RE: OT - OK ... Driving me nuts!

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been having a right pig of a time with writing some DVDs for my
parent=
s
today - had quite a number of coasters by the end of the evening.

Managed to find (with a fair bit of random googling) a list of all the
manufacturers media codes that the latest version of the Philips DVD
Writer=
s
firmware supports (oh - and a latest firmware for the writer too which has
been applied this evening) and from that I've ordered up some DVD-R's from
SVP.co.uk which *SHOULD* write at 12x in my writer ... I could have ordered
up some 16x discs but they would have been =A350 for 100 whereas these are
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=A320
for 100 which is less to risk on seeing whether they work. (Plus, I'll be
writing from images off the network so 16x writing isn't really going to
happen anyway.)

Where are you getting your dual layer media from and what cost? Someone
pointed me to this URL earlier:

http://www.lordofthedeals.co.uk/acatalog/Dual_Layer_8_5Gb.html

Right - now on with my next task of trying to work out the differences
between the current lines of AMD processors ... I have a few Athlon (Socket
A) mobos (unfortunately only 200 and 266 MHz FSB) that I really should make
use of and build into machines but the only spare processors I have are a
700MHz Duron and a 1.2GHz Duron!

Phil

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> From: John Andrews [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 28 March 2005 00:29
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT - OK ... Driving me nuts!
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> Oh yes - I always use -R's as I KNOW they will run on anything.
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> I am having fun with dual layer disks at the moment - as=20
> these are +R's they won't work on some players of mine.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 27 March 2005 21:59
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT - OK ... Driving me nuts!
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> Cheers,
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> Is it still accepted that "-R" is more compatible with=20
> domestic players than "+R"?
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> Phil
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Andrews [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 27 March 2005 21:39
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT - OK ... Driving me nuts!
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> > Phil
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> > Where it has always been:
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> > http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/site/images/new/notes/compat.htm
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> > to browse to it, select the DVD-R in question, then click=20
> > "Compatibility Chart - Click Here "
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 27 March 2005 18:05
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] OT - OK ... Driving me nuts!
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> > Right - DVD-R blanks.
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> > I usually use www.bigpockets.co.uk or www.svp.co.uk for my=20
> blank media=20
> > as they *USED* to have a helpful little compatibility=20
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> > website for which discs work in which writers but they no=20
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> > verify results.
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> > Anyway, I need some DVD-R's, at least 8 speed and printable -=20
> > preferably full face printable - and which are OK with Philips
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> > writers. Anyone got any suggestions for a good, reliable disc
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> > fulfills that and a recommandation for a supplier?
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> > (SVP have some Taiyo Yuden discs that are =A360 for 100 which=20
> - although=20
> > that's bloody expensive compared to other brands - I'd be=20
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> > to pay *IF THEY'RE GOOD AND WORTH THE
> > EXTRA* ... Anyone come across Taiyo Yuden discs before or know=20
> > anything about them?)
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> > Phil
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