One thing that’s missing is discussion of specific disc drives. Even in the early 2000s, some were known to be picky and some were flawless. It could be a case

One thing that’s missing is discussion of specific disc drives. Even in the early 2000s, some were known to be picky and some were flawless. It could be a case of using the original drive to read the media, versus some cost-cut version that’s on the market these days.