DVD Writer scratching discs

[AlexJ]

Might seem strange but do you use Nero to burn the discs, and have the verify option enabled? Some people seem to think this causes the problem.

[Demon Cleaner]

Why don't you bin the writer and buy a new one?

[Harrison]

I am probably going to do that as I don't want scratched discs.

And no, I haven't been using Nero, and never bother with its verify feature as it isn't to be trusted. In the past it has verified discs for me, and then when I run them through CDCheck I've found errors!

I did read about the Nero scratch issue and users said the scratches appeared in a circular pattern around the centre of the disc. On my discs it is a single scratch, or scratches, on the outer edge that seem to be in line with the movement of the disc tray.

I think I will replace it with either an NEC AD-5170A or the Pioneer DVR0112 18x writer .

[Stephen Coates]

If the scratch is just a line in the direction of the tray, I would assume there is something touching it when it is ejecting.

Do make sure you have a look underneath teh tray to see if there is anything that isn;t in the right place.

[Harrison]

That was the first thing I did but there is nothing unusual or out of place. And even stranger is that the last few discs I burnt using the drive don't have any scratches on them! very odd.

I did work out the drive must have burnt a 2000+ DVDs so far so it is doing well.