Curious...why do these companies only support drives that are obsolete?
http://www.dcainc.com and
http://www.eclipsedata.com have build their encoders around these drives. These encoders do a god job on analyzing your DLT media. If you started to send other DLT tapes that were recorded using newer DLT drives, your replicator would find multiple errors on your DLT tape.
Let me give you an example, you bought a DVD burner 5 years ago and never upgraded to a newer version of firmware. If you send your DVD-R to your replicator they might find warnings (fixable by your replicator) and errors. Not because your DVD-R/+R is playable on your computer, doesn't mean is fully in-spec.
I've been making DVD-R's recorded at 1X speed using Verbatim discs and have not had one disc come back unplayable...but why do it the right way if possible
Unless you have an older reliable DVD burner that its firmware code can write DVD's at 1X, thats great. If you bought a newer DVD drive your slowest burning speed is 2X. I use Verbatim DVD+R DL myself to burn with encore DVD1.5, PX-716UF firmware Ver. 1.08, and my DL play on my Philips DVD player that I bought back in early 2001.
Oscar
