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ARE FUJI'S ANY GOOD?
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dvdfreak1
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9. February 2006 @ 22:29 |
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ive used verbatim(love'em),maxell's(good quality)and some cheap circuit city brand called nexxtech(the worste,lot of coasters).anyway im seeing in the best buy sale paper they have fuji 50 spindles for $14.99.are these any good?,and how does fuji measure up to verbatim and maxell?
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9. February 2006 @ 22:37 |
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From what I understand, if you get the Made In Japan Fuji media, they'll be Taiyo Yudens, which is top notch media.
If you decide to get them, be sure to look on the wrapper. If they say Made In Japan, I would definately get them.
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aabbccdd
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9. February 2006 @ 23:00 |
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yup the MIJ are the ones you want which will be the DVD+Rs the DVD-Rs that are MIT will code out as prodisc which arent great ,stick with the Taiyo Yudens and or Verbatims best media out there
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10. February 2006 @ 00:42 |
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@dvdfreak1
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anyway im seeing in the best buy sale paper they have fuji 50 spindles for $14.99.are these any good?
ONLY the "made in japan" ones are, as both dakotafan and aabbccdd pointed out, the "MIJ" on BOTH the 8x DVD-R and 8x DVD+R format are Taiyo Yuden made...
the MIT (made in taiwan) are pretty poor quality media, it ranges from Prodisc to Fujifilm, then it gets better with Ricohjpn and Ritek coded media...but, that is a chance MOSt knowledgeable people are not willing to take with media...stick with the MIJ on the Fuji brand and you will be just fine~ :)
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."
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dilligaf9
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10. February 2006 @ 04:47 |
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Has any one out there in viewing land find any MIJ Fuji at this weeks Best Buy sale. I have been to 5 BBs and they are all MIT. Looks like this may be the trend, possibly saying goodbye to the MIJ Fujis.....
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10. February 2006 @ 05:13 |
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I have not been able to find a whole lot of MIJ Fuji's in my area. The last time Staples had them on sale, the colored ones, I managed to pick up some. But since then and they restocked all they carry now are the MIT.
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10. February 2006 @ 08:52 |
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dilligaf9 your best bet is to just order Taiyo Yuden online at supermediastore.com or meritline.com the 200 pack runs about 56 bucks and thats with shipping,then you know what your getting without spending 10 bucks in gas running around town trying to find the MIJ fujifilms
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10. February 2006 @ 09:01 |
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i did luck out on some fujis.. got some 5 or 10 packs for xmas DVD+R 8x.. not my choice in media.. as you can see in my sig..
but they coded out to ricohs.. they work wonderfully in my lacie burner
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dilligaf9
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10. February 2006 @ 09:31 |
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aabbccdd... As for the TYs I have a couple stacks from supermedia store. I wanted to try some different media, I have TYs and Verbs now so I wanted to expand my horizons with the Fuji's. As far as wasting gas the BBs are pretty close and my little electric car gets good mileage LOL... It just seems the switch is on to MIT crappy media from the suppliers...
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polo1967
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10. February 2006 @ 10:10 |
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best buy has a special on fuji media DVD-R 50pk for 14.99.so i went over there to see if they were made in japan and they weren't,i should have known for that price.
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10. February 2006 @ 14:08 |
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the MIJ fuji's are becoming increasingly harder and harder to find, guess you will have to be "lucky" to get some...last time i found any MIJ Fuji's, was much like arniebear, @ Staples sale on the 30-pack COLORED spindles for less than $10~ :0
only got the last remaining few MIJ spindles in both formats, but since then, when i DO go to bestbuy or staples, at least in MY area, MIT on everything...so i just walk on by...
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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10. February 2006 @ 14:27 |
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Yeah, wish I could find some more of those colored Fuji's. The only way you can tell the difference is in the packaging. The MIJ's are in containers that are brighter in color, more fluorescent. Whereas, the MIT are in pastel containers.
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keith075
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14. March 2006 @ 07:31 |
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I'm completely out of +R's, and I was headed out to buy some when I saw BB's ad for the 50 Fuji's for $14.99. If I get there and they're the MIT, should I take the chance?
I've always used the Sony's from BB and never had a coaster, so I'm skeptical about switching but I'm not paying $44.95 for 50 disks either.
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14. March 2006 @ 07:51 |
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You can wait til there is a sale on Sony, which should be next week. The sales run in cycles. I posted a scan of the 16x Fuji MIT on this thread done with my Plex. Not the best but not the worst, and actually on par with those MIT Sony disks.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/3/313815#1836033
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14. March 2006 @ 08:01 |
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If you can't find the Fuji Films MIJ's onsale you can always look from Mij's of Sony or Maxell.. I personally have never had a problem with TDK Mij's either but some don't care for TDK at all for some reason..
Verbatims are also Awesome when you can find them onsale
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keith075
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14. March 2006 @ 08:14 |
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I've been surfing and reading various posts...am I correct in thinking anything MIJ is a safe bet?
Sorry for sounding ignorant...I've been backing up my disks for over a year but I've always caught the Sony's on sale and never had to consider other brands.
By the way, those were lightning fast replies...you guys rock!
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14. March 2006 @ 08:52 |
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I haven't ran across a MIJ Disc I didn't like yet so I'd say it's a safe bet to ALWAYS look for MIJ
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14. March 2006 @ 08:53 |
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MIJ is always the safest bet, except in the case of Verbatim which is excellent and MIT. The best thing to do is just order online if you can, and get Taiyo Yuden which are the best IMHO and others. Plenty of reputable online dealers and you can usually find a deal of 100 for around 30.00 in -R which are excellent.
http://www.supermediastore.com
http://www.rima.com
http://www.meritline.com
Or look for the MIJ Maxells or Sony as tmfloria listed these are good disks.
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keith075
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14. March 2006 @ 11:35 |
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Okay, guys. Thanks a bunch. I ran the loop today checking Best Buy, Office Depot, Circut City, etc and all of the sale disks were MIT or previously noted as not reputable. I'll order online and be done with it.
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14. March 2006 @ 11:38 |
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You will get great quality ordering the Taiyo Yudens from online, I have no problems with them. Lately, I have been having problems with the MIT Sony media. My Plex power record keeps changing the write speed at 50% to 80% of the burn, meaning there is something they are not liking about this media. No more MIT Sony for me.
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keith075
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14. March 2006 @ 11:44 |
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I noticed at 6 different stores all the 50 packs of Sony were MIJ, but all the 25 packs were MIT. I had similiar results on my Lite-On drive...the burning speed varied greatly during the burn process when using the Sony MIT's.
Thanks again for all the advice guys...Afterdawn wouldn't be half the site without people like you.
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