FYI: CDRInfo's latest compatiblity report: DVD-R 96.74%, DVD+R 87.32%

[David Chien]

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The Pioneer A05 DVD-R was the most compatible burner to use, with no
playback occuring only 9 out of 184 tested playback events. The other
drives, including the HP DVD 300i, Philips DVDR890, the Pioneer DVR7000,
and Sony DRX-500UL were worse.

The Maxell DVD-R 4x disc were the most compatible discs to burn to and
use, with no playback occuring in only 3 out of 138 tested playback
events. All other media, were worse: Vertabim & Maxell DVD+RW & DVD+R
discs, Pioneer DVD-RW 2x & DVD-R 4x, and Maxell DVD-RW 2x discs.

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This data is not all encompassing as it does not test every media
available (eg. such as the very popular, inexpensive Ritek Gen04 DVD-R
media), nor every player available.

[Proto]

"David Chien" <chiendh@uci.edu> wrote in message
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http://cdrinfo.com/Sections/Articles/Specific.asp?ArticleHeadline=DVD%20Medi
a%20Format%20Compatibility%20Tests&Series=0
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ility%20Tests/Images/Sheet_PerMedia.gif
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ility%20Tests/Images/Sheet_PerRecorder.gif
http://cdrinfo.com/Sections/Articles/Sources/DVD%20Media%20Format%20Compatib
ility%20Tests/Images/Sheet_Summary.gif The Pioneer A05 DVD-R was the most compatible burner to use, with no playback occuring only 9 out of 184 tested playback events. The other drives, including the HP DVD 300i, Philips DVDR890, the Pioneer DVR7000, and Sony DRX-500UL were worse. The Maxell DVD-R 4x disc were the most compatible discs to burn to and use, with no playback occuring in only 3 out of 138 tested playback events. All other media, were worse: Vertabim & Maxell DVD+RW & DVD+R discs, Pioneer DVD-RW 2x & DVD-R 4x, and Maxell DVD-RW 2x discs. ---- This data is not all encompassing as it does not test every media available (eg. such as the very popular, inexpensive Ritek Gen04 DVD-R media), nor every player available.

NICE. Does anyone have data on the desktop players that will not play
either?

Proto