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ultima
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2. April 2003 @ 08:25 |
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I believe Ritek has shortage again, and price has gone up to cheapest I find is 1.19+ each even at quantity of 500.
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ultima
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2. April 2003 @ 08:26 |
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anyone of you is able to find the so called .60 cent DVD-R at meritline advertised above? i can't... seems like a scam to me.
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Zerxez
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18. April 2003 @ 10:38 |
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Hi,
I have only been burning for a couple years so bear with me. I have gone thru a couple 100 packs of Lead Data 1X DVD's and have not had a single bad burn (that wasn't my fault).
I am moving up to 2X DVD's now and have ordered 100 pack of Lead Data 2X for $.89 cents each and 2 100 packs of Maxell 2X for $.96 cents per disk. Does anyone know if I made a mistake on the Maxell? The reason I ordered them is because Lead Data was out of stock from my preferred vendor.
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filberto
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18. April 2003 @ 13:35 |
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Gentlemen:
If we want to be TRULY helpful to each other(as opposed to letting our egos get out of control or spreading disinformation), then could we please be sure that all contributions include the following info:
1-your DVD burner make, model, AND firmware.
2-DVD media you use, + or -, R or RW, including brand and speed rating.
3-Your burning objective(s) (copy DVD or PS2, author a DVD, etc. etc.)
4-What you are playing/testing the burned disk on.
5-Where you are (CA, USA, UK, etc.)
6-Software you are using
As clear as the goal of this thread is, I'm surprised at how few of you have managed to generate a useful post. Lack of specificity does not breed confidence in the readers. I for one am not going to assume anything from the littany of lacking posts in this thread, and then run out and buy a slew of disks that MAY or MAY NOT work.
Anyone with the DRU-500ax and firmware 2.0c, I'm interested in the media you are using, what for, player, SW, etc. etc. (as above).
!Gracias!
F
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c7015
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18. April 2003 @ 14:56 |
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In my experiance with dvd and cd recordable media maxell is always the worst that you can get
zerxez if you can cancel your maxell order I think that you should (the discs may be fine for what you are using them for but I wouldent want to take my chances with a 100 pack
I would sudgest going to the store and trying just a single disc to see if it works before buying hundreds
I have had problems with maxell and refuse to buy anything from them now
also pertaining to the thread
I have a pioneer ao5
I use Verbatim Imation Pioneer and Ritek discs and out of those they all work for all applications but I like the ritek the best because they are the best value (quality and price)
if you dont care about price verbatim are the best
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Zerxez
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18. April 2003 @ 15:43 |
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Thank you very much,
I canceled the order for Maxell Disks.
You didn't mention Lead Data, you may want to try them, I have burned over 200 1X on my A04 and now on my A05. Like I said not 1 bad burn. I am going to buy more only 2X.
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Prisoner
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19. April 2003 @ 09:59 |
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Hello
First off I have a Toshiba SD-R6012 DVD-R/RW burner with WinXP all updates P4 2.8Ghz and 512MB ram. I would like to say that not only listing what you are using is important but where you are. In Canada DVD+ are expensive, like $10 to $20 a disc! The cheapest I have ever seen DVD+R is $7 a disc, whereas DVD-R can be found for about $3 a disc. The high end of DVD-R are about the lower end for DVD+R, so I would have to that DVD-R are the cheapest.
Media tested Princo DVD-RW version1.1 50% fail
Ritek thermal and shinny 2x only 8 fail out of 50 discs
Legacy DVD-RW version1.1 all ten in ten pack work (other post metioned 1 fail but after disc erase with Roxio 6, it works).
For my rant, I would be careful what you tell people because where you are, what burner you have and what software you are running changes everything! I find DVDxcopy great, and notice some of science programs cause Nero to fail but Roxio 6 has no problems.
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Freeski
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19. April 2003 @ 11:25 |
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Verbatim is a good choice of media. I have a toshiba burner and use my PLAYSTATION 2 for playback. The Verbatim DVD-RW Worked fine with my V.5 PS2.
Location: Ontario, Canada
Software Used: DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, CopyToDVD [ALL LATEST VERSIONS]
System: Sony Vaio, P4 2.0GHz, 60GB, 256mb Ram, Win XP Home
DVD-Player: Version 5 (30001 R) Playstation 2
DVD: The Bourne Identity Fullscreen Collectors Edition
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Sombre
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22. April 2003 @ 10:34 |
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I was wondering if I could purchase something other than the DRU-500 A yet still + and -. I'm not willing to spend 300 dollars so I'd like to know of anything less then the new combined drive, yet still 1:1 ratio compatible. 4x preferably internal. Oh, for external DVD drives do I need 1:1?
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nd595
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24. April 2003 @ 16:39 |
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This thread seems to have gotten off topic but i'll post anyway. I burning using Nero v5.5.10.20 on a pinoneer a05 drive with firmware v 1.3 with the crack to let me burn at 2x. all burns were dvd back ups.
I burned about 25 princos with 1 coaster which may have been my fault and all work in two dvd-rom drives and in my standalone (samsung m301).
here are the -r's
5 ritek all burned and tested fine.
5 accu all burned and tested fine
3 beAlls and all burned and tested fine
About 10 generic with 7 coasters and none worked in my standalone but worked in my friends sony
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5 princo -Rws which worked fine at first but about the third time i started to reburn them they began to fail. Kept failing verification and would have to reburn and from then on about 50% of burns would work
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Neromania
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24. April 2003 @ 17:27 |
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ND595, I noticed that Princo dvd-rw's are cheaper than most dvd-r's....and all of the one's i used work fine since i only burned them once. Do u think Princo dvd-rw's are a economical choice if i want to write them only once like a dvd-r?
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Neromania
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24. April 2003 @ 17:29 |
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and when u say 50% of them from then on would work, u mean that 50% of them had frozen video?
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Zerxez
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24. April 2003 @ 18:44 |
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Ok, Here are my tests. I canceled the order for Maxell on the good advice from c7015 and ordered a mixed bag including:
Pioneer, Ritek, Lead Data (which I already have)and Verbatim.
I burned using Nero v5.5.10.20 on a pinoneer a05 drive with firmware v 1.3 with the crack to let me burn at 2x. all burns were dvd back ups.
Guess what? They all burned 100% not one coaster (burned 10 of each). However a visual examination was more revealing. The pioneer have the best opacity and dye density. The verbatim and Lead Data appeared identical the Ritek die appeared very good but the opacity wasn't quite as good.
The opacity test was done using the highly scientific method of holding them up to the a bright light bulb and comparing them to each other.
I want to thank all of you for your input and let you know that I decided to stick with Lead Data for the following reasons.
I have successfully burned over 200 of them, (only 50 at 2X) with no failures and no jumping or pixilation at the outside edge of the disk. And they only cost me $.78 cents each in quantity 200 from Allmediaoutlet.com (U.S.). I don't endorse any particular vendor so if you can get a better price or customer service go for it.
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YYZ
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24. April 2003 @ 23:05 |
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FORUM ADMIN !!
....PLEASE DELETE MY PREVIOUS ENTRY ON THIS FORUM. (Tools I Use...). (this forum does not seem to allow for editing of prior entries).
After reading afterdawn's policy on postings relating to utilizing DVDXCOPY for purposes other than those intended by Afterdawn I now see the error of my ways and would like to recind my earlier comments in this thread. I sure as hell don't want to get Afterdawn in any more of a legal quandry than it already may be in. BTW, Good luck in court !!!
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nd595
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25. April 2003 @ 07:22 |
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Yeh 50% would not verifty and then would not play. I would suggest getting better media if you are getting dvd-rw's cause these a crap. I would then have to erase and burn again with a 50% chance of them not working.
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Benjimen
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26. April 2003 @ 05:18 |
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Cheapest I have found +R's is at Sam's club with Verbatim +R's at $22.00 for a 10 pack and $26.00 for a 10 pack of +RW's!!! Wow, can beat that!
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HK71
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26. April 2003 @ 07:57 |
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Hi,
I use normaly PLATINUM DVD+R an THAT'S WRITE -R
I Don't have any trouble with it. no coasters yet (after approx 75 DVD+R an 75 DVD-R) only the standalone DVD-players have some troubles. The one works great with the +R and the other with -R.
I use the SONY DRU500AX 2.0F on a P4/2,4Ghz/512Mb
a mont ago i had a 50/spindle of DATAWRITE +R but half of it was burned OK but the other half was very coastered. and those who where burned oke only worked 75 % with the standalone dvd-players
Here in the Netherlands are the That's Write about ? 60,- /50 pcs. and the Platinum about ? 90,- /50pcs.
I saw it at http://www.opus.nl
So this is my experience with the dvd media i use.
(does anyone has any experience with That's Write DVD-R)
Greetz,
WvdG
-=- -=- Tis weer echt Hollands -=- -=-
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AftarDawn
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26. April 2003 @ 09:25 |
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K-Hypermedia that i bought from office max Sucks for burning ps2 images. i made one coaster, then i started test burning before the real thing, ive used the top dvd program ( dvd dycrypter, nero, record now dx, and others) k - hypermedia sucks, once youve tested higher than 50% of the game, it has an error and it stops. although i think its only good for data files, like mpegs and stuff.
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ScaTy
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28. April 2003 @ 15:18 |
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!!Bulkpaq!! are SH*T do not buy these cheap so called DVD media. In fact we should boycott!!. This is my experience. 9 out of 10 are coasters, but i would have known this had read the forum earlier
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boriqua
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29. April 2003 @ 17:20 |
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I have a Pioneer A05.
-Princo 2x unreliable. 50% coasters.
-Ritek 1x unreliable. Pixelation at end of movie
-DVDPro 1-4x mixed results.
--25pack in spindle flawless. You can tell cause they have silver foil towards center on purple side.
--200 bulk pack. unreliable. Crappy manufacture around edges, and 50%coasters.
I am curious. I burned first 3 DVDPro 1-4x at 4x, but after that I get errors. But I can burn them all at 2x. Anyone can help?
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Dave22
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30. April 2003 @ 08:45 |
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I have both the pioneer 104 and the Sony DRU500A and I would place the media I use in this order due to compatability and price.
1)Verbatim DVD-R. I have used 100's of these disks and probably lost 10 and that was probably my fault.
2) Anything that is G03 or G04 Ritek media based always a good disk just a we bit pricey for what it is, but will work n just about anything.
3) Know the suprising one I did not think I would type this The princo X4 White top media?. Ok so it is not Ritek but Jesus this stuff is working on everything I have played it on PS2, Xbox whatever. The only Bummer is that it will only burn at X2 speed on the Sony but at £0.95 per disk what the hell that is less than the Verb and to be quite frank I can not tell the difference in quality ( so this disk should be no (1) on the hit list.
at the end of the day a burn can vary on your machine, drive, what software and what works for me will not work for others.
all media purchased was from http://www.nexus22.com
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baldtaffy
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2. May 2003 @ 11:08 |
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Pioneer A05 v1.0 firmware
Have used DVDitSE and MyDVD
Also use DVDXcopy
Memorex discs (DVD-R) are 2/10 (lots of coasters) - after about an hour of video, there are dropped frames, pixellation and the disc stops playing. I have used my stan-alone Panasonic DVD player, plus the internal LG DVD-ROM and the A05 itself to verify the play capability.
Have used Sony DVD-RW (6/6) and Maxell DVD-r 2x (6/6)
I would not recommend the Memorex based on my experience. However, I have been more fortunate with the Maxell discs.
In this forum, the question has been asked about bulk buy of Riteks in Canada. Does anyone know where they can be bought in Canada ?
Thanks
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boriqua
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2. May 2003 @ 11:12 |
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Baldtaffy good info. I just wanted to let you know that I have purchased a 100pack of Ritek 1X and I had the same problems, as you Did with Memorex. Just my $0.02, and I get my media from www.meritline.com, they have Riteks...
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Zerxez
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2. May 2003 @ 15:47 |
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Hi again,
I just got my order of Lead Data disks the other day and am a little concerned. The first order of 200 I got a couple months ago were perfectly clean. This new order has (for lack of a better description) dimpling or slight melt marks on the outside rim-edge. It is only on the bottom piece of plastic. I have successfully burned 6 disks at 2X and no costers, but... All these movies backups were less than 4.1 Gigs. As soon as I burn a couple that size out a 4472 from DVD2ONE I will let you know if they stutter or pixelate at the end of the disk. In the next couple days.
Cheers,
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boriqua
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2. May 2003 @ 15:56 |
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Zerxez, What burner do you have? I am finding out that for movies Maxell 2X is working pretty good, 20 for 20 burns so far. DVDPro are pretty good, just watch out for bulk packs...
I am using A05...
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