Tiger refuses to install to G4 Quicksilver

Everytime I try to install Tiger to my G4 Quicksilver I get the dreaded "BomFatalError - cpio read error: bad file format" error in the install log. This error always occurs around the time the essentials are being loaded. The installer just says there was an error and to try installing again.
I found mentions of this problem all over the web, but no real solutions.
Panther 10.3 installs on this machine without incident. TechTool Pro 4 passes every piece of hardware and I can run the Apple Hardware test for hours at a time without error. I've tried installing from a firewire DVD drive as well as the internal drive. The Tiger install disk I am using worked on my previous machine several times. I've tried different RAM.
What gives?

Okay, keeping all of your suggestions in mind, I ordered a set of Tiger Install CD's to replace my install DVD and replaced the optical drive.
I installed Panther, updated to 10.3.9 and was able to use this machine without so much as one crash or freeze up for over three weeks. I rendered with Final Cut, burned DVD's, used firewire drives etc. without incident. I've run TechTool Pro as well as the Apple Hardware test on this machine over and over and over without a single problem.
My Tiger install CD's arrived in the yesterday and I decided to give the install another try.
I STILL DOESN'T INSTALL
First try, black screen of death. Restart.
Second try, please try installing again message. Restart.
Third try, please try installing again message. Chose restart and the black screen popped up.
I give up for now.
Some observations,
The install CD's are version 10.4.6 my install dvd was version 10.4.3
The install still crashes during the essentails part of the install. The message in the log file now reads,
libgcc_s.l.dylib /user/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib
The white parts of the screen such as the title bars etc. are dotted with red dots on my LCD. I'm using the Apple DVI interface on my graphics card. Graphics card issue perhaps?
Is Tiger so fundamentally different from Panther that it should have this much trouble installing on a machine that runs Panther perfectly?
Looks like I'm just going to have to live with Panther and Final Cut 4.5 for now.
Quicksilver G4 Mac OS X (10.3)

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