PS1/2 Do modern burners/CD's make lower quality PS1 backups?

[SylverReZ]

I don't have those CMC Pro discs. It's not easy to buy those in The Netherlands. Most discs in the shops here are cheap brands.

He tested it in a SCPH-9xxx and a PS One which seem to have better reading capabilities.

My SCPH-102 is also a PS One in which the Ritek disc works fine. But in the older SCPH-5552 it stutters.

They sell them here for £7 for a set of ten CD-Rs.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333992540000

 

[Fien]

They sell them here for £7 for a set of ten CD-Rs.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333992540000

These are very expensive for only testing.

The £7,- is only the CD's. To let it ship to The Netherlands it will cost £9,33 shipping and £5,- taxes. And if it's delivered by PostNL they will charge me a additional €7,- when it's at the Dutch customs.

It will cost €25,- or more for only 10 discs

 

[SylverReZ]

These are very expensive for only testing.

The £7,- is only the CD's. To let it ship to The Netherlands it will cost £9,33 shipping and £5,- taxes. And if it's delivered by PostNL they will charge me a additional €7,- when it's at the Dutch customs.

It will cost €25,- or more for only 10 discs

Oh damn. Well I'm sure some local supplier might have them. €25 is the same as buying a spindle of 50 CD-Rs.

 

[alexfree]

https://duc.avid.com/archive/index.php/t-3884.html another good citation I’ll add to the article I think.

 

[alexfree]

Found this on C1/C2 error testing for Plextor PX-708A and Taiyo Yuden discs, further confirming the results: https://www.cdrinfo.com/d7/content/plextor-px-708a

 

[Fien]

Some time ago I got two burners from a thrift store (they are rare, most stores just throw away computer parts), they let me toke them for €1,- each because nobody bought them for a long time.

It was a Pioneer DVR-MCC and a Acer CDRW 6x4x32.

The Acer was unfortunately dead, the laser pickup didn't move

But the Pioneer DVR-MCC seems to be a good one I upgraded the firmware to 1.14 and burned multiple PS1 games with it which all play without any stuttering on the PS1 models I have It supports 4x as the lowest CD burning speed which I used.

This Pioneer DVR-MCC looks like a OEM drive sold in Germany and found in some old Medion desktops.

 

[ShaunD]

First off great thread. I'm getting back into burning PS1 discs again. I've been there since the early days in the 90's burning them. The last drive I remember using was an Lite On CD drive. Never had a problem burning them back then...

Back in the now, I started burning the games with a Pioneer BDR-209DBK (Bluray Drive). Surprisingly it can burn cd discs at x4 speed. I used Taiyo Yuden JVC CMC PRO discs. I've tested them at low and high speeds and found the slowest x4 to work the best. They play just fine with no FMV jumps, unfortunately its on boot where I find the problem. So times they will boot and sometimes they won't load (Sometimes a red screen and others stuck on the black screen logo screen). I burnt with Imgburn and 120%. Iv'e tested it on multi consoles including a couple of Psone's with great lasers.

I've read The Ultimate Guide To PSX CD-Rs and it mentions that the EMF signal strength is too weak with modern drives. I take it that's why i'm having this problem with my burnt discs.

Anyway I was looking into getting another cd drive (ide old one). I see there is quite a feew to choose from. What would be the best to get?

Thanks alot

 

[Fien]

Burned discs that not always boot, I have a couple of newer burners that can make them too

For me the NEC ND-3550A works the best, but I use it with cheap media. You probably have more choice because you're using good media.

Multiple here says the Plextor PX-708A is the best one. However, probably it's also the most expensive one to get.

I think which one to get depends on which one you can find (second-hand) for a price you want to pay.