In order to check how AUTOSTRATEGY works and if there is any difference, we repeated some tests.

Remember the Traxdata DVD+R 16X (RITEK R04) media? We opened the AUTOSTRATEGY database, selected the specific media and asked the drive to replace the existing entry with a new one, which we created.

After a while, a new strategy was created for the RITEK R04 and added into the database.

- Traxdata DVD+R 16X

So we burned one more RITEK R04 disc from Traxdata...

Old Strategy

New Strategy

Old Strategy

New Strategy

Afterwards, we repeated the same tasks for three more media that reported errors in our previous pages.

- Datasafe DVD+R 8X

Old Strategy

New Strategy

Old Strategy

New Strategy

- Datawrite DVD-R 8X

Old Strategy

New Strategy

Old Strategy

New Strategy

- Prodisc DVD-R 16X

Old Strategy

New Strategy

Old Strategy

New Strategy

- Summary

As you can see, the only case out of four media where the "Create Strategy" actually worked, is that of Traxdata, where however, the disc is readable but the error levels are high. In all other cases, no great improvement was made, the discs are either unreadable with Plextools or CD-DVD Speed.