I wanted to start a thread dedicated to media and whatever burns, scans, or reads it. Basically whatever media you want to talk about....do it here. I think that some of the threads (mainly docTY thread) have a little too much OFF topic "chatter" and we need another thread to talk about different media and DVDRW drives. NOT knocking the docTY, actually I love it and will visit it every time it's updated but I'd like to see it stay FOCUSED on TY media and any problems related to TY media. :D

So if you have good, bad, great, poor, mediocre, indifferent, or any experiences or questions about media post them here. We have plenty of people that would/will be available to answer/field ALMOST any questions someone might have pertaining to media. :)

...gm


Just purchased some Verbatim DVD+R 16X (MCC004) from Office Max. The internet advertises them at $22.99 +tax per 100 pack, but in store; NOTHING. :) Took in my 3 ink cartridges ($9 OFF purchase) and printed online advertisement (which they happily matched) then paid a few pennies over $15 for a 100 pack. YEAH!!!

edit: grammar and spellin, what else?? :D

Ahh so it's only an online sale again huh? So taking in a printed add from their website will get you the same price in store?

Originally posted by XxRUINSxX:

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Ahh so it's only an online sale again huh? So taking in a printed add from their website will get you the same price in store?

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Hey RUINS.

Yeh I've never had a problem with them matching their online ad. Just take it in and show it to them during checkout and there you go. :)

I didn't check last night to see which MCC 004's I got. From what I understand CMC and Prodisc make Verbatim MCC 004 discs. ALSO the CMC ones are supposed to be BETTER quality. :D I think that JOERYAN and some others have explained this elsewhere. Sorry I can't remember the link. PAPA = CMC ; + = Prodisc (inner code on center of hub on clear portion of hub)

....gm

hear-ye hear-ye the scan man is here...lol
what a way to invade a new thread...lmao

ok about those office max verbs i got me 300 of them in the past 5 days.at my local office max they did have them onsale for 22.99 didnt have to refer to anything online..
as stated in anther thread i got my first 100 for $8.51 took in 5 inkcarts...lol .08 cents a disc WOW...

then went back with 6 inkcarts and got 200 more got them for $28 total 14cents a disc...very nice...

ok here is the inner hub code off the first 100 cake box...
PAPA15KD20094462
AND THE OUTERHUB
ZD5176-DVR-T47D

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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R:MCC-004-000]
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Disc & Book Type : [DVD+R] - [DVD+R]
Manufacturer Name : [Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.]
Manufacturer ID : [MCC]
Media Type ID : [004]
Product Revision : [Not Specified]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,295,104 Sectors = 4.70 GB (4.38 GiB)]
Recording Speeds : [1x-2.4x , 4x , 6x-8x , 6x-16x]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ DVD Identifier V5.0.1 - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

heres the hub code off anther cake box..
ZD8146-DVR-T47D
AND THE INNERHUB PAP691LD9203689
dvdidentifer says the same for it as the last.

and this cake outerhub reads
ZD5191-DVR-T47D
innerhub
6202e2515400262c6
now this one was hard to read??? and a odd code???

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R:MCC-004-000]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disc & Book Type : [DVD+R] - [DVD+R]
Manufacturer Name : [Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.]
Manufacturer ID : [MCC]
Media Type ID : [004]
Product Revision : [Not Specified]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,295,104 Sectors = 4.70 GB (4.38 GiB)]
Recording Speeds : [1x-2.4x , 4x , 6x-8x , 6x-16x]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ DVD Identifier V5.0.1 - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

so im out of inkcarts now. but am stocked up some now....

That is an odd code cincyrob. :) You might get a magnifying glass and see if you can read it a little better. :P Like I said I didn't check mine yet and will later today. :)

Thanks for stopping by buddy. Hope to see more of the crowd around. :D

...gm

edit: Looks like the first 2 cake boxes are CMC made and the third is more than likely Prodisc.

Good luck Greensman! Will post if I have anything of media merit Later Bud !

Curious-
Meritline had a sale on BeAll 8X DVD+R discs. $19.99 for 100 with
free shipping. Checking further I found info that said NASA and the
FAA use them. Has anybody heard of these or used them? Are they
any good?

Shardel,
Do you live near an Office Max? If so you can go get Verbatim MCC 004's for $22.99 +tax. I'm sure that the ad/sale ends tomorrow but you might try and pick some of those up for a GOOD price on GOOD media. :) AND if you have any old ink cartridges lying around you can get $3 credit for each cartridge. :D

I found some posts on another forum of the BeAll branded media (mid:BeAll000 PG0-000) and they seem less than stellar to me. I don't care if the D.O.D. uses them. LOL. ;)

link to BeAll scans ....check out post #59 & #60 then L@@K thru the rest of the thread for MCC 004 scans. :D

hth.......

...gm

ADD: 7084E1626+01053E18 is the clear hub code on my MCC 004's. Looks like they're MBI made or Prodisc as I read somewhere. :) Hope that's right and if NOT please someone correct me so I can change the info. I want to get the info 100% RIGHT if I can. :D

I'll do a burn and scan later for our perusal!!! LOL.

EDIT: I found the link I was looking for and the discs I indicate above are indeed Prodisc made. :D link to MCC 004 hub codes

HTH>>>>>>>>

Thanks for the info. I was just curious because I hadn't heard of
them before. Usually order TY on line even when I pay more. I rarely
get a coaster-like one in the last 200.

hey there im using tdk+r to burn movies they all worked fine until about a month ago now my burner wont pick them up and there not cheap media b/c i checked in vso inspector and there rated 1st class medeia.So if anyone is using tdk+r to burn could you tell me which firmware you use ive upgraded to a091 rolledback to a190 and even a082 when i rolled back to a082 i put a dvd in and it burned perfectly then i tried another one and the burner didnt pick it up again and same with another 40 or 50 tdk+r bland dvds. any help would be great.thanks

darren22

darren22,
You might let us know what drive it is and how old it is as well. :) How many burns would give an idea as to the "wear" it has too. :)

I'm guessing it's an I/O Magic (BTC made) but we won't know until you indicate the model # and such. :)

btw TDK isn't really known as "top notch" media but I've had pretty good success with them anyway.

...gm

hi there yes its BTC i opened up the computer and thats wat it says inside. Theres a log of the last burn which failed using tdk+r
VENDOR DVDRW
MODEL:IDE 16X
DRIVE LETTER:I:
FIRMWARE:A190
BUFFER SIZE:2048 KB



9/9/2007 3:58:49 PM info ********** Report session closed ***********
9/9/2007 3:58:43 PM error Write error at 0 (16) - Code 03 73 03 [Medium error, Power calibration fail (CD-burner is dirty)]
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Write started 2162304 sectors to write
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Writing speed requested x4.0, effective x4.0
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Available write speed: 16x, 12x, 8x, 4x
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Media ID: TDK-003-00
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Media type: DVD+R
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Ultra DMA mode 4 (ATA66)
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Scanned files #10, folder #2 - total size 4427284480 b. (4.12 Gb.)
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Inserted media type : DVD+R
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Write started
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Media name: "How High.DvDrip.Xvid-JESS"
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Burned folder: "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\ConvertXtoDVD\How High.DvDrip.Xvid-JESS"
9/9/2007 3:58:29 PM info New media inserted. Burning layer is ready to write
9/9/2007 3:58:28 PM info Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R
9/9/2007 3:58:28 PM info New Drive selected : 1:0:0 - DVDRW IDE 16X A089 [D] (Ide)
9/9/2007 3:58:24 PM info New media inserted. Burning layer is ready to write
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info User default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info System default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info Version 2.2.3.258
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info ExeName : "C:\Program Files\VSO\ConvertXtoDVD\ConvertXtoDvd.exe"
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
9/9/2007 3:58:20 PM info ******************** Report session started ********************

It appears that your "CD-burner" is dirty. LOL. You can try cleaning the burner (laser) but be careful they are quite delicate. :)

If it were me I would look at getting another drive. I'm NOT a fan of BTC and optical drives are very cheap right now. :) You can get almost any "name brand" drive delivered for less than $40. :D

hth....

...gm

Originally posted by darren22:

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hi there yes its BTC i opened up the computer and thats wat it says inside. Theres a log of the last burn which failed using tdk+r
VENDOR DVDRW
MODEL:IDE 16X
DRIVE LETTER:I:
FIRMWARE:A190
BUFFER SIZE:2048 KB

heres info of my d:DISK DRIVES
HDS728040PLAT20
MAXTOR 6Y080L0
USB20 CF
USB20 MS
USB20 SD
USB20 SM
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
DVDRW IDE 16X
LG DVD-ROM DRD8120B
USB20MS

9/9/2007 3:58:49 PM info ********** Report session closed ***********
9/9/2007 3:58:43 PM error Write error at 0 (16) - Code 03 73 03 [Medium error, Power calibration fail (CD-burner is dirty)]
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Write started 2162304 sectors to write
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Writing speed requested x4.0, effective x4.0
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Available write speed: 16x, 12x, 8x, 4x
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Media ID: TDK-003-00
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Media type: DVD+R
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Ultra DMA mode 4 (ATA66)
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Scanned files #10, folder #2 - total size 4427284480 b. (4.12 Gb.)
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Inserted media type : DVD+R
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Write started
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Media name: "How High.DvDrip.Xvid-JESS"
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Burned folder: "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\ConvertXtoDVD\How High.DvDrip.Xvid-JESS"
9/9/2007 3:58:29 PM info New media inserted. Burning layer is ready to write
9/9/2007 3:58:28 PM info Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R
9/9/2007 3:58:28 PM info New Drive selected : 1:0:0 - DVDRW IDE 16X A089 [D] (Ide)
9/9/2007 3:58:24 PM info New media inserted. Burning layer is ready to write
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info User default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info System default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info Version 2.2.3.258
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info ExeName : "C:\Program Files\VSO\ConvertXtoDVD\ConvertXtoDvd.exe"
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
9/9/2007 3:58:20 PM info ******************** Report session started ********************

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Originally posted by darren22:

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Quote:

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hi there yes its BTC

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i opened up the computer and thats wat it says inside. Theres a log of the last burn which failed using tdk+r
VENDOR DVDRW
MODEL:IDE 16X
DRIVE LETTER:I:
FIRMWARE:A190
BUFFER SIZE:2048 KB

heres info of my d:DISK DRIVES
HDS728040PLAT20
MAXTOR 6Y080L0
USB20 CF
USB20 MS
USB20 SD
USB20 SM
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
DVDRW IDE 16X
LG DVD-ROM DRD8120B
USB20MS

9/9/2007 3:58:49 PM info ********** Report session closed ***********
9/9/2007 3:58:43 PM error Write error at 0 (16) - Code 03 73 03 [Medium error, Power calibration fail (CD-burner is dirty)]
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Write started 2162304 sectors to write
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Writing speed requested x4.0, effective x4.0
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Available write speed: 16x, 12x, 8x, 4x
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Media ID: TDK-003-00
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Media type: DVD+R
9/9/2007 3:58:32 PM info Ultra DMA mode 4 (ATA66)
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Scanned files #10, folder #2 - total size 4427284480 b. (4.12 Gb.)
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Inserted media type : DVD+R
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Write started
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Media name: "How High.DvDrip.Xvid-JESS"
9/9/2007 3:58:31 PM info Burned folder: "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\ConvertXtoDVD\How High.DvDrip.Xvid-JESS"
9/9/2007 3:58:29 PM info New media inserted. Burning layer is ready to write
9/9/2007 3:58:28 PM info Compatible media types : DVD-R, DVD-RW Seq., DVD-RW RO, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW, DL DVD+R
9/9/2007 3:58:28 PM info New Drive selected : 1:0:0 - DVDRW IDE 16X A089 [D] (Ide)
9/9/2007 3:58:24 PM info New media inserted. Burning layer is ready to write
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info User default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info System default language : 1033 (0x0409h) - English (United States)
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info Version 2.2.3.258
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info ExeName : "C:\Program Files\VSO\ConvertXtoDVD\ConvertXtoDvd.exe"
9/9/2007 3:58:21 PM info OS : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
9/9/2007 3:58:20 PM info ******************** Report session started ********************

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darren22,
The things highlighted in red are the reason I posted what I did. It shows that your DVDRW drive is either dirty or not working properly. In either case I would consider REPLACING the drive for something of better quality. I can recommend many drives but I would look at Lite-on's for one possible alternative replacement drive. They make many DVDRW drives and many of them are quite good. :)

If you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask. :D

....gm

edit:
I never thought to ask if you were having problems with other media too. Well are you?? LOL. Sometimes I'm a little slow. :D

I wanted to add a scan of the MCC 004 discs that I bought from Office Max. :)

Verbatim DVD+R 16X MIT (MID: MCC-004-00)
Burned w/