I guess we all have the "perfect" method after trial and error. I also never create "coasters --Except-- the problem with Deja Vu. I always "burn on the fly" with CloneDVD saving the HD copy for my D-Link Media player and never make coasters either.

I did find my Lite-On external writer is error free vs the internal and only burn at 4-6x. The external writer seems to cope with multi-tasking better during the CloneDVD operation (including while burning) so I usually browse the Net while it's running. With the slow burn speed I probably spend the same amount of time (avg. 20 min) as you do with all the different processes though.