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81chris
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8. March 2006 @ 18:54 |
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Can't seem to find any made in Japan discs anywhere. i looked at Verbatem, Maxellm, Sony and Fuji from 3 different stores and all were made in Taiwan. Will these made in Taiwan discs be OK?? I'm still kinda an noob! I'm Toronto, Canada.
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8. March 2006 @ 20:42 |
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being in Canada, the Taiyo Yuden made Verbatim branded discs are not available to you either, this is only in the UK where they are found~ :)
so, to answer your question, from choices of "best to worst" in MY opinion when only dealing with "made in taiwan" spindle selection...here it goes:
1. Verbatim
2. Sony
3. Maxell
4. Fuji
that's just MY opinion of what I would personally buy if only the MIT were available...
the Verbs will be MCC coded, the Sony's will have their own Sony code, Maxells will be Ritek coded, and the Fuji's are the least favorable of the bunch with the FUJIFILM coding or prodisc~ :) this is all in the 8x rated speed discs, 16x rated discs are a different story, but the same order basically holds true~ good luck
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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81chris
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9. March 2006 @ 13:41 |
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Found some Sony made in Japan at Wal Mart. Pretty happy with that. they are double the price I payed for TDK's but the TDK's ended up TTH02 and CMC MAG.
Sony DVD+R
8x
ID:YUDEN000-T02-00
Cost- 24.97
Pack of 50
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N2DVD
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9. March 2006 @ 14:18 |
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SONY brand -R 8x DVD's made anywhere I find are excellent. So if they say TAIWAN and they're SONY? get em. Never had a single coaster and I have over 800 Sony -R 8X blank DVD's currently made in both TAIWAN and JAPAN. There is no difference.:P
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9. March 2006 @ 14:18 |
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That's the same price down here in US currency at wal-mart. Very good media. Yuden000-T02 is the bread and butter for all 3 of my benqs. Top notch stuff!
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9. March 2006 @ 18:02 |
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hi,
yeah i haven;t had a coaster with MIJ SONYS in a while.
btw: Do SONY have there own pressing plant?
peac,
j
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9. March 2006 @ 19:35 |
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I just got some Verbatims from supermediastore.com.
They are branded MCC The package said
MADE IN TAIWAN.......still good media.
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9. March 2006 @ 21:03 |
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dabig25- Hey Buddy
The first thing we learn about rules is that there are always exceptions to them ! Case in point DVD media made in taiwan is generally considered Bad or low quality media in comaprison let's say to ther JAPANESE Made DVD media ! But Verbatim Media isa made in Taiwan and is of excellent quality ! Ritek in it's various disguises = Maxell 's - OFFICEDEPOT media ect !also Taiwan made & although it may not be up there with verbatim & Taiyo Yuden quality wise it's good media ! IT's not so much about the location as it is about quality control - Like why is it Verbatim media is so good and yet CMC Media is so CRAPPY !! and yet both are made in taiwan ? Quality Control or lack there of is your answer. The main reason people buy the Japanese dvd MEDIA is that they tend to have both excellent quality & quality control! Taiyo Yuedens & Maxell/hitachi and whatever brand name that is intelligent enough to use Taiyo Yuden to make their media for them are good bets media wise! The upshot is although we would all like to standardize on Taiyo yuden media when we can there is still some other media out there that can be our fall back stock - given a choice media wise thought I would go as follows - Taiyo Yuden 1st choice - verbatim 2cnd choice - maxell /riteks /maxell japan made = 3rd choice . Pretty much like Doc Ty 's list ! Hey he's been there & done that so he's gotta know something right ! anyhow just wanted to give you something to think about Hope it's helpful Ciao!
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9. March 2006 @ 21:27 |
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just remember that you can't really go wrong with the MADE IN JAPAN stuff! I only buy Taiyo Yuden..... I have enough stock on my desk so I will never run out of them! LOL No need to buy anything else! why bother with the others when you can have the best! I buy them at 200 a shot... I don't think I'll run out anytime soon!
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10. March 2006 @ 01:18 |
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@bigtoxy69
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Pretty much like Doc Ty 's list ! Hey he's been there & done that so he's gotta know something right !
thanks for the compliment~ much appreciated~ :) PERSONAL experience is what i use to TEACH others, i HAVE tried all the "made in taiwans" that i listed above at one point or another, it's NOT just hearsay, it's from experience...as ddp would say, "teach and learn" :P
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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10. March 2006 @ 03:04 |
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and DocTY forgot his motto: Quote:
"Its better to be quiet and appear stupid, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
words to live by! hahahahhahaha
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10. March 2006 @ 16:03 |
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@ bigtoxy69
Well explained, makes sense to me.
I would also have to rank media brands the same
1st. TY's
2nd. Verbatim
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10. March 2006 @ 20:39 |
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As well explained by BIGTOXY69 most verbatim DVD5 media is made in taiwan and imho every bit as good as taiyo yuden. If you have a choice of buying sony mij media or verbatim mit media at half the price I would buy the verb's everytime. I personally prefer verbatim mit (mcc003) over any media made.
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11. March 2006 @ 08:10 |
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Mort81- I hear you - I like verbatims just fine may go buy some @ samsclub real soon ! given my druthers I would take either verbatims or Taiyo yudens and be equally happy . and Happiness is what it's about ! If this DVD collecting & burning hobby was'nt fun you or i would'nt do it would we ? As long as the media you use works for you then that's all that counts in the end! Good Luck & happy Burning Mort81 Bye Now!
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11. March 2006 @ 16:20 |
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@81chris.....Since you live in Toronto, why don't you give Blankmedia.ca a try. I ordered two types of Taiyo Yudens (under $21.00 CDN for 50) to test on a Monday morning and they arrived by Canada Post truck before 9:00 A.M. Friday morning. That's very good service for here on the East coast. Will be ordering more DVD's and CD-R's soon. Checked out the Fuji MIJ's at Radio Shack / Circuit City that code out as Ty's, but when you add up buying by 5's and 10's in packs, you're WAAAAAY ahead going to Blankmedia. No affiliation at all....just a satisfied Ty guy....!
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kaity
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12. March 2006 @ 01:14 |
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Where do I look to find the MCC code?
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12. March 2006 @ 01:31 |
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@kaity
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Where do I look to find the MCC code?
you will not find the MCC coding physically on the wrapper/spindle, that code is a MID coding, to be found once you get the media HOME and put it into your dvd burner drive and use a program like dvd identifier, dvdinfopro to give you that information~ :)
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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kaity
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12. March 2006 @ 09:44 |
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Thanks doc. That sucks though if you can't find what you have until you've actually purchased and opened it.
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12. March 2006 @ 11:03 |
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It's impossible to tell who actually makes a certain brand of media. There's a little thing I do when maxell/fuji/and sony go on sale. Look the outer shrink wrappers over carefully. Look for Made in Japan on those spindles and case packs of those 3 brand names. Lots of tys in the japanese fuji and sony,and hitachi in the japanese maxells. Their taiwanese counterparts aren't too bad for maxell and sony,but beware of the taiwanese dash fuji media.
Verbatim will usually say made in taiwan,and the dl verbs say made in singapore. Majority is good stuff unless you get into some cmags.As long as you have MCC,you are pretty much ok.Not CMC!
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12. March 2006 @ 11:17 |
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The chance of getting verbatims made by cmc mag now is pretty slim. The only verbatims floating around rescently made by cmc mag were the pearl whites and those are now being made by ritek. You should be safe with any verbatim's excluding the pearl whites.
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12. March 2006 @ 12:33 |
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sam's club, 75 sony +r's for $24, 50 mij, 25 mit, give the mit's
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13. March 2006 @ 06:27 |
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olamite- yes that sounds good and I am pretty sure that the 25 pack spindle in those 75 sony's are the MIt's & the 50ct. spindle is Mij why they did it like that who knows ? But if your not completely hung up on the sony's I think sams had the 8x verbatims 100ct. spindle for $29.99 or so worth a thought ! Ciao!
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26. March 2006 @ 07:31 |
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look in bestbuy staples they are exspesive but they are good discs 81chris
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26. March 2006 @ 10:17 |
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Staple's expensive? Maybe on the last few weeks for HP and Memosux cmags.
Bestbuy and Office Depot have the sony on sale. Lots of tys in the +8x speed/some in the dash 8x speed/and reports coming through for Ty-G03 in their japanese spindles of dash 16x.
I believe they are all 50 pks for $15.
Office Max has verbatim 16x. Some $15 for a 50 pk. It's a great week for stocking up on media.
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7. April 2006 @ 18:17 |
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I recently bought a 50 pack of fuji DVD-R at bestbuy and the burn i made with the fuji disk is the best one i have ever meade first one to work perfectly in a cyberhome dvd player. It worked better than the original copy ofsome movies.
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