Sorry,i meant to say supermediastore. Was just wondering,i hear alot of good things about their site,but i've never heard anybody say much about the media.They seem to be very cheap,but i wonder how good the quality is before i buy any.should i spend a little more and get verbatim,or taiyo?thanks.
btw,i've been using 8x sony dvd-r from best buy,and i havent made a coaster yet.
I got some of there x8 white inkjet printable to the hub just to see what they were and they were CMC Mags.. YUK!!! I use them to back up crap for my kids because they will ruin them anyway and they actually play alright I just don't trust CMC Mag. I actually called Supermedia store and asked who made there disks and they said they werent sure? yeah right they just didn't want to say...
Hey I also took a chance on some Prodisc x8 White Inkjet printables and those have a manufacturer code of MMC Very good :-)Worth it if you are looking to save a little money. Dont get the silver inkjet ones though they are CMC!! I got both those disks right here I will put up a picture showing manufacture code as soon as I'm done burning this movie I have in there right now.. :-)
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OK here is a screen shot of all three disk's. I was mistaken about the silver inkjet printable Prodisk those are acyually Prodisc MIC better than CMC but still not top quality :-)
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A friend of mine bought some silver top supermedia brand - they id'd out as Vanguard. The reviews are not good. I'd stick with the Verbatim Datalife and TY's.
another question binkie,so the verbatims at best buy,do they need to say made in japan to be good?how do you tell if they are datalifes?sorry if you've answered this question a hundred times.
They will say datalife and datalifeplus right on the label. Most verbatim's are good except for the 2x which has been known to id as being manufactured by CMC - the worst one.
you will be a very SMALL minority if you can find ANY Verbatims made in japan, they are like 90% made in TAIWAN now, with a few older stock manufacturered in singapore~ :) don't need to sweat the MADE IN JAPAN and MADE IN TAIWAN thing when it comes to Verbatims, just find the cakebox with the least amount of damage on the outside, i'm betting all the stock you find locally will be MADE IN TAIWAN~ :)
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
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re the Verb's (datalifeplus obviously) - as i mentioned in another thread, i just bout 125 or so 8x -R's from my usually supplied (in UK) and they're all made in India so will be older stock - no worries as i've used loads of the Indian ones before with no problems. But as Kivory666 says, most newer stuff are from Taiwan now
With the prices as they are for Verbs in the US, there is no need to gamble on "bargain" media. It's a crapshoot... Get the Verbs and be assured of quality!!! I love TY as well, but with the prices that NewEgg has on Verbs, it's a no-brainer!!! I'll still keep 50 - 100 TY's on hand, though... LOL
gotta keep some TYs...i always do~ :) i have some under my bed just to keep the boogeyman away too~ LOL it's like garlic/crucifix to vampires...TYs keep the monsters away for me j/k.
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
