I've slowly been discovering that all the burns I've made with Ritek discs (These) in the past 6 months or so have gone bad. They originally checked out with no errors and played through flawlessly, but now have tons of errors and won't play. Most, but not all, have some form of burn mark on the dye side, whether it be a little ring around the hub or a strange star-like pattern shooting out from the middle.
I'm burning with a Plextor PX-708A and am almost positive, but not completely, that the burner is not the problem. I seem to remember burning these same Riteks on other burners in the past and getting the same spots/patterns on the dye side.
So right now I'd really just like someone to tell me what media out there is generally considered the best; longest lasting and fewest errors. After lots of frustration, I've found that Taiyo Yuden is highly regarded, but there seems to be alot of variations ("value" discs, different ID tags, etc.). Somebody please help me before my head explodes. Thanks.