DVD writer

[Ray]

I have been using DVD+RW disks for years but found it unsafe to store data.
The main issue is unreliable readability. The disk cannot be read by other
DVD ROM drive or DVD writer or the one that created the disk. Is there any
particular points I need to pay attention to improve the readability?

Thanks,

Ray

 

[Opinicus]

I have been using DVD+RW disks for years but found it
unsafe to store data. The main issue is unreliable
readability. The disk cannot be read by other DVD ROM
drive or DVD writer or the one that created the disk. Is
there any particular points I need to pay attention to
improve the readability?

I too was fascinated with RW disks when I first encountered
them. Having been "burned" by them several times I've come
to the conclusion that there's no valid technical, economic,
or logical reason to use them. They're inferior and unwise
because of the risks they expose your data to.

 

[Guest]

I find that burning at a slower speed can help.

 

[Glen]

I've never had problem with either dvd rw or cd rw. Are you using poor
quality discs? How do you treat or store your discs? These are things which
could make a difference to the life of your discs.

Homer

 

[GHalleck]

I have been using DVD+RW disks for years but found it unsafe to store data.
The main issue is unreliable readability. The disk cannot be read by other
DVD ROM drive or DVD writer or the one that created the disk. Is there any
particular points I need to pay attention to improve the readability?

There is no such thing as "permanent" although CD-R and MO
disks do come close. But reliability is better determined by
a sound backup policy and this implies keeping and maintaining
multiple sets of backups, using different types of media and/or
locations or sites. In this way, a readable file is obtainable
from a minimum of 3 different locations (not including their
backups.)

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Depending on how you create a RW drive, if you use a "packet-writing"
utility (Drag to CD or InCD), you need to re-install the same program (or
the free reader).

With most DVD burner drives now coming to the market, which now offer both
+R and -R, compatibility is the foreseeable future is not an issue.