What Is Your Favorite DVD Burn Speed?

[Chewy]

1. 2x

2. 4x

3. 8x

4. 12x

5. 16x

[Chewy]

There seems to be a wide range of opinion on this and we kind of send mixed signals between individual advise and the FAQ's.

[anonymez]

i myself like 16X, but to newbies i'd recomend 4X or 8X (with good media)...

[cornholio7]

i use 16x wherever possible with the right media and because i know my system can handle it

[Chewy]

Does that include the ritek G05's?

[geno888]

It's very difficult to vote at this poll.

Burning speed depend from the combination of burner/firmware/media.

With my benq1640 usually I burn @12x (both 16x certified media and 8x certified media) with very good results. But I use only high quality media. With not so good quality media I burn @ certified speed of the media. Right now I have 8x and 16x certified media, so I burn @ 8x and 12x (benq drives have a bad firmware issue in 16x burnings not solved until now).

With my liteon 1693 (that too bad don't allow me overspeed) usually I burn @12x my 16x certified media and @ their certified speed all other media.

[Chewy]

geno the hall of fame burns are almost all done with benq's at 16x

[geno888]

Yes, I know, and this should demonstrate that the golden burning rules should be updated

[Chewy]

Yes, I know, and this should demonstrate that the golden burning rules should be updated

I wouldn't say that, just that benq's use a cheat to qualify.
Below are 2 scans showing that LG's burn better than benq's.
and faster.


btw I surfed while the burns were going on, but only 2 newsgroups/forums

the 16x burns show major issues close to the outer edge when true 16
writting speed is reached

third scan added to show what happens when lower burn speed to 8x

[cornholio7]

Does that include the ritek G05's?

ritek G05's are 8x in both my burners , so in answer to your question - no

[Chewy]

blu might have better luck with them

[NightTran]

I burn with 4x even though I had succesful burn with 8x and 16x with vertibal before. I could tell the vibration of 8x and 16 x are alot more I just want to keep my burner for a few more years let say I will burn 2000-4000 before it go down

[jwo62]

I only burn 4x.

I dont have the best system,any more.

I dont get error messages When I burn at 8x,but somtimes the dvd's skip or hang when playing in my standalone.
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Buy no2

[LT. Columbo]

4x, always. rw's 2x.

[blutach]

blu might have better luck with them

Highly doubtful - only ever owned 1 -R gave it to my son.

Ritek R03 (4x They burn well at 8x but what the heck?)
Verbatim MKM001 (2.4x)
Ricohjpn W01 (2.4x)

Regards