burning DVDs and CD quality

WhiteFireDragon · 01-02-2008, 03:22 AM

if my drive is capable if burning dvds at 20x and CDs at 48x, would burning it at max speed lower the quality? and would that result in a higher chance of error and a bad burn? or should i burn at a lower speed to lessen the risk of failure and have better quality?

also, would quality be lower if i took a burned music CD and burned another one off of that as opposed to burning directly from the original CD?

sho95 · 01-02-2008, 05:46 AM

Trick questions. It all depends on the burner you got and the media you use. Verbatim and toyo yuden are one of the best. Some media quality is better at faster burns speeds. If you got important documents I would suggest to burn 2 disk at different speeds that way if one fails the other one should be good. DVD's I would burn at no lover than 8x and 12 max. and cd's no lower than 16x. Let me know what burner you got I may be able to help you out on the best deals on media.

OvenMaster · 01-02-2008, 06:01 AM

Basically, it's a matter of convenience vs quality.

I can burn DVDs and DVD+RWs at max speed (4x...yay) with no problems. But with audio CDs, I find that if I burn much faster than 24x or 32x, I get occasional verifying errors or sound dropouts on the stereo. Data CDs I can burn up to 40x with no problems at all. Go figure.

What I did over the years was start at the slowest speeds, and worked my way up to faster burn rates until I started having problems, then backed down. Some burn speeds aren't as fast as I'd like or my drive is capable of, but then again, I don't have to worry about errors.

For DVD-R, I use TDK.
DVD+RW, Memorex.
CD-R and CD-RW, I've used Imation, TDK, HP, and Philips.
Anything by Sony coughs up coasters.

Tom

WhiteFireDragon · 01-02-2008, 06:38 PM

i have THIS samsung 20x dvd burner, THIS LG 18x dvd burner, Dynex dvd media, and GQ cd media if that helps

and what does "lightscribe" and "super multi" features do? do they improve the quality of the burns?

StrangleHold · 01-02-2008, 08:10 PM

Burning at faster speeds has nothing to do with the quality, but your more likely to run into buffer overruns- read or write errors. So if you burn at max you'll have more frisbees to throw. But if it makes it all the way through the burn at max with no errors then the quality will be the same as it would at the slowest speed.

sho95 · 01-02-2008, 10:51 PM

Both does drives will love DVD+R's. Your problem is not your drive but the media you have. GQ is trash media. Trust me on this burning does effect QUALITY of the burn. Like I said before it all depends on your drive and media used. Going slower is not allays good with this newer drive. By a small pack and try them out:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817130961
this is for cd-r:
http://www.rima.com/Merchant2/mercha...ode=TAIYOYUDEN

dznutz · 01-03-2008, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OvenMaster

Basically, it's a matter of convenience vs quality.

For DVD-R, I use TDK.
DVD+RW, Memorex.
CD-R and CD-RW, I've used Imation, TDK, HP, and Philips.
Anything by Sony coughs up coasters.

Tom

current tdk, memorex, phillips meida are made by the same company if it's made in taiwan and are considered average to below average media.

made in taiwan sony's is considered above average. made in japan sony's are top notch (made by either taiyo yuden or sony).

for more information on which dvdr media is better check this forum out:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/f76/
there's a section on cdr media as well.

rule is good media + good burner + best burn speed for that burner = good output. certain burners burn well at certain speeds and depends on the firmware used. for my pioneer 111L verbatims and yudens were best burned at 8x regardless of its rated speeds. there are tests you can run to check the burn quality. i haven't been messing with my samsumg much so i can't say much about this burner.

if anybody's interested i only use:
taiyo yuden (branded or unbranded)
verbatims (made in taiwan by cmc or made in singapore by the mother company).
GQ (if it's made in taiwan it has the sony mid. i use this for friends)

paratwa · 01-03-2008, 04:47 AM

I use Verbatim for everything. And like the other poster stated, when burning at max, you risk the chance of errors. So I always burn at 3/4 of my rated speed.

OvenMaster · 01-03-2008, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dznutz

for more information on which dvdr media is better check this forum out:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/f76/
there's a section on cdr media as well.

Very cool. Thanks for that link.

anu786 · 01-05-2008, 05:26 PM

You can burn cd or dvd at maximum speed of your pc. This'll not effect burning cd/dvd except your speed...

01-02-2008, 03:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 625	burning DVDs and CD quality if my drive is capable if burning dvds at 20x and CDs at 48x, would burning it at max speed lower the quality? and would that result in a higher chance of error and a bad burn? or should i burn at a lower speed to lessen the risk of failure and have better quality? also, would quality be lower if i took a burned music CD and burned another one off of that as opposed to burning directly from the original CD?

01-02-2008, 06:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Away for a while Age: 49 Posts: 1,961	Basically, it's a matter of convenience vs quality. I can burn DVDs and DVD+RWs at max speed (4x...yay) with no problems. But with audio CDs, I find that if I burn much faster than 24x or 32x, I get occasional verifying errors or sound dropouts on the stereo. Data CDs I can burn up to 40x with no problems at all. Go figure. What I did over the years was start at the slowest speeds, and worked my way up to faster burn rates until I started having problems, then backed down. Some burn speeds aren't as fast as I'd like or my drive is capable of, but then again, I don't have to worry about errors. For DVD-R, I use TDK. DVD+RW, Memorex. CD-R and CD-RW, I've used Imation, TDK, HP, and Philips. Anything by Sony coughs up coasters. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * DVD: Pioneer DVR-115DBK & LiteOn SOHW-812S DVD/CD burners PSU: Antec SmartPower 2.0 350W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: eMachines * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * PRN: Epson C88+ * OS: XP Home SP2 *** ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41 Last edited by OvenMaster; 01-02-2008 at 06:06 AM.

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StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 6,836	Burning at faster speeds has nothing to do with the quality, but your more likely to run into buffer overruns- read or write errors. So if you burn at max you'll have more frisbees to throw. But if it makes it all the way through the burn at max with no errors then the quality will be the same as it would at the slowest speed. __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 2gb PNY 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

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01-02-2008, 05:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
sho95 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 379	Trick questions. It all depends on the burner you got and the media you use. Verbatim and toyo yuden are one of the best. Some media quality is better at faster burns speeds. If you got important documents I would suggest to burn 2 disk at different speeds that way if one fails the other one should be good. DVD's I would burn at no lover than 8x and 12 max. and cd's no lower than 16x. Let me know what burner you got I may be able to help you out on the best deals on media.

01-02-2008, 06:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 625	i have THIS samsung 20x dvd burner, THIS LG 18x dvd burner, Dynex dvd media, and GQ cd media if that helps and what does "lightscribe" and "super multi" features do? do they improve the quality of the burns?

01-02-2008, 10:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
sho95 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 379	Both does drives will love DVD+R's. Your problem is not your drive but the media you have. GQ is trash media. Trust me on this burning does effect QUALITY of the burn. Like I said before it all depends on your drive and media used. Going slower is not allays good with this newer drive. By a small pack and try them out: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817130961 this is for cd-r: http://www.rima.com/Merchant2/mercha...ode=TAIYOYUDEN

01-03-2008, 04:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	I use Verbatim for everything. And like the other poster stated, when burning at max, you risk the chance of errors. So I always burn at 3/4 of my rated speed.

01-05-2008, 05:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
anu786 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5	You can burn cd or dvd at maximum speed of your pc. This'll not effect burning cd/dvd except your speed...