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I didn't expect this, but it seems that there is a shortage of quality mid level 4x DVD-RWs. Ritek has now discontinued support for 4x DVD-RWs in favour of mass production of their 6x DVD-RWs, and Optodisc in a move almost exactly opposite has discontinued production of their 4x DVD-RWs in order to focus on the high demand for their 2x DVD-RWs from large OEM orders!

The only other players in this field are Prodisc and CMC really... and Prodisc doesn't seem to make a lot of RWs (I've never actually seen even 1!!), and CMC DVD-RWs are ALMOST as rare. I even have a hard time getting Verbatim 4x DVD-RWs

Hello!

In Germany you can get some different DVD-RW 4x without problems, but it´s true that not every shop has some.

http://www.nierle4.com/s01.php?sid=PG00 ... W+4%2C7+GB


DVD+RW 4x is no problem, you can get it almost everywhere.

http://www.nierle4.com/s01.php?sid=PG00 ... W+4%2C7+GB


It´s a bigger problem here to get 6x and 8x RWs.

Scour wrote:Hello!

In Germany you can get some different DVD-RW 4x without problems, but it´s true that not every shop has some. DVD+RW 4x is no problem, you can get it almost everywhere.

Well, I was really talking on a whole sale level.... once these shops run out of stock, they'll be hard pressed to find more...

Scour wrote:It´s a bigger problem here to get 6x and 8x RWs.

This is going to change really quickly I expect

are 6x and 8x DVD RWs backward compatible with 4x drives ?

dodecahedron wrote:are 6x and 8x DVD RWs backward compatible with 4x drives ?

No.

I heard somewhere taht 4x-drives can´t even read 6x/8x-media

that sucks.

Scour wrote:

dodecahedron wrote:are 6x and 8x DVD RWs backward compatible with 4x drives ?

No.

I heard somewhere taht 4x-drives can´t even read 6x/8x-media

Well.... I'm not sure it's EVERY drive... but many drives at least cannot read 6x and 8x DVDRWs.

Which is why Ritek and Optodisc stopping DVD-RW production is such a big deal.... (but at least Optodisc is making 2x DVD-RWs, which are still compatible... if you don't mind waiting 30min per burn )

Hello!

TDK Europe said not long time ago, that they will produce furthermore DVD-RW 1x and +RW 2,4x for DVD-Recorders.

But did TDK produce themself?