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Memorex DVD+R 8x speed, Nothing but trouble
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topgun68
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2. January 2005 @ 10:58 |
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Purchuse a 50 pack of Memorex DVD+R 8x from BestBuy on sale for $19.00. I had 6 in a row that were coasters. So I went out and bought a 3 pack of Maxell DVD+R 4x for a test to see if it was the dvds. Wouldnt you know it? I was able to burn onto the Maxell brand with no problems. I was using a Plextor PX 716A burner, with updated firmware and software.
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jay33
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2. January 2005 @ 11:22 |
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Ya, I wrote off Memorex brand long ago. Do you happen to know what manufacturer they were from? Likely they were CMC-MAG.
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2. January 2005 @ 11:23 |
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I just got a 50 pack of memorex DVD-R from office depot for $20, and I've burned about half so far with no problems. Maybe you either got a bad batch, your burner doesn't like memorex, or their DVD+Rs aren't as good as their -Rs.
Usually I don't use memorex, I like Maxell or TDK, but for $20 it was too good to pass up.
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bardie
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2. January 2005 @ 11:25 |
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Unfortunately Memorex isn't the greatest of media, as you have just found out.
Maxell are pretty well up the top along with Verbatim, Sony and TDK.
I use cheap media from time to time, some go ok, but I think in the long run you are better off with quality.
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DogBomb
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2. January 2005 @ 15:54 |
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Memorex has been changing manufacturers alot since last year. I never understood alot of the complaints for Memorex because I used the earlier discs which were RICOHJPN and never had a problem. Now, they could be anything from CMC to Infodisc.
If possible, you should return them to Best Buy and grab the 50-pack Sonys which are on sale this week for $19.99.
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iriedawta
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2. January 2005 @ 20:14 |
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memorex dvd+ 8x has the mitusbushi brand media. the printable dvd + 8 has the cmc media from memorex. i have the memorex dvd+ 8x and they say mcc (mitusbushi media). the fuji dvd+r 8x has the taiyo yuden media brand. try those. all those except cmc media burn good in the plextor 716a and plays in ps2 also
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DopeFreak
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2. January 2005 @ 20:31 |
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Memerex is horrible. i bought a 30 pack and the labels come off way to easy which wrecks the dvd. i decided to buy a silver surfaced dvds. the label cant come off
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3. January 2005 @ 13:25 |
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The problem with memorex is that they buy their media from several different manufacturers, some good some bad. If I knew I would always get Ricohjpn then I would buy them all the time, but every time I gambled and bought some they were either cmc magnetics or info disk which are both bottom of the barrel clay pigion stand ins. Never again. Since I buy 100 at a time I'm not willing to take a chance on getting crap media.
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whirlble
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3. January 2005 @ 14:54 |
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I bought a 25 pack of memorex -r 8x and it shows up as fujifilm 03 on Nero infotool. I have burned three movies to this media and have had no problems.
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3. January 2005 @ 16:44 |
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You are lucky. Like I said I am not willing to take that chance. I will stay with media that I know what I'm getting.
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modchipa
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3. January 2005 @ 17:00 |
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I use nothing but Princo 4x. Have not had one failure in my Pioneer A08. I love them for everything
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wicche
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4. January 2005 @ 14:28 |
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I got a 50 spindle of -R, and Nero tool id'd the disks as ritek g05
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bighair
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4. January 2005 @ 15:19 |
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Just bought Memorex 4x at Future Shop and have'nt had a coaster yet with my Liteon 1633.
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4. January 2005 @ 16:08 |
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What is the MID code of your media?
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12. February 2005 @ 15:44 |
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i picked up a 50 pk of memorex dvd+r,burned about 20 backups at 8x,work great in everywhere but xbox and a 4 year old emerson dvd player i had lying around,but work great in a 4 year old rca player,i'm not knockin memorex just yet!oh plextor 716A
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CKY_2084
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12. February 2005 @ 16:58 |
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If you have a NEC 3520 then you will know that Memorex works great in those burners. I have burned about 300+ dvds over the past two months since this burner came out and get no CRC errors and even have paper labels on them and they work great still. I also take great care of my media and have an expensive Samsung DVD player. Anyways I just got the EPSON R200 and from now on I will be getting TY just because since recieving them I like everything about them the printables anyways. They print the best so far of all the WHITETOP DVDRs I have used. So no more paper labels and no more Memorex for me but like I said they work great if you have a burner that is not picky and take good care of your media.
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