As I am planning to use "8X -R" media for my 8mm home movie to DVD project, I wanted to get some -RWs to "practice" on. My burner is a multi-format, so my choices are flexible, however I thought it might be good to stick with the "dash" formats for consistency. After going to several local stores (Best Buy, Office Max & Depot, Staples, etc.) the fastest name brand -RW blanks that I could find was 2X (several places had 4X in +RW though). After searching a bit online, I found some 4X -RW TDKs (DVD-RW47CBXS5). Having just received the shipment and looking at the media information using DVDInfoPro (V3.52) I notice that although the Manufacturer Rated Speed is listed as 4X, the write strategy is listed as 2X. The packaging as well as the DVD labels state "4X".
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My burner will write -RWs at 4X, so that is the speed I want to use. The media and packaging look official (doesn't look faked) and I believe the vendor is reputable (ANTOnline, found through
Amazon.com). I read the media guides, but I guess I am still a little confused with speed vs. write strategy. My burner is LG GSA-4082B with firmware version A208 (latest).
Thanks for your help!