Alternative to Plextor PX-708A

The new TDK 8x burner IS a Plextor, that is rebadged.

I picked on up from Staples with a $40 rebate and a $30 off coupon. Check sites like bensbargains.net or fatwallet.com

Another vote for LiteOn

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It depends on your DVD player on your TV. Look at the manual. My Toshiba DVD player will only read DVD-R.

Where did I go wrong? I am getting ready to send back
my new Plextor 708a (with f/w 1.04, latest) because it
will NOT read back the very same cheap discs it burns
just fine (OPTODISC R004, 4x -R). I also have a LITEON
451s that will read these discs just fine (the very
ones that the 708a burned). Plextor tech support only
says use "approved" discs. !!???!!
I wanted 8x, so, first I purchased the NEC 2500, but it
wouldn't burn my cheap discs, so I sent it back
(NEWEGG). I decided to get the very best (read, MOST
EXPENSIVE and MOST bragged about, the 708a). So, now
I am thinking about getting either the 811 or the 411.
Dangit. I'm getting tired of sending units back (15%
restocking fee). What about it, you DVD guru's -
forgetting about speed, which unit will be more likely
to handle these cheap discs better? the 411 or the 811?
I hear that you can "bookmark" (whatever that is) with
both the 411 and 811, but not my current 451s. Does
that mean I could convert my cheap -R's to ROM-like
and then be able to burn them AND READ THEM BACK?
Which would you guys choose, 411, or 811, if your
criteria was the reliability for burning and reading
back cheap discs?

Frustrated,

Littleberry