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MAXELL is Generic form of RITEK?
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CoreBus
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12. March 2006 @ 19:33 |
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when i popped in some maxell discs last nite into my burner i found that the Disc ID read as RITEKG03 or sumtin is this a good media to use when backuping my Ps2 Media
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13. March 2006 @ 05:48 |
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CoreBus- The Maxell / Riteks are very good media The RITEKG03 are The 8x DVD+R media If you have a DVD burner that allows you to do it I would Booktype These DVD+R's whn you burn your movies This will insure the ultimate in Compatibilty of Media to players ! However that bieng said It will not guarntee that it will playback on your Ps-2 as rhere are like 5 different model #/ serial numbers ranges in the PS-2 Series and some maybe somewhat picky when it comes to homeburned DVD movies ! Simple test burn one & try it out ! also you should check out someof the postings concerning Ps-2's as they nay have a more detatiled and concise answer for you . Sorry Iam not of any further help ,but not havinga Ps-2 of my own that's the best I can do for you Good luck & happy Burning!
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13. March 2006 @ 06:07 |
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Ps #1 also no biggy but ritek is not the Generic form of MAXELL ! Ritek is a Media manufacturer Much like Verbatim , Taiyo Yuden , ect. The reason that Maxell's code out as Riteks is that Ritek is ls what is called an OEM = Original Equipment Maunfacturer which means that They Make media not only for themselves under Ritek, Ridata, & arita Brands , But they also make media under contract to other comapnies Like Maxell & OfficeDepot for two examples - The officedepot 8X DVD+R as the same code as your maxells & only differ cosmetically RITEKG03 is the same media whether it says Ritek , Ridata or maxell or office depot so Buy whichever you can get the best deal on at the time ! the maxells in 8X dvd-R are normally Ritek G-05 as well same with Officedepot ! Also OfficeDepot often has Buy one Get two free deals on their brand of media so you can stock up and save big when they do ! Also Maxell does also make their own media as well ( Look for Made in Japan) on the wrapper or label and buy them if you can find them! Hope this explains out what OEM versus Brand means a little better! as You have discovered yourself Brand name ona pack of dvd's doe'snt always mean that that company manufactured those disc ! Disc Id Codes are a better indicator of that ! DVD IDENTIFIER will tell you that information ! hope This helps somewhat Again Peace & happy Burning!
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13. March 2006 @ 06:46 |
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When buying maxell media look for those made in japan. They should be made by hitachi. Although ritek is good budget media you usually pay too much for it under the maxell name. You can buy branded ritek ridata media for less online or like BIGTOXY69 said under the office depot name.
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13. March 2006 @ 08:50 |
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Sometimes you can get killer deals on Maxell at Office Depot though ... the last batch I purchased there cost me $40 + tax for 200 Maxell/Riteks .. not bad considering the only 2 coasters out of the lot were created by my 8 year-old granddaughter
Note: I purchased a spindle of 50 16x Maxell discs recently for testing that were RicohjpnR03 ... unusual in the respect that the dye color looked more like MCC dye than the usual dark Ritek lookin' stuff
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13. March 2006 @ 09:45 |
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MAXELL is Generic form of RITEK?
How can you say that MAXELL is "generic" form of Ritek? Ritek is a manufacture corp or co., Maxell is a brand name i.e. Fuji, Sony, etc.
Ritek is decent and good media, but I would rather prefer the Hitachi Maxell (High Grade Maxell "made in japan"). I've had more success with the Hitachi Maxell and I have never had any playback issues, their quality is on par with the famous Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim.
However, I strongly deemed that Taiyo Yuden is still #1 and both the Verbs and Hitachi Maxell are on 2nd. Others may argue and or disagree, but this is according to my experiences with both Verbatim "Advanced Azo" and Hitachi Maxell (made in japan).
Furthermore, I've done more than enough scanning tests on Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim and Hitachi's Maxell with Nero CD-DVD Speed and I've come to conclusion that YUDEN is rated #1, both Verbs and Hitachi Maxell are on par on the quality on 2nd. Hence, some of Hitachi's Maxell's PI Errors are even lower than the Verbs according to my scans, yet both PIF are on par.
Perhaps, it's only my drive/burner (DRU710A/rebadged SOHW 1633S), but I'm speaking from my experiences only. And of course, Nero CD-DVD Speed doesn't lie. Others may have different results due to different burners.
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13. March 2006 @ 09:49 |
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catfreak,
As we both know there are always exceptions to almost any rule. That was a good deal. Out of curiosity, how have those ricohjpn R03's performed? Used to be when they were being sold under the ritek name, I personally had better performance out of them than I do with the ritek R03's. BTW I like the CMC Mag is poop in your sig. Let the truth be told.
alkohol,
I'm by no means argueing with you but from my own personal experiences, even though my ty's might scan out better on nero disc quality scan, I have had several of them pause or skip when played back on my set top dvd player where my verbatim's never do. May be that it just prefers verbatim media. They are both 8x dvd+r's booktyped dvd-rom and burned at 8x.
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13. March 2006 @ 12:18 |
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hi guys :)
3 small points
RITEK 8X +R will code out as R03 not G03
RITEK's own brand with their best media is
RITEK...RIDATA and TRAXDATA
beware ARITA is not their own brand name and only buy Ritek "B" grade media
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13. March 2006 @ 12:36 |
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Gurnard beat me to that ritek-g03. These are the dash 1x of maxell and ritek media. Pretty old,and from what I have heard about,pretty crappy.
Huge difference between the Ritek-r03 and Ritek-G03,and also different format.
If those maxells say Ritek-R03,then this is some very good media.
A lot has to do with what the brand name and model # of your DVD-RW drive. Some brand names may prefer dash,and some the plus because of booktyping purposes. This is all about compatability and is usually the main issue. Your ps2 may prefer a certain format from your particular burner. It's usually trial and errror when you first start making backups.Use quality media,and find the right format for all your stand alone players/game consoles/and pc drives.
Maxells are ok,but mostly ritek. These same riteks can be purchased cheaper on the OD 8x media.
Catfreak: Those Office depot +16x have the same Ricohjpn-r03 MID code. I got into a spindle with 6 in a row,bad ones in it.All factory defects. The other 50 pk burned ok.
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13. March 2006 @ 16:13 |
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saugmon- I hear you Little bitty Booger one LOL! I keep my eyes open for the OFFICEDEPOT sales too ! But try to only get the Ritek Made 8x Media if I can Though atleast here in Central Louisiana These disc seem to be getting scarcer apparently being replaced buy the 16x stuff ! Picked up some 8x DVD+R verbatims today at samsclub for 29.88 for 100ct. spindle so I will survive as that classic song says ! Oh no! saugmon's got happy feets ! Lol! happy burning !
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13. March 2006 @ 17:44 |
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I'm a bit disappointed with the RicohjpnR03 coded Maxell discs .. no coasters out of 25 so far ... The 25 I burned were done this way .. 5 in my BenQ1640, 5 in my LiteOn1633, 5 in my Plextor712, 5 in my Ricoh5240 and 5 in my HP740 ... and surprise of all surprises!! The best scans (all done on the Litey w/ KProbe) were produced by the HP and burned at 12x .. after I changed my pants, I decided to repeat the test which I'm in the middle of right now (no, I'm not multitasking, I have two other computers)
Again, to repeat myself, I'm kinda disappointed with the 16x Ricohjpn discs ... I remember getting 4x Ritek discs that coded RicohjpnR01 that were positively awesome .. but again they had that nice dark Ritek looking Dye on 'em ... the 16x can't come close to the old 4x stuff
Verbatim 16x seems to be the best 16x at this point (of course I haven't used the YudenT03 yet so my mind may change)
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14. March 2006 @ 00:26 |
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Verbatim 16x seems to be the best 16x at this point (of course I haven't used the YudenT03 yet so my mind may change)
i will have to agree with you there, i decided wth, and tested 2 out of my 10 pieces of YUDEN000T03 on my Benq 1640, BSOB firmware...nero quality scan i got a 97 on the 1st one burned @8x and a 96 on the 2nd burned @max~ didn't bother to try @12 nor @4x, i guess i'm just being "practical" with my limited supply of T03s, but, based on these 2 "test" burns...i will have to say that my MCC004 Verbs burned @8x consistently give me 98+ quality scores...IMHO, i am convinced that the 8x dvd+r YUDEN000T02 are "better" than the 16x dvd+r YUDEN000T03s... yes, i understand that i did a VERY limited "test", but so far, until i can get the T03 readily, i am going to stick with the YUDEN000T02s on the Benq burners, i'm going to try 2 more of my T03 stock when my 1650 arrives, but in the meantime, i highly recommend the 16x dvd+r Verbs MCC004 if one wants to use 16x rated media for the bulk of their backups...i'm somewhat disappointed by my "test" T03s, but being they are so scarce, i MIGHT just have gotten one of the "earlier batches" and perhaps they will be improved upon once they are widespread and available here in the U.S.~ :)
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edit: i have the SAME feelings for the dvd-r format Taiyo Yudens as well, the TYG02s have well outperformed my TYG03s consistently; however, at this point in time for quite awhile now, i don't use my Benq to burn dvd-r format, i use either my Pioneer dvr-109 or my Sony dru-710a...not saying the Benq drives are poor dvd-r format burners, but my pioneer and sony (rebadged liteon 1633S) burn them much better~ :)
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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TY & Verbs 4 Life~ :)" ~docTY~
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14. March 2006 @ 02:19 |
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Maybe the BSOB firmware doesn't recornize the T03 media, yet. It's very possible that after several more burns that SolidBurn will adjust and help the drive adjust to it
Supposedly the BenQ1670 will do a better job of burning -R media but I'll never find out ... two reasons: 1) I'm not purchasing a 1670 and 2) I quit using -R media
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14. March 2006 @ 02:48 |
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LOL catfreak Quote:
Supposedly the BenQ1670 will do a better job of burning -R media but I'll never find out ... two reasons: 1) I'm not purchasing a 1670 and 2) I quit using -R media
me either to ur reason #1, but i will take ur advice about the solidburn...i guess i don't have enough balls to use up ALL (8 remaining now) my T03s just so my benq can "Adapt" to them at this point...once they are widely available, i will test the heck outta this drive with the 16x DVD+R TYs~ :)
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~
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