Same brands, different method.
What I'm pointing out is when you use lower quality media, the disc quality can vary from disc to disc, so it may not be a valid test to test one blank in one program and have it fail--and then test another blank from the same batch in another program and have it work. Even Vebatim made by Prodisc . . . sometimes I can burn one at 16x without issue (but most of the time, I can't). And Verbatim is highly regarded (although the Prodisc stuff isn't as highly regarded as Verbatim made by CMC). I now avoid Verbatim made by Prodisc.
Also, I'm not trying to have an argument with you; I'm just discussing blank media.
It appears we have had different experiences with different brands.
I would recommend taking a good hard long look at
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3976250
What I'm writing isn't subjective here.
But if you're happy using what you're using, then that's cool with me.
I would also recommend taking a look at what's written in blue here:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3353586&postcount=95
and
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3353593&postcount=96
The Digital Dolphin is the author of those posts (he's well known in the online burning community: he has done some of the best Benq burner reviews I've ever seen and is a mod at cdrlabs.com; he is/was a mod at cdrinfo.com; he burns blank media on an industrial level and is one of the few to do so in the online community, and he has also performed longevity tests using industry standard equipment that most of us don't have access to).
Well, if all goes well with one brand, it should go well with that brand.
Maxell (well, Maxell does for its Plus line; Maxell Plus and Broadcast Quality are excellent), Fuji, etc., do not make their own media. A number of different sources do. And they all vary in quality. So it's not easy for most people to determine what they're buying.
Now, if what I interpret is correct, you are saying that AnyDvd (which is what I said) is different from AnyDvd ripper. if so, what makes one different from the other?
Tell it to me again without referring to a ur, please.
I can copy and paste the info for you if you'd prefer. Anydvd ripper incorporates an older version of Fixvts; ripping using the "rip video dvd to harddisk" feature in Anydvd can produce very different results than dragging and dropping the files from Windows Explorer with Anydvd running in the background (which does not incorporate an older version of FixVTS). There are instances where using Anydvd ripper can produce undesired results. Using a search on the forum give you information where anydvd ripper was the wrong solution. Here is a recent instance where it's not a good idea to be using Anydvd ripper:
http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=3075
(Clonedvd is having a hard time dealing with the rip produced by Anydvd ripper. cat man later pmed me, and loading the original disc directly into clonedvd with Anydvd running in the background worked for him instead).
Unfortunately, for Anydvd and Shrink users (that won't use any other programs), the only way to get the main movie into Shrink when dealing with the newer Sony titles is by using Anydvd ripper. Consequently, Anydvd ripper here qualifies as a last resort.
from
http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=328
1. The best way to rip using Anydvd is to use Clonedvd2 (if you want video files and not a sector 1:1 rip). If you can't or are not willing to do that, this is how you rip using Anydvd:
2. With the latest version of Anydvd running, drag and drop the video_ts folder to your desktop using Windows Explorer. Alternatively, you don't need to rip at all and can just directly import the disc into whatever burning application you want, provided Anydvd is running in the background. You don't necessarily need to rip first at all. Not having to rip first at all is one major advantage of using Anydvd.
3. If you can't get what you want using #1 and #2 first, then you right click on the fox icon on your toolbar and select rip video-dvd to hard disk--but only if methods 1 and 2 fail first. This method uses an old version of FixVTS, which is often not required (but it is required for the newer Sony Accros bad sector protection discs if you're using Anydvd only with Shrink and want to produce a main movie only backup).