Gaming Whats The Best DVD Media To Burn Backup Games?

[need4speed]

Hi there I am going to get some blank dvds tomorrow but don't know which brand to buy to burn my backup games with. Does anybody know which brand dvd I should get? Thanks.

 

[goober22]

I switched to Taiko Yuden (TYs) discs years ago and have virtually no bad burns with them. I get the 8x versions (they burn at 12x if you want) because of the price and burn them at 4x speed. I do this for my xbox and wii and they are great. I also use them at 12x for movie backups.

For DL media, I use Verbatims. They seem to be the most reliable DLs out there currently.

 

[xalphax]

i use verbatims for all my backup needs, they work great and never failed on me even after years of use.

 

[need4speed]

Thanks for the replys

 

[Sstew]

Thanks for the replys

Verbatim DVD-R's or Sony DVD-R's both great brands.

 

[soybean84]

I switched to Taiko Yuden (TYs) discs years ago and have virtually no bad burns with them. I get the 8x versions (they burn at 12x if you want) because of the price and burn them at 4x speed. I do this for my xbox and wii and they are great. I also use them at 12x for movie backups.

For DL media, I use Verbatims. They seem to be the most reliable DLs out there currently.

I'm do exactly the same thing. Not sure if you by the printable disc or not, but I have the inkjet printable disc and print images directly on to the disc as well. Great stuff.

 

[Josh192]

Personally I use Ritek G05 or Ridisc havent had a bad burn yet and no disc read errors

 

[djdynamite123]

Personally I use Ritek G05 or Ridisc havent had a bad burn yet and no disc read errors

yep GO5 Ice, top notch don't care what anyone says

 

[NosferatuZODD]

I use Verbatim Lightscribe discs. Using the laser you can print high rez images directly onto the discs and the resulting image looks kind of like a hologram. Really cool.

Nothing but good things to say about my experience using Verbatims.

 

[goober22]

I switched to Taiko Yuden (TYs) discs years ago and have virtually no bad burns with them. I get the 8x versions (they burn at 12x if you want) because of the price and burn them at 4x speed. I do this for my xbox and wii and they are great. I also use them at 12x for movie backups.

For DL media, I use Verbatims. They seem to be the most reliable DLs out there currently.

I'm do exactly the same thing. Not sure if you by the printable disc or not, but I have the inkjet printable disc and print images directly on to the disc as well. Great stuff.

Yep, I do use the printable discs along with an Epson printer. I had a TERRIBLE experience with stick-on labels a few years ago and will never use them again!

I also use Ritek printable CDs for music CDs and such and print on them as well. I used to use them for game discs but had a few issues so I switched to the TYs.

 

[el_loko]

Dvd - R verbatim never fail in mi wii

Also i recommend imgburn for burn disc.

 

[NeoDraven]

You will never find better DVD media than genuine Japanese Taiyo Yudens. Ever. I have never once burned a coaster with a Taiyo Yuden, out of over 200 discs burned for PS2 and Wii.

You can get a 100 pack from Supermediastore.com for under $30.

 

[Jytach]

Er, I can't find any sony/verbatim dvds here in Brazil.

I'm currently using Philips/LG disks, have to load the game a few times before it works. The data seems ok though, must be a problem with my burner.

 

[daveleebond]

Aone or Ritek minus's FFP's for me, never had a coaster yet, just burn at low speed in imgburn.

 

[thawkins1]

Sony DVD-R or Maxell DVD-R

 

[zero66]

memorex dvd-r

 

[oldmstnggt]

Just thought I would post my findings.

Comstar DVD-R 8X {On sale at wal-mart for $15.00 for a 100 pack)

Burnt at 4x work good

 

[air2004]

how many times will this question be asked

 

[CyberAxe]

I use intenso brand disks for everything never had a single failed or unreadable disk plus they are cheap though harder to find these days it seems

 

[cracker]

Verbatim! DVD+Rs seem better for Wii and GC but -Rs usually work ok too. For dual layer: Verbatim +Rs from Singapore, not India. They can be had off of ebay for about $1.50 a disc which is a helluva good deal.

Also it should be noted that good media itself isn't always the weakest link. A good burner can be just as important. My older burners would have bad burns every now and then - sometimes with a disc only readable by the burner or another computer drive and other times not even able to get past a crc error on the burner itself. I got a Pioneer DVR-216D and it is an amazing drive. (On a side note it has allowed me to salvage old discs that were unreadable by all my other drives.)