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21. July 2005 @ 11:40 |
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:) to all the opinions on here...while i agree wholeheartedly w/ catfreak that no manufacturer is 100% proven successful, i would much rather take my chances with companies that are in the high 90% (TY and Verbatim and even Ritek G05s are 90%+ successful for me) rather than the crap companies that are closer to 30% success rate (from my OWN experience these companies being memorex-cmc mag discs, princo, and the no name brands that have fake TY coding-example Linkyo for me)
i don't like to gamble w/ media, so i just recommend the ones that have worked well for ME personally in the past...different people and different setups will account for a few coasters here and there, but overall, i will still continue to use TY and Verbs for all my future backups~ :)
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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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Solidus90
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23. July 2005 @ 11:19 |
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i use verbatim DVD+R 8x and they suck :(
idk why they are just horrible on my ps2 and take forever to load while memorex works fine :[
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23. July 2005 @ 11:51 |
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my eyes are deceiving me, i just saw one person who likes Memorex :)
Can help wean you off those and burning successfully on those fine Verbs if you give more to go on...
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23. July 2005 @ 12:28 |
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different strokes for different folks i guess :)
i do not have any current game consoles, so i don't know about backing up games whatsoever, however, that is VERY odd that my fav. flavor of Verbs are causing you so much trouble...
i personally will NEVER use memorex as i've probably had 10x as much trouble with them in the past for movies as you have with ps2 backups.
but, we're doing two separate things, so i can't compare apples 2 apples here...
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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Visor4
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23. July 2005 @ 13:22 |
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that is VERY odd that my fav. flavor of Verbs are causing you so much trouble...
Maybe he's using the ValueLife brand instead of the DataLife?
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23. July 2005 @ 13:27 |
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im not even familiar with the "valuelife" brand you speak of? what is that?
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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23. July 2005 @ 17:15 |
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Hey Kivory666:
Staples has a deal tomorrow that even you cant pass up Yuden000-T02-000 9.99 for 30 Fujifilm branded in 3 different colors. Made in Japan. My decision is, do I buy the 8x Yudens or go with the 16x Verbs at 9.99 for 25 from Best Buy. Tell me oh wise one, please advise. (Don't let the the Verb God read this)
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alan1476
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23. July 2005 @ 17:18 |
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i saw that, cus i'm still working :)
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23. July 2005 @ 17:20 |
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I didn't want to wake the " Verb God " Now I am really in for it. Please my lord let me have peace.
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alan1476
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23. July 2005 @ 17:22 |
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lmfao
and rotfl
you having fun over there. i'm not as it's nearly half 2 in the morn and my work is done but i'm waiting on a DBA for a few hours so gonna go sleep soon and he can whistle when he wants something :)
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23. July 2005 @ 17:24 |
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ps can't remember if i mentioned it in this thread, i'm half way thru a 25tub of 16x Verbs (+R even) and boringly they work fine. i'd say i'm chuffed but my Verbs just work for me
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23. July 2005 @ 17:24 |
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??? I'm struggling through a bad batch of FujiFilm? Yuden000-002 ?? For some reason the same ID Sony? discs are working fine ?? Go with the Verbatim? discs, they're excellent ?? No more FujiFilm? media for me, ever! ?? I'm having better luck with the Office Depot? Ritek? discs ???
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23. July 2005 @ 17:35 |
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@catfreak
Are you serious? I was on my way to Staples to buy the Fujifilm Yudens tomorrow and I am torn between the 16x Verbs at Best Buy 9.99USD for 25 or the Fujifilm Yudens T02 30 for 9.99USD. What would you buy?
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23. July 2005 @ 17:36 |
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*cough* pretending to be catfreak *cough*
Verbs !!
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23. July 2005 @ 17:43 |
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@Creaky
I get excellent scans with both and I burn them both at 16x. Not one coaster in the batch. My Nec 3520 burns the Verbs better than the 3540 but the 3540 burn the Yudens better. I think I ight just get 50 MCC004 and 60 Yudens. The dash 16x Verbs don't seem to burn as good as the MCC004.
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23. July 2005 @ 17:47 |
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that sounds like a fair compromise to me
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23. July 2005 @ 17:55 |
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Now I'll have over 1000 blanks, all bought on sale, 800 Taiyo Yudens and 250 Verbs both + and -, Mostly +. I averaged out the price I paid for all of them and it comes to 27 cents a disc. So I have about 300USD worth of media. I wonder if this stuff has any other uses besides burningf movies and data. At 27 cents they are cheaper than skeets. Maybe I'll shoot them.
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alan1476
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23. July 2005 @ 18:02 |
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noooo, don't pick on top media
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23. July 2005 @ 18:10 |
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??? CMC discs make the best skeet for some reason ? I don't know, maybe 'cuz they're so light ? But seriously, I've shot a bunch of CMC? made Memorex? coasters ???
??? creak, creak, creak [doing my best creaky imitation] Verbs [not nouns] are the way to go, tried and true 99%ers ???
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23. July 2005 @ 18:12 |
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yay!
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23. July 2005 @ 18:14 |
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You should shoot yourself for buying CMC in the first place.
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Visor4
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23. July 2005 @ 18:17 |
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im not even familiar with the "valuelife" brand you speak of? what is that?
It's a brand they sell here in Canada. I believe it may be marketed in other countries as "DataLife" whereas the high-end stuff is marketed as "DataLifePlus". At Staples (Canada), all of their 25+ spindles are "ValueLife" or "ValuLife". I did some digging on the internet and found they use inferior manufacturers for these discs. Be careful with what you buy!
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23. July 2005 @ 20:11 |
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catfreak , have you ever considered ordering the Taiyo Yuden , online .You can get them for less than 33 bucks total .they work great and that would elimate the guess work buying from the box stores
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23. July 2005 @ 20:22 |
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??? I used to buy media on-line but I'm into instant gratification ? Besides, buying on-line makes it easier for my wife to keep track of how many discs I buy and she gives me a hard time when I buy lots and lots ? Usually I buy Japanese Sony? discs or Verbatim? ? I only bought a 25 pack of Japanese FujiFilm? on a whim and I know I can always use them in my LiteOn? LVW-5005s - Everything works in them! ???
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23. July 2005 @ 20:40 |
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hehehe...@aland~
seems like quite a party going on in here...missed most of it as i was at work~ :)
the dilemna you are facing between the Tys and the Verbs..well, personally, i would go w/ the TYs, BUT, if you are considering the MCC004s, then i would go with those~ hehehe..YES CREAKY, a compromise is here...i have found the 16x DVD+R format for the Verbs to be FANTASTIC, i can't get over how good they are~ :) some of them scan even BETTER than my fabled TYs~ :)
i don't use DVD-R in the Verbatim format as i mainly use DVD+R, but, the MCC004s i've used so far, not that many mind you, are even better than my favorite MCC003s that i've grown so accustomed to~
so, aland...if you can get your hands on the MCC004s...ALL THE POWER TO YOU, as that would be MY personal suggestion on your purchase~ but, if you have a few extra $$$ in your wallet, i don't think the fujifilm 30/$10 will hurt either~ :)
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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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