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07-14-2004, 09:15 AM
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What is the Best DVD-R Blank media
I have another post with my issue dvd recorder. I wanted to what the best blank DVD-R media out there. Price is not an issue quality is . So what are your opinions.
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07-14-2004, 10:56 AM
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Michael Reuben
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There have been discussions of this in other threads, but I don't think it's a bad idea to have a thread expressly devoted to this subject. In fact, I'm going to stick it to the top.
As you may know, it's a tricky topic, because the brand name on the disc doesn't tell you much. The manufacture of DVD recordable media is almost always subcontracted out to different plants. You can buy five different spindles of identically labeled discs, and they'll all be from different sources.
That being said, I've had the best luck in my E80 with TDK's 2x discs in the 25-unit spindles. Best Buy and Staples routinely place these on sale, and I stock up whenever they do.
M.
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07-14-2004, 11:06 AM
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I am still waiting to purchase a set-top dvd recorder however I own several pc dvd burners and I have always had great success with Ritek dvd-r/rw. There is a very reliable site called Rima that sells these disks for a very good price. Most of the people over at Doom9, which is a good site for dvd authoring related information, recommend Riteks as well. |
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07-14-2004, 11:41 AM
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Thanks guy's for the information!! Michael I did not know that about the production being sub contracted.
I have herd that the RITEK 's were good. I just picked up a couple of Sony's which i have not tried yet and virbatem digital movie dvd-r's will see if they are any better.
I just ordered a spindle of the ritek's .60 each per disk .
thanks again for the help as I'm feeling that it's not the unit but the media.
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07-14-2004, 06:15 PM
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I've had great luck with Compusa brand DVD+ and - discs...maybe 1 in 50 had a hiccup.
I also use Verbatim and Memorex with zero problems.
There are tons of sales these days for blanks(under a dollar each in many cases), so buy whatever bargain you find and you should be ok.
Alfer
Takin it easy....
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07-15-2004, 12:34 PM
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The Verbaitm and Memorex were a total waste for none worked at all. All failed. I bought some of the digital movie verbatim media and will see how that works.
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07-15-2004, 12:45 PM
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Michael Reuben
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It's important to specify on which machine(s) you've tried the discs. There appear to be real differences in compatibility/adaptability.
M.
"Most people never have to face the fact that, at the right time and the right place, they're capable of anything." -- Chinatown
"What kind of movies would there be if everyone in them had to do what we thought they should do?" -- Roger Ebert
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07-15-2004, 01:38 PM
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The virbatims and memorex's did not work well in my panny e30 I hope this helps.
Michael did you see my other post in my frustration thread
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07-15-2004, 03:02 PM
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It is difficult to go by brands as different batches come from different manufacturers, but so far I've decided to avoid any brands I have a problem with. Last year I bought a lot of CompUSA DVD+RWs since they were cheapest, most have worked fine but a couple don't always want to play when first inserted (I usually play them on my Pioneer DVL-909, as it's an older player I figure if they play flawlessly on that then they should play on anything else as well.) I bought 4 CompUSA +Rs (non-rewritable) and ALL of them would not play on any machine without freezing up! So CompUSA discs are now out for a while. I have 2 Sony +RWs which freeze up towards the end, checking them in a machine with the cover open I saw the discs were a bit warped, so I haven't bought any more of their blanks either.
I've heard that Memorex should be avoided, but I've bought packs of their discs since they're often a lot less expensive than other brands and have had no problems recording or playing back so far. My friend says that the best blanks are made in Japan by a company called Taiyo-Uden, the easiest way to spot them is to check the package where the discs were made. Most of the ones I've used are made in Taiwan, where there are several manufacturers, some good and some not so good.
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07-16-2004, 01:37 PM
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Panasonic E50
Maxell - zero failures
Memorex -2 failures
TDK - zero failures
Since most recordings I make have some value, I refuse to try any bargain brands.
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