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22. July 2005 @ 05:59 |
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The Sony media BB has on sale right now are those a good buy??? They have 50pk spindles for 19.99. THey did this with Verbs about a week or so ago. I wanted to seee if these are worth picking up.Thx
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akyllonen
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22. July 2005 @ 06:30 |
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Yes. But make sure you go with the MADE IN JAPAN +R ones. Those are Taiyo Yuden made.
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22. July 2005 @ 06:43 |
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Will do thx for the quick reply....
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22. July 2005 @ 08:03 |
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Well they didnt have the made in Japan ones. only Taiwan. Are those going to be ok or not?? If not I will return them. I got the DVD+R ones as suggested just that they are made in Taiwan.
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22. July 2005 @ 09:04 |
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the sony DVD+R made in taiwans are not as good as the Taiyo Yuden made ones...while they may work out well for you and your setup, i personally only use the TY (made in japan) ones... :)
many members on here really like the sony media, regardless of where it's made...the sony media coding is pretty good, i have only used a FEW w/ the sony coding, but they were decent. not same level as the TY manufactured ones, but decent...give it a try, you personally MIGHT or MIGHT NOT like them...in the end, it's your money and your decision~ good luck :)
Recommended Media:
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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akyllonen
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22. July 2005 @ 09:14 |
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Personally, I'd take em back and ask someone at customer service to check their restock for ones Made In Japan. Another route you could go is to exchange them for the FUJI 8x+R's that are on sale $9.99/25 pack...MADE IN JAPAN ones. I think the FUJI/Taiwans are Prodisc...I'd stay away from those. I picked up one of the FUJI MIJ spindles to check out. They are Taiyo Yudens...but the Disc Quality Scan I ran were not as good as the Sony's. More PI failures. Either way you go I'd only settle for MIJ. Good luck!
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22. July 2005 @ 09:21 |
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Thanks for the advice guys. I will prolly stop on my way home to see if they have any made in Japan ones. I am still new to this all and dont want to run the risk of making alot of coasters........
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22. July 2005 @ 09:23 |
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we all start somewhere...Taiyo Yuden media has been a proven winner for me...that's why i usually ONLY recommend TY and Verbs :) with occasional other brands if available...if you do decide to go with the made in japan TYs, you will NOT be disappointed :)
Recommended Media:
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
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22. July 2005 @ 11:22 |
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Now are the Taiwan ones bad?? I mean how much of a diff is there between the MIJ and MIT??
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pholmes31
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22. July 2005 @ 12:17 |
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i have been using the sony 8x -r's mit,have been working good for me.
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Stunt2061
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22. July 2005 @ 12:34 |
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Same Here :P
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22. July 2005 @ 12:47 |
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Well just to play it safe and try to get a better product I went on my lunch break to BB and managed to find a MIJ spindle so I exchanged mine for it. Man those arnt that common are they?? This was the only one I could find. All of the others were MIT. Oh well I have mine so I am happy. Thx for the help guys
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Stunt2061
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22. July 2005 @ 13:44 |
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xdsx the ones u picked up werethey -r or +r?
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22. July 2005 @ 14:00 |
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DVD+R as recommended in earlier posts.
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pholmes31
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22. July 2005 @ 16:04 |
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yeah the +r's are mostly all mij from what i've seen.the -r's are usually all mit.but i'm still sticking with -r's since they have been working good.
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22. July 2005 @ 19:17 |
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to each their own~ :) if the MIT or MIJ works for you all, then who is to argue with your OWN preferences? i only recommend what works for ME, personally~ but, im GLAD to hear that all your choices of media have been working good for you guys~ :)
since you went to best buy and got the DVD+R MIJ~ those SHOULD be YUDEN000T02 coding when run through a dvdinfopro (media code ID program)...those are GENUINE Taiyo Yuden and i will suggest them to ANYONE EVERYDAY, ANYDAY, and so forth...i have had countless flawless burns, as i personally prefer DVD+R media booktyped to dvd-rom for all around compatibility~ :)
anyways, glad to hear you other guys are happy with your choice of format and your choice of media...good luck to you all~
Recommended Media:
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
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23. July 2005 @ 04:03 |
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Now when making a backup where do I look to make the selection to booktype it to DVD-ROM?? Is it a automatic thing? I use CloneDVD2, Shrink and Decrypter.
Also when I got home and opened up the SOny Media. You know it felt very solid and well made. I can tell why the MIJ are recommended.
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23. July 2005 @ 08:26 |
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booktyping is NOT automatic...using those programs mentioned, you might be able to set it with DVD Decrypter in the options tab...but, it really depends on what type of burner you have...some manufacturers do NOT allow this feature with official firmware (ie. pioneer drives), but can enable it using hacked firmware. :)
if your manufacturer is listed in dvd decrypters' drive list, you could change booktype there, if not, then, using those programs you might need to find a separate utility to do so...
i agree with you in the fact that sometimes a media can feel "solid" this is true with ALL my TY media...that's why i recommend them so highly~ good luck to you~
Recommended Media:
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
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23. July 2005 @ 08:53 |
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??? Went to Best Buy? yesterday and bought 2 50 packs of Sony? discs (+R, 8X) made in Japan coded Yuden000-T02. ? Just for kicks, since they had the made in Japan FujiFilm? discs, I bought a 25 pack of them also. They also coded as Yuden000-T02. The Sony?/Yudens record and play just fine on all of my machines. Now the FujiFilm?/Yudens, they're a different story. My computer's MP5240A Ricoh? drive will record on them but won't recognize them as having been recorded on when I try to play them back. The only machine that I have that'll even recognize them is the older one of my LiteOn? set-top recorders. My other set-top recorder doesn't like them at all, refusing to read or record on them. My older set-top recorder will record just fine on them and I get 100% playability from them using it as my burner. Also, both of my set-top recorders have the same firmware and my Ricoh? has been flashed with the latest firmware. No more FujiFilm? discs for this guy, I'll stick with the Sony?, Verbatim? and Maxell? media ???
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akyllonen
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23. July 2005 @ 11:18 |
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I'm staying away from the FUJI MIJ as well as there seems to be more PI failures than the SONY MIJ's. Could be a bad spindle I got, so I'll probably try 1 more, but why no go with the SONY's at the same price. They both code out to YUDEN000 T02 so I don't understand why there would be a noticable difference,,,maybe something in the backend during branding??? Anyone else run quality test on the 2 medias....posted results would be helpful.....
2.4 Celeron;512k ram; 80gig HD; 60gig HD; Windows XP(SP1).
Sony DRU-710A (BYX4)
DVD Shrink/DVD Decrypter.
TYG02;YUDEN002;MCC blanks.
Favorite Media: Sony 8x+R(MADE IN JAPAN)
Laptop: 1.4 Ghz;256k ram; 40 gig HD;Windows XP
NEC ND-6650A Burner
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pholmes31
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24. July 2005 @ 16:01 |
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i'm still happy with my sony 8x -r's i got.but why is it letting me burn at 16x,isnt that weird?i picked up some verb 16x -r's today at bb,couldnt pass them up on sale.they seem to work great for me so far as well.
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24. July 2005 @ 16:24 |
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The Sony? 8X +R discs that I purchased at BestBuy? are marked 1X-8X, but inside the label on the made in Taiwan discs, it is marked burn speeds up to 12X. They will burn at 16X if I set my burn speed at 'max'. This is true for both the made in Japan and Taiwan discs. I like to slow 'em down to 4X and not burn past the 4.2GB mark. Just paranoid I guess.
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