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BlakIce · May 23, 2004, 02:25 PM

I have tried 3 brands none seem to work it takes the disk and after a while spits it out. i can get some cheap DVD-R disk to work but im looking for RW the apple store didnt have any and had no idea when they were getting them in, so far im tried Sony, Compusa, and memorex. will i be stuck using DVD-R?

arekkusu · May 23, 2004, 03:47 PM

Memorex 2x DVD-RW works fine in my 1.25 15" AlBook. Drive is UJ-816 with DXJ3 firmware.

BlakIce · May 24, 2004, 04:11 AM

i tried memorex with no luck,

SEkker · May 24, 2004, 10:07 AM

Verbatim work for me on my firmware-upgraded PB17 revA 1 GHz. The discs were <$2 each at CompUSA last week.

arekkusu · May 24, 2004, 03:34 PM

Make sure it is a DVD-RW disc and not DVD+RW.

Will McGoonigle · May 24, 2004, 06:03 PM

Because Apple neutered the drives all sort of incompatibility issues arise. Sometimes a disc works, sometimes it doesn't. That's what happens when hardware is unfairly hacked by a company that wants to tempt you with future upgraded models.

You might try restoring the ROM to the manufacturer's original. There's a link somewhere in this forum to a site that provides it. Can't guarantee all media will still work though.

tooki · May 24, 2004, 06:42 PM

Just like arekkusu, I use Memorex 2x DVD-RW just fine in my 1.25GHz AlBook. UJ-816 as well, default firmware.

But you must also consider that not all software will let you write to them: Toast, Finder and Disk Utility will, but iDVD for example will not.

tooki

Sandbaggins · Aug 19, 2005, 12:51 PM

Thought I'd piggyback on this old thread.

I'm looking for reliable DVD-R media for my PB (see sig) DVD-RW as well if possible but I'm trying to get some spindles and the problem is the majority of media out for -R is 8X speed.

I bought some Memorex DVD-Rs and its been nothing but errors. I searched here, in DVDhelp at apple's support blah blah and nothing.

As far as I know the UJ-816 does not need a firmware update.

Sandbaggins · Aug 23, 2005, 01:58 PM

Well, I went and bought some Fuji 8X DVD-R media and they worked.

The reason I purchased them is I had some Fuji DVD-RWs that I've been using with no problems, so with that being my only real reason for going with Fuji I'm happy.

Also Purchased a spindle of Apple DVD-Rs, kinda of expensive but I'm sure they'll work.

Anyone else with good or bad experiences?

JMan09 · Aug 23, 2005, 03:56 PM

I was wondering what is the difference between the DVD-R and DVD+R. I keep seeing devices beeing able to use one and not the other. thanks for any help.

tooki · Aug 24, 2005, 02:23 AM

That is the difference. They were competing standards (-R/RW from the official DVD standards organization, +R/RW from a group of manufacturers who got impatient at the former's slow pace at coming out with writable DVDs) that ended up coming out about the same time, and doing the same thing. The differences serve no purpose other than to confuse the market. Luckily, all new drives can write both kinds equally well, so it's becoming less of a problem.

tooki

JMan09 · Aug 24, 2005, 03:10 AM

I always asumed there wasnt a big difference.

But thanks tooki for taking the time to answer my question.

d.fine · Aug 24, 2005, 04:02 AM

I've been using Arita (Made by Ritek) DVD-R media, and I'm very pleased, both the 4x and 8x media.

(though the 8x SD in my G5 only writes this media at 4x...)

Sandbaggins · Aug 24, 2005, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by d.fine

I've been using Arita (Made by Ritek) DVD-R media, and I'm very pleased, both the 4x and 8x media.

(though the 8x SD in my G5 only writes this media at 4x...)

You've used that media on a UJ-816 drive?

d.fine · Aug 25, 2005, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by Sandbaggins

You've used that media on a UJ-816 drive?

Yea, all the time, for more than a year now... wy do you ask?

Sandbaggins · Aug 25, 2005, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by d.fine

Yea, all the time, for more than a year now... wy do you ask?

Just to make sure... and to buy some. I'll be checking newegg to see if they have any. Where do you get them?

olePigeon · Aug 26, 2005, 02:06 PM

I use Staples brand DVD-R disks. They work perfectly. I haven't tried a DVD-RW yet, though.

anim8ing · Aug 26, 2005, 07:30 PM

Even with the un-gimped 2x Superdrive in the TiBooks and the AlBooks, they still can't write DVD+R/W Media. The UJ-816 Simply doesn't support those discs.

Sandbaggins · Aug 26, 2005, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by anim8ing

Even with the un-gimped 2x Superdrive in the TiBooks and the AlBooks, they still can't write DVD+R/W Media. The UJ-816 Simply doesn't support those discs.

UJ-816 only supports writing to DVD-R and DVD-RW.

Reading DVD+R/W, I have no idea since I have not tried any of those discs (reading).

anim8ing · Aug 26, 2005, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by Sandbaggins

UJ-816 only supports writing to DVD-R and DVD-RW.

Reading DVD+R/W, I have no idea since I have not tried any of those discs (reading).

Before i flashed my firmware to the 2x burning i couldn't read the +R discs, but after the upgrade it did in fact read them, but it definately wouldn't write to them.

d.fine · Aug 27, 2005, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by Sandbaggins

Just to make sure... and to buy some. I'll be checking newegg to see if they have any. Where do you get them?

I'd love to help you but I live in Belgium, so I don't think you can go to the same store

But I buy them at some special computer events, where I buy them dirt cheap (meaning about 5USD for a 25-piece spindle, which I think is cheap in comparison). I'm very pleased, I hope you find them.