I have DVD-R, VB 16x bought for data.
Does it matter if the media is rated 16x, or do I have to hunt for 8x? I could not find any decent +R this evening, it'll have to wait until I can get to a video/computer outlet.
Still, the mechanical graunching and clanking plus the abrasion on one DVD indicate that this thing should go back, but while slogging through the return process maybe I'll burn other media for research. I have no patience for stuff that doesn't work reliably. It eats time, disrupts trust, makes one look like a fool etc.
FWIW,
Nero says this about the blank unformatted VB DVD:
Nero DiscSpeed: Disc Info
Basic Information
Disc type: : DVD-R
Book Type : DVD-R
Manufacturer: : Verbatim
MID : MCC 03RG20
Write speeds: : 1 X - 2 X - 4 X - 6 X - 8 X
Blank Capacity : 4.38 GB
: 4488 MB
: 4706076672 bytes
Extended Information
Layers : 1
Usage : General
Copyright protection : n/a
Recorder information
Disc Status : Empty
Raw Data
Pre-recorded Information in Lead-in (0Eh)
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0010 - 03 4D 43 43 20 30 33 00 04 52 47 32 30 20 20 00 - .MCC.03..RG20...
0020 - 05 88 80 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 - ................
0030 - 00 00 00 00 44 04 11 00 39 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 - ....D...9.......
0040 - FF FF FF FF 8A 02 4E 00 02 00 00 00 CC 01 11 00 - ......N.........
0050 - 00 00 01 00 6C 03 11 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 - ....l...........
0060 - 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 02 00 00 00 - ................