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How to tell if your Taiyo Yudens are fake...
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dvdauthor
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20. April 2005 @ 13:47 |
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Hi,
a while ago I bought a 100 pack of Taiyo Yuden White InkJet printable DVD-R's 8x and the media code is TYG02 (which is supposed to be authentic) but I hear you can you fake the media code....they do have a serial number on the clear part of the hub so as far as I can tell, they are in fact, authentic...but is there any other way of knowing?
thanks.
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AfterDawn Addict
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20. April 2005 @ 15:29 |
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from my knowledge of TY, that is the only determining factor that I have personally found...the GG00000 or the GD00000 marking on the inner hub. i have read on here that the new authentic ty's might also have the TG000000 markings on the inner circle, or something to that extent. that is basically how i determine the authenticity of the thousands of TYs that i have, 95% of mine have those laser etched numbers...while my KNOWN fakes have some crap like this:
-R8x DH-05-19. these are horrible.
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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dvdauthor
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20. April 2005 @ 15:34 |
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hmm...ok, well, I guess I should feel confident that mine are in fact, authentic....
i've been trying to e-mail Imation about my dissapointment, but naturally, every time I send them an e-mail from their website, I get an error...kind of like their media...lol.
I bought my TY's at www.dvd-rwmedia.com
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AfterDawn Addict
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20. April 2005 @ 15:46 |
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@ dvdauthor
why don't you try copying and pasting their email address using another email client to send them a message? a lot of times people are given the run around when emailing a company using their email client embedded on their website, i have found that just copying their email addy and using my own client to send has worked 99% of the time~ worth a shot, if you can't get an email to them, they can't respond...whether or not they reply to a sent email, is entirely a different topic; depends on how good/fast their customer service dept. is. good luck
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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dvdauthor
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20. April 2005 @ 16:09 |
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hey, I've thought about doing that...but they don't give the address...they just say "contact us" and they give you the e-mail box....there is no address....figures...
maybe I should send them a regular letter...
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20. April 2005 @ 16:24 |
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i wish you the best of luck on trying to get a hold of their customer service department, i just wanted to offer my 2 cents worth for trying a possible alternative route. hope they respond to you and you can get your little problem resolved. have a good one
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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dvdauthor
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20. April 2005 @ 16:39 |
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thanks for your help...
talk to you soon (i'm sure i'll have more issues) :)
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22. April 2005 @ 00:02 |
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anytime, im on here almost everyday~ hahaha...whether you want to look at that as "having no life" or im just very "generous" with my assitance...whichever :)
best of luck
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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dvdauthor
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22. April 2005 @ 15:41 |
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we'll just say you are very helpful and you like to give back :)...and i'm very appreciative.
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22. April 2005 @ 20:52 |
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thank you very much for the kind words dvdauthor, i try...
best of luck, next week i will be posting up results for these so called OEM taiyo yudens i ordered a few samples of in both +/- format...they are the Burnmasters from allmediaoutlet. we'll see when they come in next week, ill keep ya informed~
have a good one
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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