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quizman86
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_ 		6. July 2004 @ 21:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i was just wondering, i was reading the forums and i heard all around that memorex were pretty crappy media they die out after about 6-8 mos.i have most of my dvds on memorex and i want to be safe and make backups for when those go i wont lose all my dvds. i was just wondering what people on the forums would reccommend as a good source of media to use, hows verbatim? thanks for the help
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flip218
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_ 		6. July 2004 @ 22:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I like Verbatim branded discs. I used to use Memorex and Sony discs when I first started backing dvd's, and when those went crappy ... I used my original to make another one.
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MysticE
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_ 		7. July 2004 @ 04:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Verbatim and Memorex could both be made by CMC. You need to know who really makes the discs.

http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/
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quizman86
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_ 		7. July 2004 @ 21:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for the link, anyone else??
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agent-k
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_ 		8. July 2004 @ 00:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Personally I won't use anything other than Ritek discs. Never had any problems burning to them and they are very compatible when it comes to playing them back on standalone dvd players.
Never tried the Verbatim ones but if flip218 can recommend them then that's good enough for me. May give them a try.
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oneacer
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_ 		8. July 2004 @ 02:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have used both cheap and costly media. It is true that a lot of the cheap ones will "rot" after a long period of time. I am currently using Ritek Ridata manufactured by Ricoh with great success. Ones burnt almost 2 years ago still play flawlessly. You can get +RW for about .80 each and +R for about .60 each (The - format is a little cheaper) from Newegg.com with free shipping.
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