Annoying Gaps 4x DVD-R (708a)

CD, DVD and (Ultra HD) Blu-ray Writers Plextor Writer
#1

It seems no matter what media I use, i always get a small gap about ~10 minutes into a DVD movie. Will say successful burn, but when palying the movie back, i get chopy unreadable movie for about 3-5 minutes. I’ve just switched to tayor yuden which many people like, but when @ 4x ill get this gap 75% of the time. I switched hoping that i wouldn’t have to burn at 2x like i did for the memorex media.

Anyone have this problem?
Plextor 708a
Firmware: 1.09
Nero 6 Ultra Enterprise
(Tayo Yuden 4x dvd-r media)

Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:TYG01]

Disc & Book Type : [DVD-R] - [DVD-R]
Manufacturer Name : [Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.]
Manufacturer ID : [TYG01]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,298,496 Sectors = 4.71 GB (4.38 GiB)]

[ DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]

Process:
DVD-Shrink >> Nero Burn
or
DVD Decrypt >> Shrink >> Nero

Burning at 2x works just fine
Burning at 4x the buffer still says 100%

This is a more ‘curiousity’ question, I am able to burn fine if all at 2x, but sometimes I’m impatient

#2

Why not use DVD DECRYPTER to burn? Use DVD SHRINK but instead create a ISO image instead of the VIDEO_TS folders. Or try using IMGTOOL BURN to burn those VIDEO_TS folders instead of NERO. What version of NERO BURN are you using?

#3

Started using Img tool to convert to ISO then Decrypt to burn, had about 4 perfect ones then a gap… but better than nero for the moment

#4

try using just the IMGTOOL BURN to burn those VIDEO_TS folders. here’s the download for it: http://www.coujo.de/ib2/index.php?act=module&module=include&incl_name=download#burn

make sure you choose the correct version to match the version of NERO BURN that you have.

#5

What are the details on your system k3n85? Do you have an optical drive that allows you to perform PI/PO tests on recordable DVD media? Have you tried burning DVD+R media?

#6

Yeah i just burned another with Decrypter (using DVD Shrink >> iso >> decrypt to burn) = 1 perfect, 1 gap

no i havent gotten +R media since i heard they didn’t play well on xbox … didnt want to buy another dvd player for the moment, and didnt want to waste the other 50 dvdr’s

Specs:

P4: 2.8 ht @ 3.08 ghz
2 gigs of ddr 3200
Maxtor SATA 250 gb
Seagate Barricuda : 160 & 40 gb
Plextor 708a w/ 1.09 firm
newest decrypt, nero 6.6, ImgBurn newest

see above for media …

can see this pic for the gap described … seems to skip for like 30 seconds

#7

can see this pic for the gap described … seems to skip for like 30 seconds

It looks like bad dye or the laser of your 708a is going.

#8

Well wouldn’t surprise me, burned a couple hundred, but has been doing really since i can remember @ 4x -r … maybe next batch ill shoot for +r or thinkin about gettin a new 16x burner …

just wierd that it would go fine @ 2x but not 4

thx for all the expertise

#9

That depends completely on which type of DVD-ROM you have in your Xbox. Xbox’es can have three types of DVD-ROMs: Philips, Samsung or Toshiba.

Philips reads DVD+R just fine (have this one myself).
Samsung reads DVD+R but only when booktype is set to DVD-ROM.
Toshiba does not read DVD+R, only DVD-R.

If you have either a Philips drive or a Samsung drive in your Xbox, you can use DVD+R media without problems. Make sure though that your PX-708A drive has its booktype set to DVD-ROM for DVD+R media.

How to identify which type of DVD-ROM your Xbox has:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1152