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Attn: Newbies... this is why you should NOT buy CMC MAG or any other unknown media...
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BLeiss2
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31. January 2006 @ 16:31 |
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tokijin, i also have a question about getting a new dvdrw drive.i broke my benq tray by accident and i want get a new one. should i just buy another dw1655 or do u know of ne thing better but reasonably priced? and is it better to back-up a ps2 game onto a dvd-r or onto a dvd+r and booktype it to dvd-rom?
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gear79
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31. January 2006 @ 17:04 |
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in a nutshell, thermal dvds are the ones that look holographic...
then there are the thermal printables, which when printed on, give you an almost exact look...
here's a good example...
this is what a thermal would look like printed on.. (and this is just a random pic i found), also, you see alkohols sig, his gran torisimo, thats a thermal that has been printed on..
here is a non thermal, like the riteks you listed above ..and also, not a full hub printable...
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31. January 2006 @ 17:18 |
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It's been my experience that ink won't stick to thermal printable discs. You ned a thermal printer. Although I could be wrong, the upper disc you have pictured looks like a silver ink jet printable disc. Some DVDs look better on them, but I generally stick with the white. I have some thermal ink jet printables that a friend ordered by mistake and I sure can't print on them.
Dave
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31. January 2006 @ 17:32 |
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Thanks for the info Gear79. Good to see you're still around ForknDave, keep popping in with the useful tidbits of info. Go with DVD-R's for the PS2. They're more universally compatible with all models. As far as what burner to get, some of the members here could give you better advice. I got a Sony DRU-810A which is an OEM BenQ 1640. The burn quality is great, it's worked out well. I've had 0 coasters as a result of the burner/media. I've had 2 coasters on DVD+R DL media, both as a result of horribly scratched originals. One I later copied and worked out. As far as info on burners, here's some reviews: http://cdrlabs.com/
http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/search/B
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdwriters
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31. January 2006 @ 17:35 |
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well, as far as the silver inkjet printables go............ guess what alkohol uses to print his with !!! an epson R300 inkjet... not a thermal..
i guess its just printer quality, i have the epson R340, but all i have used is the white hub faced ones myself...
as far as burners, i have a litey 1633 and i just love it, but thats my opinion....
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BLeiss2
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31. January 2006 @ 17:45 |
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31. January 2006 @ 19:28 |
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I dunno, do you really want a Light Scribe drive? I don't know much about Light Scribe technology, but I think they're more expensive then conventional burners. Keep in mind that CD-R labs review is a little outdated, there have since been numerous firmware upgrades for it. If you're comfortable with that drive, then go ahead. Liteon's are excellent quality.
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31. January 2006 @ 20:21 |
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I never saw any better deals than on supermediastore.com. plus the fact you know your gonna get legit media.
? about the numbers like 0 to 100 posts, do you mean typing them or reading them, or both.
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BLeiss2
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1. February 2006 @ 01:38 |
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@ tokijin
its relitively cheap too, so if i do plan on using lightscribe it'll be right there.
@ fredbun
its how many posts u write(thats was my 48th, but im still a newbie) weird?.....
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1. February 2006 @ 03:39 |
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@ fredburn.......... replying to a thread adds to your count only !
@ lightscribe............ ewww
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1. February 2006 @ 04:03 |
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i'll clarify this on alkohol's behalf, because i have some of the SAME discs he uses...
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well, as far as the silver inkjet printables go............ guess what alkohol uses to print his with !!! an epson R300 inkjet... not a thermal..
the silver inkjet printables that both alkohol and i use are Taiyo Yuden silver inkjet printables, NOT thermal printables...
they are identical to the white inkjet printables with the exception that:
1. they are not white, but silver..giving the final resulting backup after printing on Epson R series printer the "holographic" look to it.
2. the white TYs inkejet printables ARE HUB PRINTABLE, while the TY silver inkjet printables are NOT full-faced printable...meaning, not all the way to the hub...
the Taiyo Yuden flavor, there is a BIG difference between the "silver thermals" (which are the "normal" dvds that people usually buy...or the "silver shiny" or "silver lacquer" depending on who you ask, it goes by various names) and the Taiyo Yuden silver inkjet printables...they are 2 ENTIRELY different "types" of discs in terms of the "printing surface"...
you WOULD need a thermal printer to print onto the "silver thermals"; but, you can use the Epson R series inkjet printers to print onto the "silver inkjet printables"...it's exactly the same as printing onto a white inkjet printable TY, same process... :)
if what i'm saying is confusing, here is a link to what both alkohol and i use in terms of "silver inkjet printables"...they are very diff. than the "thermal silver" discs...
http://supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-silver-inkjet-printable-8x...
these you can print onto using the Epson inkjet printables... ^^
i think some people are getting these confused with the "normal ones" found here below:
http://supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-silver-thermal-8x-dvd-r-me...
these ARE NOT printable unless you have a thermal printer...the Epson ink WILL NOT adhere to the surface~
and finally, these are the full-hub WHITE inkjet printables...
http://supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-white-inkjet-printable-8x-...
hope i didn't make this more confusing that it already seems...but, Taiyo Yuden makes 3 flavors of "printable discs"...2 of which you can use an Epson printer, the last you can only use a THERMAL printer to print onto, hence the name "silver thermal lacquer"
docTy~
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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1. February 2006 @ 08:09 |
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Anyone wonder why they call him DocTY?
Because he is the TY man!
Any doubts? No? Good! And there shouldn't be!
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1. February 2006 @ 08:39 |
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you'll have to actually ask the doc on that one... he can set the story straight
thats why i added this statement a few pages back, cuz the doc knows !
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1. February 2006 @ 08:42 |
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Anyone wonder why they call him DocTY?
I know who and why, this was to anyone who couldn't figure it out...so that we could take them into the streets and stone them to death. LOL
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1. February 2006 @ 08:50 |
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Yeah LOCO, with big stones... And heavy ones... LOLOL
And maybe crucify a few of them afterwards to do range... LOL
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1. February 2006 @ 10:35 |
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so i'm about to order the TY's from supermediastore.com and i'm wondering if i should get +r's or -r's ... i'll be getting printable hubs and non printable hubs heh oh and the silver inkjet printables :) anyone got suggestions?
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BLeiss2
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1. February 2006 @ 10:36 |
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1. February 2006 @ 11:22 |
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@Doc
Thanks for the clarification. I was going to reply back, but since you're the DocTY, I'll let you do the speech, so others can comprehend better. Evidently, you handled it 3 times better than me, LOL.
@gear79, tokijin, permigg & loco.
Keep up the good work guys. Oh and Bleiss2, welcome to join our squad here.
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BLeiss2
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1. February 2006 @ 11:43 |
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alkohol i used that awsome guide to rebuild GT4 and it worked flawlessly thanx for sharing that with everyone. it runs EXACTLY like the original. thnx again
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1. February 2006 @ 11:49 |
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yup, alkohol is the man alright.
i had an issue with the fog, not knowing about it not being compressable, found his guide, and waalaa !!
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1. February 2006 @ 17:30 |
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Yeah I had a little party with Sin City, it's one of those non compressable deals. I was aware of Alky's tutorial with VOB Blanker, but it was the wee hours of the morning and I was too tired to read. So using AnyDVD and Nero Recode 2, I got it down to 4503MB's. My Sony DRU-810A supports overburning of DVD's, so I said what the hay. It gave me a couple burn error's, but the end product worked. I know you're not supposed to burn that close to the edge, but again it was 6 AM and I was tired. Anyway the movie plays fine, the extras have no sound. I had to take it out. Next time I'll just use Alky's tutorial lol. Btw, I backed up Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on the HIJ Maxell DVD+R's with Nero Recode 2 and AnyDVD, the picture quality is incredible. I'd dare anyone to tell the difference from the originals. The MIJ's have matched my TY's so far. Nero Recode 2 is a great piece of software as well as AnyDVD. I'd always wanted to take the stupid previews out of the movies. That combo has replaced DVD Shrink for me. Thanks for the great tips all. Cheers!
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1. February 2006 @ 17:47 |
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thanks for all the kinds words here guys...*grin* :)
seems like MY fan club is growing faster than the TY fan club~ LOL
docTY~
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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1. February 2006 @ 17:50 |
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more like groupies !!
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2. February 2006 @ 10:00 |
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@DocTY
You're more like our media GURU! LOL
@Tokijin
Nero is a fantastic package. A lot of people don't realize the potential of it all, they use this program for this, then that program for that... Nero would do it all from the start all along... I had a lot of barney turning my old SVCDs into DVDs... Had quite a few programs for the process... None left me 100% happy... One night, at around 4 a.m. i opened NVE, and imported the files directly from the cd... Sh@t! It worked! All that time messing around with loads of apps, when all i had to do was use Nero!
I know this sounds like one of those slim fast adverts, but sometimes it's worth using the apps we normally take for granted...
With good media preferably...
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