where is the sales thread for next week :)

Micro Center Verbatim DVD +R or -r 16x 50 pack white printable $19.99 also CD Printable 50 pack $9.99

 

oh ok...thanks...but whats better...ritek (Office Depot brand) or fuji MIT? My local BB didnt have any MIJ and i really NEED some dvd+r's hehe

 

Those Made in taiwan fuji in the +8x will likely code identical to the +8x OD media. All Ritek-r03. Same exact MID code and quite a bit of price difference. It's basically the same media! The plus format fuji are a heck of a lot better than their dash,according to their many different manufacturers.

Now on the dash format, fuji quality drops on those made in taiwan spindles. Fujifilm-03 and some other low quality manufacturers,maybe even prodisc on them.Meanwhile,the japanese fuji will code as ty-g02. Huge quality difference between fuji-film03 and ty-g02.

 

I'll be stopping by CC to get a pack of Sonys, just told hold me off until my TY's get here =)

 

Saugmon i bought 600 of the maxell dvd-r's last week...i dont think i'll be needing any dvd's for awhile...lol

 

@ 95MAX

those sony's at CC look tempting if MIJ though, the 16x are not TY's so you know, they code out as SONY D21, still not bad but when i did my scans after burning something were lower than the TY's, but 8x MIJ are TY.

 

Movies 27: Looks like your still hooked on those maxells, LOL

Ever going back to memosux media?

Meltstorm:
I ran into a pack of those japanese sony +16x. I ran a few through dvd infopro and these showed a lot more errors on them.I didn't even realize they were 16x until I was down to my last 4 or 5.

Here's an 8x scan:



Here's a verbatim +16x that was burned at 12x and those MCC-004 are very sweet:

 

@ saugmon

nice scans man , yeah i am staying away from those sony's as well that is the 16x, even though they are MIJ, if CC has the sony 8x MIJ i will get some, TY addiction is increasing . i think verbs are the only media MIT that has the highest quality scans consistently in my experience, i like those very much.

 

@meltstorm

music to my ears~ especially the TY portion of your statement~ LOL

docTy~

 

@saugmon ...i will never touch anything that says memorex..media or their dvd burners...lol

 

Hey guys, sorry for not having a sales thread up. I was gone, but I'll have one up for next week, probably by Thursday.

@movies27
Memorex's dvd burners definitely suck. I had a Plextor that I accidentally broke by kicking the tray when it was out so I wanted to go by a cheap one and a memorex was on sale, but the thing crapped out 3 months later(now). I called tech support and they didn't even ask what was wrong just said send it in and we'll send a new one, so they must know their burners suck. Anyways haven't gotten my new one back but I figured out that I could open my Plextor and put the tray back on myself so now I'm back in business.

 

I look for Made in Japan on every wrapper of sony/fuji/and maxell. I accidentally picked up a spindle of sony +16x speed and I have no clue how I did it. I didn't even realize it until I went looking at the TG-00xxxx code on the bottom . It didn't have one. These were made in Japan-SonyD21!

Here's a scan of one of them at 8x burn. Another 4x burn was still scary:

 

@ kivory666


and u know it man , TY has earned my respect long ago,but i am barely coming out of the closet and like how i feel


@ saugmon

I think it's a good indication to say that the Sony coding D21 MIJ are not very good, almost crappy, hate to say it, but its true.

Shelf wise options are diminishing, pretty soon we all be buying TY's online until maybe they become like the forbidden fruit later guys.

 

what do the sony +r MIT code out as? my Sam's has 50+25 bundle of +r sony's for 24.99. the 50 bundle is MIJ and the 25 is MIT. oh these are all 8x's

 

Heres a 6x burn of Sony D-21 media i got it under the MIT by mistake also. Its ok, but not Tys like i was looking for.

First scan i had a 95 quality score going with 2 PIFs and then at about 2.75gb a big spike hit, took the disc out and looked at it very closely. A small speck of fiber or something was on the disc. Removed it and the above scan came out. Heres the bad scan of same disc:
And the thing must have gotten on the disc when being moved from bottom to top drive. Ok, so i live in a cave..

 

@ MaxBurn

the Sony +r x16 should be MIJ,but maybe they ousourced them to MIT already. my scans with this media are very inconsistent, so i decided to back up less important stuff on them until i finish the spindle.

i am going to stop by CC today after work and check those sony's for 14.99 if they are 16x i will be passing, i have enough to get me by the next best sale, like verbs

P.S. i always buy a spindle with so-so media, i use it when friends and third parties want me to burn something for them, i like to give them a little time bomb

 

You should have picked up some of those playos at staples the other week. 50 packs for around $5

That kind of price on crap media is ok. Now when someone pays 30 cents+ on hp/memosux/or tdk cmags, that's a big ripoff!

 

My cousin bought some Playos....they're bad =/, but yeah for five dollars he doesn't care.

 

docTY, since you are the expert on the TYs, this question is for you! I purchased some sony dvd-r MIJ from BB and they coded out as Sony08D1. I know these are not TYs, but how is their quality? Should I throw them to the wolves and just purchase some TYs online? What is your honest opinion? Thanks in advance for the help!!

 

I can help answer the sonyo8D1 question. These are actually made in both japan and taiwan. Sony uses the same code on some of their dash format that are manufactured in different countries. Their dash 4x were made in both taiwan and austria and complete rubbish.

Their japanese 08D1,still very good media. Lately there, have been a slew of posts that they are Ty-g02.

I burned a few spindles of Sony08D1 with 1 small issue.My only issue is some of my stand alone players won't recognize my benq dash backups. Compatability,not media quality.


peteacher: You should be ok with them. Still excellent,high quality media. I know a few lite-on owners who swear by them, not at them, LOL