Hacking DVD+R vs. DVD-R? My results & your thoughtd

[astr0z0mb1e]

Okay so I just modded my Wii with the TH, HBC & BL v. 3 Gamma & it was time to burn some ISO's so I got some media to test different results.

I always see that people say DVD-R is the way to go so I purchased Verbatim -R & I had some Memorex -R to test. I also used Fuji DVD+R.

I am using a BENQ 1620 to burn the ISO's & have changed the book type to DVD-ROM when buring with IMGBURN. So far my results have favored the DVD+R when using dvdinfopro to see the quality ouput.

My question is this... Is it okay to use the DVD-R's with mid 80's quality??? I have been getting between 85 - 88% with both -R's.

However with the DVD+R I have been sitting at about 93 - 95%. Anythought???

I know people rave about the DVD-, but I am wondering how many test the quality.

PS - I have burned all discs on 2, 2.4, 4, 6, & 8..... 4x game me the best results for all three media types.

 

[ether2802]

Jeez thanks for the info and the wasting of media, I do really apreciate hence my media is +R, I'll try the dvdinfo (free) and post results too...!!!

 

[kitt050383]

Oh geeze another dvd media/speed topic....
But good for you for testing the media...
I get the best results w/ Verb. +R Booktype Dvd-rom... at 2.4x burn....

But thats just me... To each his own...

-Kitt050383

 

[moosh01]

You can get great quality burns with dvd+r but alot of people have problems with their wii reading them. The wii seems the favor dvd-r

 

[wolffangalchemist]

so Memorex -r tested on par with virbatim -r?
i new Memorex -r was good media!

 

[toastert2003]

thanks for all the testing.

i have around 20 games that I have backed up on memorex -r and have, to date, had zero problems with them. save me from wearing out/tearing up/stepping on, and breaking my originals, but i have yet to burn on a +r.

I hate to start now.

I wonder though, does the Wii have several different internal dvd drives depending on year/when/where you bought the wii itself? and if so, could the different internal drives affect the wii's backuploader compatibilty as far as playing +r/-r better than other drives?

I haven't yet tried COW:waw on my wii yet, but i lent my friend a copy of my rip, to try on his newly twi hack: wiigator 3 gamma wii, and he's played it to the end twice without a single loud noise coming from his drive and absolutely no problems.. burnt on Memorex -r

Lots of people complained this disc made the drive run awful.

 

[wolffangalchemist]

Lots of people complained this disc made the drive run awful.

i hear ppl say that too, but nary a problem with the Memorex -r's for me.
it depends on the manufacture you get with Memorex really, say you have RITEKF1 manu id? i had slow down after a week with them but then again ritek is known for degrading issues.
but the rest i got were CMC, MAG, AM3 manu id not one problem out of them and all the 15 20 and 50 packs i have picked up around where i live are that manu id only the 5 packs are the ritek.

 

[kashin]

I've used Verbatim and Sony +R's and i've yet to have any problem with the 50+ games i burned.

 

[harryk]

I think the Wii's drive suddenly sounding irritating has nothing (or at least not much) to do with burned games. Mines started sounding weird half a year ago. Also, Brawl makes it sound far more weird than burned discs...

 

[astr0z0mb1e]

Cool. Thanks for the opinions..

So I think that the VERB-R is the best for me, but is it cool to use a game with a 85% disk quality as per dvdinfo pro or should I just play it through & see if it errors out???

Thanks for all the quick comments & help much appreciated.

 

[djdynamite123]

Whatever brand you buy, stick to -Rs

 

[Meharis]

i burned some games yesterday e.g. sonic, tomb raider and so on, on TDK +R and they all work without problems. But COD 5 gave me some headeache. The SP works flawlessly but in MP sometimes it showed an error screen. but to be honest i think its the readspeed of the wii, cod seems to stream some data during gameplay because the drive is constantly working even in MP.

 

[djdynamite123]

you expect that on COD5 especially on the backup loaders, it's hard work even at 6x speed never mind 3x

 

[Meharis]

jepp thats what i wanted to say but i think when the +R are booktyped right there is no really problem with them compared to -R as long as they are a good brand. btw NEVER EVER rely on cheap discs für backup of ANYTHING !!! Can`t tell that often enough !

 

[Apex]

The general consensus seems to be dvd-r's, which is what I use on my PS2. I've tried the following: Maxell (Couldn't boot anything.), Sony (Worked really well, just normal Target bought ones.) and Taiyo Yuden. (Perfect, and cheap if bought in bulk on Amazon.)

 

[air2004]

if you can get the wii to read a +r disk without changing the book type , then there is a problem with your wii.... as for the -r disk type any brand will do , I say this because I use the cheapest media I can find , and I have a lot of games

 

[ether2802]

OK my results:

ImgBurn AUTO (6X)___ 98.77%___SONY D21_______SONY
Nero 16X____________98.68%___SONY D21_______SONY
Nero 8X_____________96.14%___CMC MAG M01___MEMOREX
Nero 16X_____________98.43%___MCC 004_______VERBATIM

All of them DVD+R, verbatim started to go up and up, and for some time I could see the 99.56% but then at the end of the test, it went down to 98.43%, not bad at all....!!!

 

[|WickeD&#12]

I use Memorex -R and every one makes noise I have tried burning x4 and x8 in Nero and ImgBurn didnt make a difference. Every single one works though, load times can be a bit slow as you listen the drive read read read but meh I have a feeling its the drive over the DVDs.

Thing is my retail version of ScarFace makes the same reading noises. I have a Wii from the first release, waited 18 hours in the cold Colorado snow lol (ok it was not snowing but still fookin cold). I never see any one comment on how old their Wii is when referring to the drive noises its kinda annoying as I would like to find out if its a drive issue for sure.

I will test some of my burns with this prog. and edit my post.

 

[Wiisel]

Philips +R from asda when their cheap have been perfect for me and Verbatim +R when Maplins have them on offer ive tried -R's and my Wii seems to hate them

 

[DjoeN]

Modded Wii
I always use:
- Verbatims DVD+R
- EMTEC DVD+R
- TDK DVD+R

Burn always with:
- BenQ DC DQ60 at 8x
- Pioneer DVR-111D at 8X
- Optiarc AD7191A at 8X

Unmodded Wii (but with Softchip)
I use:
- Verbatims DVD-R
- TDK DVD-R

Burn always with:
- Pioneer DVR-111D at 4X
- Optiarc AD7191A at 4X
(BenQ burns give problems)

Never had a problem.

When i use the -r's on the modded wii, it works without problems
When i use the +R on the unmodded wii with softchip, all -r do work but most +r's have problems (not all)