Basically, all model of CDRW/DVDRW will have a table of the different brands of CD/DVD RW media in their firmware of the drive, each brand of media needs to be treated differently when it comes to burning it. However, if a drive cannot match the media to the media table it contains, it will have a very generic write strategy. Your drive maybe too old, as a result the laser maybe losing is capability. Just like any lightbulb, the CDRW/DVDRW, laser last about two years.

This is an optical drive that will write both DVDs (Digital Versatile Disk, Data or Video) and CDs. The LightScribe DVD+/-RW / CDRW combination drive can read, write and, using the appropriate media, rewrite a variety DVD and CD media, including CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD+RW and DVD-RW. DVD+R, DVD-R and CD-R media are compatible with this drive but are a single write media. The DVD+RW, DVD-RW and CD-RW media can be written to multiple times. See similar questions...

The Orange Book specifies a Standard value of approximately 1,000 times. However, the actual number achieved on CD-RW media indicate it is possible to perform several thousand re-writes. See similar questions...

Today's specifications state that, with proper handling and storage, CD-RW discs can be rewritten up to 1,000 times. See similar questions...

It is our understanding that the behavior of CD-RW media is that it degrades very little up to a point (~1000 rewrites) and then very rapidly after that. If you would like to be very cautious about your data, you may want to limit your use to 500 rewrite cycles See similar questions...

Usually. CD-Rewritable (Orange Book Part III) has a lower reflectivity difference, requiring new automatic-gain-control (AGC) circuitry. CD-RW discs can't be read by most existing CD-ROM drives and CD players. The new "MultiRead" standard addresses this, and some DVD manufacturers have suggested they will support it. See similar questions...

Because instead of using dye to record the marks made by the writer's laser during writing, CD-RW media uses a metallic phase change layer that can be restored to its original condition after writing, and this allows rewriting. See similar questions...

In many ways, the process is similar, but there are some big differences. The DVD disc is made of two layers, each half the thickness of a CD. So when they're bonded together they are as thick as a CD (1.2 mm). The pits of a DVD disc are half as big, and much more closely spaced, than those of a CD. That means the laser that "reads" the disc must be smaller and more sharply focused. See similar questions...

For information on CD and DVD optical media drives on OpenVMS, please see Section 14.29. For information on the creation of OpenVMS media and of OpenVMS bootable media, a full step-by-step sequence is documented in the OpenVMS Ask The Wizard topic (9820). An abbreviated version of the sequence is included here. Recording (writing) of CD and DVD optical media requires a recording or media mastering application or tool, and both commercial and non-commercial options are available. See similar questions...

In order to record to a CD-R or CD-RW disc, you must have a CD-Recordable or CD-Rewritable drive. CD-recording software is also required and generally comes bundled with the recordable drive. Most computer systems come standard with CD-ROM drives. ROM stands for Read Only Memory and is designed for playback only. See similar questions...

If the copied DVD is a DVD±RW, try copying the source DVD to a DVD±R disc which is compatible with more models of DVD drives and DVD players. See similar questions...

Answer: Some older DVD players are missing support for newer formats such as DVD-RW and will not be able to read these discs. Check with your DVD player's manufacturer for information about supported DVD formats. This information may also be available at http://www.dvdplusrw.org/. See similar questions...