Hey, I've been using Fujifilm DVD-Rs for a while. I went through a 50 pack of the made in Japan (Taiyo Yuden) discs and they were all perfect. I got a new 50 pack and they were made in Taiwan (Prodisc) and they suck. I burn the DVDs and they look fine, but every five minutes or so on my stand alone DVD player (GoVideo DV 2130) they skip. So I want to go back to using TY media. I went to 4 stores today looking for the made in Japan Fujifilm and the stores only have the made in Taiwan ones. So I came on here to see where I can get TY discs.
Some people were talking about supermediastore.com so I checked it out. Is it legit? Is their service good? Also, which TY discs should I get? The "Taiyo Yuden shiny silver 8X DVD+R Media in cake box" or the "Taiyo Yuden 8X DVD-R Media silver thermal printable"??? The second one is a little bit cheaper (a few cents per disc). I just write on my discs with a thin sharpie, so I don't need something that is "printable"...
Any help would be appreciated. This forum is great, some of you people know a lot of stuff, it's really helpful.
I have ordered my TY's from supermediastore and meritline with no problems. Shipping is a little slower from supermediastore than meritline, but I have been pleased with my purchases. I got 150 of the shiny TY's both 4x and 8x and have not had one bad burn. I ordered the -R format because it is compatible with my standalones, but you can booktype +R for -R format if your burner supports it, +R is a better format, but -R is more widely accepted by many standalone players. :~)
I just ordered "100 Pack Taiyo Yuden 8X DVD-R Media 4.7GB Silver Thermal Lacquer No Stacking Ring Blank DVDR Disc on Spindle (DVD-R47ZZSB8), $0.44 each" from Meritline.com.
Hopefully everything goes smoothly. And hopefully these DVDs play perfectly.
they very well should~ :) i have some of those too, from meritline as well~ exact same ones~ flawless~
welcome to the TY camp~ please let us know how they turn out for you david, and if you have any questions or concerns regarding anything TY related, all you need to do is find me~ i'll be more than happy to assist you with creating flawless burns~ :P
Taiyo Yuden 4x dvd-r TYGO1/ 8x dvd-r TYGO2/ 8x dvd+r YUDEN000T02/ 16x dvd+r YUDEN000T03
Verbatim 8x dvd+r MCC003
Verbatim dvd+r DL (MKM001)= flawless no compression backups
"Do Yourself A Favor, Use The Good Stuff
TY & Verbs 4 Life~ :)" ~docTY~
"Its better to be quiet and appear stupid, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
I am always prepared to recognize that there can be two points of view - mine and one that is probably wrong - John Gorton
Awesome, thanks a lot. Yeah, those original 50 Fujifilm DVD-R discs (TY) I used were all perfect, I didn't throw even one out and the movies played perfect. When I bought my second spindle and noticed the plastic container was different, I knew something was up. It took me a couple weeks to realize that it was indeed those made in Taiwan Fujifilm discs (prodisc) that were causing my skipping. I thought maybe my DVD lens was dirty or something, it's nice to have it all figured out now. I'll definitely post with some results after I get the new discs and burn a few.
yeah, the made in taiwan fuji's are prodisc, while decent, they are not in the same category as the Taiyo Yudens~ many people have problems with the MIT fujis, but, the very few i had were not half bad...as is true with everyone's individual setups~ mileage may vary :)
Taiyo Yuden 4x dvd-r TYGO1/ 8x dvd-r TYGO2/ 8x dvd+r YUDEN000T02/ 16x dvd+r YUDEN000T03
Verbatim 8x dvd+r MCC003
Verbatim dvd+r DL (MKM001)= flawless no compression backups
"Do Yourself A Favor, Use The Good Stuff
TY & Verbs 4 Life~ :)" ~docTY~
"Its better to be quiet and appear stupid, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
I am always prepared to recognize that there can be two points of view - mine and one that is probably wrong - John Gorton
