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Which TY's do I buy ?
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ricster
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17. January 2005 @ 02:49 |
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Ok, it's time to try the TY thing. SVP (www.blankdiscshop.co.uk) seem to sell full-face white printables at £59.98 per 100 and unbranded silver thermally-printables at £49.98. Is there any difference in quality ? I don't care what they look like and I won't be printing on them - I just want the best quality for some precious archives.
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Balaam
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17. January 2005 @ 03:47 |
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Theres no difference in terms of quality. They both use the same dye. I don't print my dvds and i always buy the silver thermals, since theyre a good amount cheaper. I feel sorry for you guys in the UK though, $47.50 per 100 is what I pay.
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17. January 2005 @ 05:38 |
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Any TY's are good to go!
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Higgsbsun
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17. January 2005 @ 22:12 |
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Ricster, I buy my TY's from SVP and I usually get the "unbranded" type, they're TYG02 and packed full of TY goodness. You save a tenner too..........
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ricster
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17. January 2005 @ 22:24 |
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Thanks Higgsbsun - that's what I ordered. Now then, what's that utility that people use to look at the quality of their burns ?
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17. January 2005 @ 22:35 |
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Higgsbsun
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17. January 2005 @ 22:43 |
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Errr, KProbe, but you need a LiteOn burner or ROM.
I get PI max about 20 with ave around 4 and PIF max 2-3 with ave around 0.4, and that's for an 8X burn on a NEC2510 (stock F/W). I usually test a couple of disks from each spindle, but it's largely academic because they're always the same (which is why we like em).
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ricster
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17. January 2005 @ 22:46 |
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That's it - KProbe. But I don't have a Lite-On. Is there something else I can use with my old NEC1300 ? I burn with Nero.
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Higgsbsun
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18. January 2005 @ 02:08 |
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Nah, the only other route I'm aware of is a Plextor burner with their Plextools, they do about the same as KProbe but I think they measure jitter as well.
Like I said, I've seen virtually no variation in the TYG02's I've had from SVP, so unless they take a sudden Ritek-like nosedive, or your burner is banjoed, you can buy on faith.
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Balaam
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18. January 2005 @ 03:36 |
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download dvdinfopro from the site with the same name. It is a multi tool app that can check for errors on the disk as well as blotches in the dye.
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Higgsbsun
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18. January 2005 @ 05:12 |
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DVDInfoPro will not help you if you have an NEC drive, if the drive hardware/firmware does not report PI/PIF, jitter, etc., then that's the end of it.
DVDInfoPro works with LiteOn (of course), and some AOpen, BTC, BenQ, Cyberdrive, Nu and Philips drives, but not NEC.
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18. January 2005 @ 05:50 |
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Neros info tool will read the NEC :-)
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Higgsbsun
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18. January 2005 @ 06:30 |
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My Nero (6.6.0.1), info tool just gives driver info and disk ID. If you mean the CD/DVD Speed option, this will not give you PI/PIF or jitter readings, and will not discriminate between so-so media that will just give a smooth DVD Speed curve and very good media with very low error levels.
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jtfuel
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20. January 2005 @ 17:00 |
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Stupid question, but i gotta ask...
what does "TY White inkjet printables" mean?
Thanks.
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Balaam
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20. January 2005 @ 17:40 |
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It means the disks have a white surface that is made to be printed on by ink jet printers.
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ricster
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21. January 2005 @ 00:09 |
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@jtfuel - I assume you mean the TY bit ? TY stands for Taiyo Yuden.
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jtfuel
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21. January 2005 @ 01:11 |
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I was refering to both items. Thanks for the help.
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