[SATLUG] OT: DVD+R Media

[Don Wright]

On Friday 09 June 2006 12:16, scs at worldlinkisp.com wrote:
> Which side of the DVD media is the recording side?
> 
>  In the bulk cake dish the silver side is up, usually the non 
recording side (for CDR). The other side is a pale topaz color.

The topaz side is likely to be the recordable dye layer. The silver side 
is the metal reflective layer that isn't changed by the laser. There 
are also some clear (to our eyes) dyes that make both sides seem about 
the same. And double sided media (not to be confused with double-layer 
media) also exists, some of which is for use in the LightScribe 
label-burning drives.

Of course you can always just try it. The side where K3B says "No media 
present" is the wrong side.  --Don