@TnA
Indeed but only DVD lines.
What are you referring to? The Ritek G04? Well, that disc-id is obviously for a DVD (look up disc-ID-list).
Running is not mean there is no CRC errors or Jitter/
Well, but I didn't wrote 'running', but 'verification' (after burning/writing) was ever successful!
This does exclude CRC and Jitter-possibly (not Jitter in the physical sence because PIE/PIF C1/C2-Error-rate is also derived from a physical Jitter, but a 'logical Jitter' like a non-correctable write/read-error)!
Indeed, but these are correctable errors, but it should be kept as low as possible as well. High rates of these correctable errors cause long loading-times, stuttering FMV, puts a high strain on the laser and possibly can cause a disc to not work at all. This also is heavily dependent on the reading ODD and it's condition (how good it can still read discs, etc.).
Those kind of technologies start to "data rotting" today.
True... They still can last for quite a while, if they have a good coating/shielding and if you don't expose them to too much sunlight.
The die/substrate-quality is crucial as well for long living data on optical discs:
- Pressed silver don't have a photo reactive chemical substrate and are pressed, so their data lasts longest
- M-Discs have a rather 'stone like' material
- Recordable (CD-R DVD+-R and DL) discs have a photoreactive chemical layer, which can be 'strengthened' with things like AZO (so they are degrading much slower, even with exposure to sunlight).
- RW's have a rather crystalline material (LCD anyone?, lol... Well it is different, but it still kind of reminds me to it. It also reminds me a bit to glass in some regard.)
- forgot about 'RAM'-discs... Sorry.
MultiMAN can also making encrypted copies. Just not from Game menu but Video menu + DDA option must be turned on. Just FYI. ;]
Oh! That's interesting! I just don't know, what I would need an iso for, where a crucial part for decryption is missing...
Entirely possible! Lol
As a matter of fact, I even have one of these smaller 'Severin'-ovens, a lot of people were using for that.
They showed the method in an old 'c't Hacks' Magazine (now known as 'Make')!
The same oven when You making dishes?

That's the main point of stupidity in this method.
Nooo, that would be quite disgusting, lol.
I don't need to eat the fumes coming from the PCB...
Additional to software side but I don't remember details and I cannot even say it is true.
It is really hard to decipher, what you are referring to in some cases.
Your information is encrypted and the key is hidden somewhere, where I cannot reach it! :'-D
M-Disc are only one kind of disc, and it is DVD.
I ought to remember that was the intended media, but think they also released those for CD and BD. I will have to look that up.
Anyway... I have an M-Disc DVD-Writer (LG GH24NSD1 [I suppose D1 or NSD1 is the FW.]).
Their BD line is exactly the same as ordinary BD-R HTL + extra pay. Those DVDs are top shelf product.
I am not sure about BDs, but it is certainly a good recordable MediaType (for DVDs), IMO.
They cannot be. PSX ODD checks also ATIP as I remember.
Are you sure? All models?
...if so, is it implemented in hardware or only in software.
If it is only software, than those games which check it would probably not work, because I think it is not possible to patch the image correctly (I might be wrong on that.).
There definitely is a method of copying CDs... It was not possible for DVDs! If I find it, I attach the PDF or link!
PS3BD-ROM have key in area unreachable by ordinary ODD/ODDW, which is used by PS3 to decrypt executables from this disc (so it is extra encryption layer). There are for sure other but hardware protections, as always was and be. ;]
Yes, but if that's the only Hardware-wise protection, then... @Sony 'Your security is...'meh'!'
For me when verification ended with failure, discs are really hard to read, it is something more than bad...
I don't know maybe it was "manufacturing batch error"...
Currently situation might be different...
Although I never had this problem with $ony for PC.
Indeed, but that never happened to me, even when I got a batch from CMC.
Like I said... Turn OPC/LPC 'on' (wherever supported)!
What's really bad, were those TDK which I bought new and showed 'full' on every single writer I had tried and MediaMarkt wouldn't take them back, because the package was already opened... I thought... 'Are you nuts?! Of course the package was opened... How else should I've noticed, that they are faulty?!'
Not a single one of those discs worked...
They did not even want to be written to, after some more updates to my FWs and also not almost 5 years later with various other drives.