DVD+R DL fails on new Plextor 716a

doughealy 2005-07-17 19:56:52 UTC #1

Hey all,
This is my 1st post. I have a new Plextor 716a FW 1.08
just updated today and I have
spent the weekend making coasters out of about
8 Memorex DVD+R DL 2.4x DVD's .....
I tried to use the following software to burn with :
Roxio drag to disk
Ulead DVD Workshop 2
Plextor Professional 2.24
CopytoDVD

all fail with a Media error referenceing a seek error about half way through.
I can successfully burn to Memorex DVD+R at 16x with no problem.
It is just the DL disks. I am trying to DVD author a movie
I made for a side job and really need the space of the DL disks.
I am going to call tech support tomorrow but wanted to see if there
was anyone else having this issue.

Thanks
Doug

crossg 2005-07-17 20:21:45 UTC #2

Might get more help if a Mod moved this to the Plextor Forum.

zevia 2005-07-17 20:32:28 UTC #3

Seek error refers to media problem. There are many reports that the Memorex DVD+R DL does not work very well.

Return the Memorex and get the Verbatim 2.4x DVD+R DL.

doughealy 2005-07-18 09:48:43 UTC #4

Thanks for the replies. I was able to copy 7.9G of Digital image files
in multiple folders using CopyToDVD this morning.
A co-worker said that he had read somewhere that using a single large size
data file might be an issue due to errors crossing the DL boundary.
He suggested breaking up the movie I am mastering into multiple chapters
than burning it.
I'll post to the Plextor forum as well.
Thanks
Doug

doughealy 2005-07-19 06:58:48 UTC #5

well ..... I was wrong , the 7.9 GB burn failed ..
so far all of the Mem DVD+R DL disks I burned that
were over the DL boundary have failed .. $75 down the
tubes
I will get a couple of the VB disks today and try them.
Thanks
Doug

Lord_Voldemort 2005-07-19 10:45:15 UTC #6

doughealy: I guess you have figured it out yourself by now: always buy one or a few discs and test them, never buy bigger amounts of discs you haven't tested yet.

FreqNasty 2005-07-19 11:17:18 UTC #7

If the Memorex dual layer are Ritek discs then they will burn fine in certain burners (NEC, LG, Pioneer), maybe the Plextor 716 isn't one of them.
We need Taiyo Yuden to bring out a dual layer disc to give Verbatim some much needed competition.

doughealy 2005-07-19 12:32:03 UTC #8

Yep .... I have gotten a crash course in DVD burning the last several days.
This forum is a great source if info as well ....
Thanks
Doug

doughealy 2005-07-19 12:32:35 UTC #9

the Memorex are Ritek , at least that is what plxtor Pro says

G11 2005-07-20 08:03:04 UTC #10

Then that is your problem.. sorry. Ritek DVD+R DL is crappy at best in my experience, regardless of which writer you use to burn these discs with.

doughealy 2005-07-21 07:05:22 UTC #11

Well ... the Verbatum DVD+R DL from the 3 pack worked fine. I burned a 7.1GB
.iso file created in DVD Workshop 2 with Plextor Pro and had no problems.
I guess I learned my lesson about media compatability

Lord_Voldemort 2005-07-21 09:02:43 UTC #12

Good that it works at least with the Verbatim.

@G@M3FR3@K: I have yet to see a Ritek disc my 716A would like...
Ritek 004 48 (DVD+RW): extreme crap. :Z
Ritek R02 01 (4x DVD+R): crap.
Ritek R03 02 (8x DVD+R): extreme crap. :Z

FreqNasty 2005-07-22 00:51:54 UTC #13

Ritek single layer discs work fine, just not with Plextor right now it seems. Have you tried any Ritek -R ?

Lord_Voldemort 2005-07-22 05:15:00 UTC #14

True. My father's burner (don't know the brand unfortunately) seems to like Ritek DVD+R 4x, but my Plextor just hates them. :bigsmile:

Have you tried any Ritek -R ?

No, and I won't. :disagree:
The perfect media for my 716A is Taiyo Yuden, but I can't find any at the moment. :sad:

Mordorr 2005-07-23 20:36:03 UTC #15

Hi Guys!

I want give one more crap media: Ridisc DL 2.4
2 went to trash...

Code:
DVD+R-DL:RITEK-D01-001

Info:

** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 11h (Method 1) - ADIP Information
0000 : e1 0f 32 10 00 03 00 00 00 fc ff ff 00 22 d7 ff ..2.........."..
0010 : 00 00 00 52 49 54 45 4b 00 00 00 44 30 31 01 40 ...RITEK...D01.@
0020 : 25 25 37 00 00 28 64 00 28 64 19 1b 0b 0b 0e 0f %7..(d.(d......
0030 : 01 00 00 00 00 19 1b 0b 0b 0e 0f 01 00 00 00 00 ................

God nows how many movies i burn, and still didn`t see they crash on my standart DVD PLAYER :a

Verbatim: :flower:
Ricoh: :flower:

Mordor

BeatCrazy 2005-07-24 06:23:35 UTC #16

I used a few of the Memorex 2.4 DL +R's. The burned OK, however some players can't read them. Again, I blame the media, as the Verbatim DLs burn/read fine.

Also using fw1.08

car24winsagain 2005-07-24 07:44:32 UTC #17

When I ordered my 716-A from Newegg, I also ordered the reduced priced DVD+R DL 5 pack. On the outside of the box it says RiDATA. Is that the same as Ritek and I should be wary of using them in this unit???

Lord_Voldemort 2005-07-24 07:48:07 UTC #18

lol Again Ritek... :rolleyes:

phil1 2005-07-24 07:54:26 UTC #19

ridata is a ritek owned company and those are without a doubt riteks and you should be worried :Z

there you go
+r : http://www.allmediaoutlet.com/allmedia/oem-by-taiyo-yuden-burnmaster-dvdr-dvdr-8x-47gb-silver-shiny-blank-dvd-media-in-50-100-300-600-1200-pack-group-1891.htm
-r : http://www.allmediaoutlet.com/allmedia/oem-by-taiyo-yuden-burnmaster-dvd-r-dvdr-8x-47gb-silver-shiny-blank-dvd-media-in-50-100-300-600-1200-pack-group-1774.htm
there are also non branded ones at www.rima.com

gary172 2005-07-24 07:57:08 UTC #20

I don't know how old this is, but I just ran across it today:

http://www.plextor.com/english/support/media_716.htm

Don't know how reliable it is either.

Do you folks burn this DL stuff w/ PoweRec??