it, the cost gets amortized over the entire time period.

SquareHead · Post by **SquareHead** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:10 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
badinsults wrote:
grinvader wrote:
SquareHead wrote:inability to burn dvds of any type. Though CDs worked just fine.
probably because it was a CD burner and not a DVD one, lulz
I actually had the dvd writing capabliities of one of my DVD burners fail. Basically, cd and dvd burning use different lasers, so one can burn out and the other work.
Why was my first thought after reading that "Like the PS2."

Turned out it was a bum drive. The replacement works with all of my media quite well. It likes maxell the best but i have a ton of phillips media around in both + and - flavors. Not a fan of imation, the discs dont seem to keep well.