DVD Media problem in Matshita UJ812 in T42 3VU

[aranaxon]

No problems recognizing and burning CD-rs, but the other day, I got some 4x DVD-R's in the drive to experiment with some DVD authoring.

The drive failed to recognize the media, using Nero as well as Alcohol 120 (with up to date versions)

I know the drive is compatible with my software.

Has anyone got any confirmed reports of ok burning with a specific brand/type of media in the Matshita UJ 812?

[Leon]

don't know... I bought "bad smelling" no-name dvd-r's from my local Microcenter for about .80 each... they worked fine.....

[MadeInJapan]

I don't think that drive will burn 4X media- that's why you had the problem with the drive not recognizing it....you should buy 2X media and you should be okay....stay away from the cheap no-name brands.

Leon...my drive is the "11", and not the "12," so it's doubtful it will do any thing yours won't...and of course, it won't do as much.

[aranaxon]

that's actually true, I had 2x media

does that imply that unlike CD-R's, that media is NOT backwards compatible with DVD-R and that specific media has to be bought for specific speed burners?

[whealey]

I got some Sonic DVD-R 4.7GB 1X-4X from shop4tech.com about a week ago. They work fine even though the burner is only 2X. And the best part is, they're only $29 for a 100 pack, free shipping.

A few seconds of googling scored me coupon code xpbargains10, which gives you an additional 10% off.


I'd say make sure you get DVD's that say 2X 1X-2X 1X-4X or 2X-4X instead of just 4X.

[stgreek]

I have been burning Imation and Verbatim 4x DVD-R on my burner with 100% success, using Nero. Verbatims are of very high quality, I recommend them.

[Conmee]

I'm using Memorex and TDK (preferred) 4X DVD-R, as well as some crappy CompUSA 4X generic DVD-R discs and with the exception of some physical flaws on a couple of the CompUSA discs, they have all worked well with my drive... UJ-812B Panasonic FRU#92P6110...

Daniel