The 8x is a maximum speed spec at which the disc can be written to. I used to have such a HP DVD200i burner and I used multi-speed disks with it without any problems.
The limitations of that particular model dvd burner were that you can only use DVD +R\+RW and CD-R,-RW disks. The maximun CD+R write speed is 12X and 10X for CD+RW disks. Its maximum DVD+R/+RW burn speed was 2.4x and which is painfully slow compared to my Sony DRU-710A DL which is much faster an can burn dual-layer DVD-R DL disks at 8x. Your better off buying a good quality brand disks that have the multi-speed lable On them. Any brand such as Maxell, TDK, Memorex, Sony, HP, Vebatum are good brands and I've tested them all when I used that dvd burner. As for burning music CD's they burned with a good quality and with a good sound clarity. When you buy your blank dvd disks make sure they are DVD+R/+RW because these are the DVD format types that the HP DVD200i can only burn. As for music I find that the Maxell, Memorex and Sony brand CD-R disk are good in quality. -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Harrison Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 3:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: DVD burner question I have a HP DVD200i burner that burns at 2x or a bit better. Can I use 8x disks with thisdrive? The reason is that the 2.5 disks are $1.50 to $2.00 each, and 8x has been on sale at $0.30 or less. Thank You Joe Harrisin -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
