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question about media brand
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PhiHung
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9. May 2006 @ 16:17 |
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is this media brand good for burning backups of ps2 games? eFinity 8x DVD-R Silver Shiny. I'm not sure and I'm very new at this.
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GregRod
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9. May 2006 @ 16:20 |
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Hi..
On this forum, the only media people will tell you to use is verbatim, taiyo yuden, or fuji. Maxell is good stuff too! Buy japanese media when you can.
efinity is some off brand.
Greg
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PhiHung
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9. May 2006 @ 16:33 |
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so bad for backing ps2 games I guess?
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Geroid04
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9. May 2006 @ 17:12 |
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if you dont want it to last long without accumulating errors, or one day not working at all and having to make another backup copy of it again then yea its good. or you could just spend a few extra cents per disc and get some good media like GregRod mentioned and get good burns long life. whichever fits your style
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9. May 2006 @ 19:42 |
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wow, even I have never heard of eFinity brand before~ and as far as U.S. media brands are concerned, i've used MOST of them before at one point or another... :) where are you located PhiHung? are you in the U.S.? or Europe/Asia?
the fact that it is an "off brand", the manufacturers for your media could be a myriad of possibilities~ :) if you could (assuming you have some in your possession), run a dvd identifier check on it to determine the manufacturer~ :)
http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/
i would imagine that it is not very good, but this is only speculation as i have never even heard of eFinity round my neck of the woods here in the U.S.~ :)
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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PhiHung
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10. May 2006 @ 14:48 |
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I'm from the US. So I should run this Identifier and find out the manufacturer. I'll tell you guys the manufacturer later.
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behrad
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10. May 2006 @ 15:33 |
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We dont have that brand in Australia either, we have tons of cheap crappy media with all sorts of names coming through made in China but that is not one of them.
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11. May 2006 @ 06:20 |
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Yes - Brand names may or may not be important - Manufacturers who actually makes the media is more important - as the other members said there's Actually a lot of crappy media ! out there ! And more everyday - The Guys gave you good advice I would add if you are going to use Taiwan made media I would suggest - Verbatim 1st. and Ritek - Maxell taiwan made / officedepot branded-ritek or riteks own media as a second choice ! IN the japanese made media It's a Lock - Taiyo Yuden ! either under their own name or as Japanese made Fuji's or Sony's Made in japan 8X Dvd+R's in particular ! Also Maxell makes some media in japan themselves - Maxell/Hitachi = Hitachi is maxells parent company( DADDY!!!) and it to is very well regarded! Any of these should do you just fine assuming that they work well in your drive of course ! You may want to download a program called DVD IDENTIFIER this will tell you who actually makes the media as opposed to who's name is on the label ! Good luck & happy burning!
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daman1
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11. May 2006 @ 07:11 |
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Sounds like a cheap ass brand,,i would avoid it!!!!!!
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PhiHung
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12. May 2006 @ 14:46 |
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I ran DVD Identifier and this showed up:
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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:TYG02]
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Disc & Book Type : [DVD-R] - [DVD-R]
Manufacturer Name : [Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.]
Manufacturer ID : [TYG02]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,298,496 Sectors = 4.71 GB (4.38 GiB)]
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[ DVD Identifier V4.3.0 - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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Is this a good or bad brand?
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daman1
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12. May 2006 @ 18:11 |
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Looks like the real deal
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12. May 2006 @ 18:37 |
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@phihung
Quote:
I ran DVD Identifier and this showed up:
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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:TYG02]
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Disc & Book Type : [DVD-R] - [DVD-R]
Manufacturer Name : [Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.]
Manufacturer ID : [TYG02]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,298,496 Sectors = 4.71 GB (4.38 GiB)]
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[ DVD Identifier V4.3.0 - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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Is this a good or bad brand?
i am MORE THAN WILLING TO BET that you got yourself some FAKE TAIYO YUDENS there, so dvdidentifier is only 1/2 the answer...
first off, i am going to GUESS that your media is NOT made in japan, either taiwan, china, or some other asian country; therefore, it is NOT a genuine Taiyo Yuden media...
to "double check" on my assumption, look around the inner hub for the following laser inscribed coding or something similar "GG000123", IF you find it, then they are GENUINE Taiyo Yudens, IF NOT, you got yourself some FAKE TYS and from my OWN experience of FAKE TYS, they are VERY VERY BAD QUALITY media...
TYG02 MID coding = GG000xxx (where xxx is the batch number of when they were made) on the hub area right where the dye starts(just outside of the clear hole in the middle of the disc)
for YOUR sake, i hope it's REAL, but like i said...im willing to bet it's a FAKE TY~ :)
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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daman1
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13. May 2006 @ 05:13 |
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My bad :o)
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