DVD-R : 1x verses 4x

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  1. nancychic

    nancychic Member

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    I am burning DVDs with a Sony (500AX), using DVD Xpress and have had very good luck with LeadData -R 1x with just a few coasters. Now I see that the 4x is on sale for a few cents more. If I get the 4x will it speed up the copying time? Or should I stick to what works?
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    nancychic, Mar 29, 2004
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    Jerry746 Senior member

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    As long as your burner supports 4x media it will speed up the burn time of your backup process. Make sure you purchase a good quality 4x media. Remember the faster you go the more of a chance of errors when burning. If you get any problems on the first couple of 4x burns, reduce your speed back to 2x.

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    Thanks-
    Another question: Using Xpress how do you adjust burn speed? Seems like that is not an option.
    Nancy
     
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    In Xpress you change the blank media to control the burn speed. In other words use 2x media and the burn speed is 2x. Hope this helps.
     
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