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Matrix DVD-R quality?
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medialife
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5. February 2004 @ 23:40 |
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http://www.shop4tech.com/item1600.html
(click skip at the top right if you get an ad first)
That seems like a pretty damn good price compared to the Riteks I previously purchased and was thinking about buying again. But for 4x DVD-Rs at 63-73 cents each, I've been reconsidering. So I was wondering if anyone has any experience with these, and knows whether they're decent dvd-rs with a low defect rate. I haven't yet had a defective Ritek out of a bundle of 100... can the Matrix dvd-rs be expected to be as good? Thanks.
Perception is reality.
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6. February 2004 @ 07:16 |
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Personally, I would be leery of them.
It looks like the smallest amount you can buy is a spindle of 50 which means if they turn out to be crap you're either stuck with them or you have to go through the hassle of trying to RMA them and probably have to pay to ship them back.
You can't argue with success. Ritek G04s are all I buy. I've never had a bad burn with them and consider that superior value by itself compared to saving some money on the cheapies and accepting a certain number of coasters.
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6. February 2004 @ 17:20 |
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can the Matrix dvd-rs be expected to be as good? Thanks.
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10. February 2004 @ 16:56 |
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If you find something that works for you, why go to the hassle of changing it. At the end of the day you get waht you pay for. If you want to buy very cheap discs and live with media problems, thats fine. Personally im on Ritek BRANDED discs
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jay33
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10. February 2004 @ 19:39 |
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I agree with finding media that works for you. I find that these 20 cent Princo's I have been using are great. I would much rather spend 20 cents as opposed to a dollar or more for some other media. The saving really add up.
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DaOsT
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11. February 2004 @ 03:29 |
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I found 25 dvd+r's today for £14.99....how much do you ppl over the pond in the states n canada pay for dvd's?? blank ones.....the ones I saw are silver datawrite's perfect 4 Me
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medialife
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11. February 2004 @ 11:41 |
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jay33, where do you get your dvds for so cheap? Right now, I'm paying close to a dollar for Riteks...
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11. February 2004 @ 16:28 |
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Right now, I'm paying close to a dollar for Riteks...
And for that buck you are getting great, well regarded media, and you don't have to run around town playing the rebate game.
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Slofire
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12. February 2004 @ 06:55 |
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25 Ritek 8x dvd+r from blankmedia.ca cost me $65 after shipping and tax
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jay33
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12. February 2004 @ 15:30 |
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mystic, what in the world are you talking about? I bought the Princo DVD-R's at Office Max, which is about 2 miles from my house. Cashing in on the rebate required me to put it in an envelope and walk it out to my mailbox. I don't call that running around town...lol.
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medialife
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13. February 2004 @ 05:55 |
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Slofire, that's ridiculous. I just spent $192 for 200 Ritek G04 DVD-Rs that burn at 4x. Shipping was an extra $10 or $15. www.meritline.com
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Slofire
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13. February 2004 @ 09:49 |
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Sorry i forgot to mention that is canadian, its after 15% taxes and about 10$ for shipping or so.
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DaOsT
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14. February 2004 @ 00:32 |
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damm seems that there isn#t really a big difference in price of discs either side of the pond I got 100 datawrite for 60 pound 4 pounds carriage I was very impressed with that
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meritnot
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14. February 2004 @ 03:55 |
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Are "matrix" brand the same as "digital matrix"? I assume not. I purchased 100 4x DVD-R discs from meritline for $58 (+tax&SH). They work fine in both my xbox and PS2. My PC is another story. I have to burn at 2x to read them on a PC. hmmmm... but I didn't buy them for anything other than Xbox/PS2 use so I'm happy.
Meritline.com is generally inept and grossly indifferent to customer satisfaction so be sure you know exactly what you're ordering before you buy. Apparenly they're big on bait-and-switch, too: offering Ritek G04 and shipping something else. In my case offering "digital matrix" and shipping something with an entirely different "media code block" than the single DVDs I ordered to test. But they work so I'm over it for now.
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TR47
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15. February 2004 @ 20:59 |
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Matrix is craaaap, stick with Riteks. The $.25 savings is NOT worth it!
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radiocnoc
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19. March 2004 @ 08:13 |
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While I don't doubt anyone's story who has actually used them, my experience with Matrix-R's has been great.
I received 25 of them with my Pioneer A06. I was leery of them too because of their cheep price, but they worked great and I ordered another 50. Again, no problems what so ever. 2 weeks ago I ordered another 50, and had 1 coaster - because of a brownout (power problem). 1 out of 125 is not bad, and then it wasn't the media's fault. My next 100 arrived today.
I've Burnt DVD video, PS2 backups, and DVD data to them, all at 4x. DVD Video plays great in my RCA DVD player (no drops/pixlation), and my PS2 backups are great (no skipping/slow loading).
I'm a classic video game nut, and have even used them to store emulator roms/video (most notably, the laser disc stuff from games like Dragon's Lair) with no problems.
YMMV, but I would at least try a 50 spindle for $35.
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blackdrgn
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18. April 2004 @ 15:51 |
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I have used the digital matrix dvds too, but i got them from www.cdrdvdrmedia.com . They worked fine for movies on the ps2 and dvd player, but havent tryed backing up games yet.
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