[kstieglbauer]

I have a G4 500 DP with DVD-RAM drive. I am trying to use blank media for the first time. I purchased what was labeled as "DVD RAM" media from one of the major mac retailers, and received TDK DVD-R 4.7 gb single sided disks in the mail. When I load a disk in the drive, it spins, and then spits the disk out without reading it. Do I have the wrong media? (DVD-R vs DVD-RAM?). Did I buy the wrong brand of disks? My drive will play DVD movies without a problem. I haven't tried other brands of blank disks yet. Anyone else have this problem?

[DaveGee]

Well,

I've got DVD-RAM in my PowerMac G4 and I have no problems using the Maxell disks here is what the label says...

Maxell
DVD-RAM
5.2GB
Double Sided
Rewritable
(Type I)
DVD-RAM52F

Hope this helps

D.

[Pingmon]

Heres the scoop... Basically what probably is happening to you is there are about 10 different types of DVD's out there right now. The way I understand it, when Apple first released the DVD-RAM burners they were 2.6 gb single sided, or 5.2 double sided, and the burners are referred to as being "first generation". Then along came the "second generation" of DVD-RAM in Fall of 2000, along with higher capacity 4.7 single sided and 9.4 double sided media. DVD-RAM was intended to burn DATA only, an inexpensive fast way to backup files, especially digital video. As long as we are on the subject, here's a trick I learned...

There is also "Type-1" and "Type-2" DVD-ROM media. The trick is that the Type-2 DVD-RAM disc can be removed from the plastic cassette, and IF you master it correctly (DVD Studio Pro), it will play as a video DVD in any computer that supports DVD format. Unfortunately, consumer TV DVD players do not support DVD-RAM yet. BUT they are re-writeable, so it is excellent practice for mastering without wasting expensive DVD-R discs. DVD-RAM 2.6 gb Type-2 discs run about $20 each, and and should work in the older DVD-RAM burners... peace ...