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Best place to buy Taiyo Yudens?
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ihaveabu
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24. March 2006 @ 05:59 |
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GregI
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24. March 2006 @ 06:33 |
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i would not buy from online and dont trust rima they game me cmc mag taiyo yudens.
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24. March 2006 @ 07:48 |
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CMC mag Taiyo yudens??? I don't think so... maybe what you got are fakes, in which case they're not taiyo yudens. What's the media code on them?
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ihaveabu
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24. March 2006 @ 07:49 |
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if it's real TY's, media code should be TY-0 something
rima's the cheapest of the 3. they seem legit. reading the ratings on resellerratings.com. everyone's got real ty's
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GregI
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24. March 2006 @ 07:53 |
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well must have some bad bastard that was having a bad day and thought he would be smart and give me fakies.
ihaveabu remember u only get for what u pay for?
best lesson in life
if u see shoes in the sale at jjb sports dont go near them (get my drift)
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ihaveabu
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24. March 2006 @ 07:55 |
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well, rima's price is $1-2 less than supermediastore and meritline.
so it's not much different
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GregI
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24. March 2006 @ 08:23 |
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do what u please
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ihaveabu
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24. March 2006 @ 08:58 |
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anyone else buy from rima?
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ihaveabu
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24. March 2006 @ 11:57 |
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anyone?
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25. March 2006 @ 00:08 |
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25. March 2006 @ 00:16 |
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Also if you view the image below the stack of TY's there is a batch of boxes that all say made in Japan, now I'm 110% sure that these are TY's (your lucky we can only get 8x and 16x in England also it costs around £30 for 100 unbranded TY's) :(
PS Unbranded means there hasnt been any third party involved in the process from goods getting made to goods received.
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ihaveabu
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25. March 2006 @ 04:52 |
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25. March 2006 @ 05:08 |
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To be honest m8 I really don't know whether they are authentic or not however Im sure they do accept returns. When you purchase 8x DVD-R Taiyo Yuden if you open up the cake tub and take a disc out on the inner rim there will be an identification code laser etched (very small so you might need glasses) and if they are real it will say GG000***.
Please note this only applies to 8x DVD-R as I don't know about any of the other formats.
Heres a scan I did with my Taiyo Yudens (I'v had better days)
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ihaveabu
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25. March 2006 @ 05:14 |
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for some reason my Nero won't let me do that
i get error messages when i try to run quality tests
prob cuz i have a crappy dvd burner
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25. March 2006 @ 05:39 |
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Yeh my other burner (samsung SH-W162C) won't let me do a disc quality test either.
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ihaveabu
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25. March 2006 @ 05:42 |
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so yes or no? buy from rima?
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tommyo54
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25. March 2006 @ 05:55 |
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Just a quickie here.... What is the concensus as far as + or - T.Y.? Do most people prefer one or the other format?
Thanks a bunch...
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ihaveabu
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25. March 2006 @ 05:56 |
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- is better for ps2. + u can booktype if u have a booktype-able burner.
i can't booktype so i get -
so rima or no rima?
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tommyo54
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25. March 2006 @ 06:02 |
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Many thanks... I better stick with + as I format it to ROM. Thank you again; I am still learnin' here....
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25. March 2006 @ 06:23 |
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I always use -R as my PS2 won't take +R, Im not saying I'd buy from Rima as they do not clearly state whether they are made in Japan. Personally if it was me and I lived in America I would go for the Meritline link I gave you as you can clearly see in the last picture that they are made in Japan and it also says so on the description.
However if you buy from either and it turns out that they are not authentic they are very big companies so should give you a refund.
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25. March 2006 @ 06:33 |
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I've had good experiences with sms.com. Most of the horror stories I see involve people who got the wrong speed disc. I.E. they ordered 8x discs and got 16x discs. If that's the case sms.com will take them back, they're reputable. There's no such thing as CMC Mag TY's, so that post is total bollocks. CMC Mag's plants are all in Taiwan and Hong Kong that I'm aware of, I don't believe they even have plants in Japan. CMC Mag did make Verb's briefly, but all Verb's nowadays will code out as quality MCC.
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25. March 2006 @ 07:00 |
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Yep, verbs I've seen are usually MCC or TYG02.
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25. March 2006 @ 07:06 |
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I'd go with Tokijin's link as he knows of reputable suppliers in America, me I stick to UK so I can keep the shipping costs down and its usually next day delivery.
@Paddymail I had been getting Verbs coding out at TYG02 for a while but they seem to have stopped selling them in England (don't know whether thats the case elsewhere) so I'v turned to unbranded TY's ATM to see how they go (much more expensive though).
Regards
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. March 2006 @ 07:09
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25. March 2006 @ 09:58 |
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Yeah, I have the unbranded TY's at the minute too... I got them when they were still around £36 per 100 pack though, they're now around £30..
I sometimes get these too... http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=219
I have used about 400 of these for PS2 games, data and films, all work great when burned with my NEC DVD writer.
As for the verbs.. I've just noticed that they don't have them at SVP anymore too... they do have some 16x verbs with the MCC code though for around £12 for 50, althougb personally I would go with the TY's for the extra £6 per 100, only 6p more per disc.
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25. March 2006 @ 11:36 |
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Uggh! Don't really go near Ritek anymore as I'v had some pretty nasty experiences with them also I ordered a batch of Verbatim 16x (MCC000***) once before by mistake and boy was that a bad move :(
My 1st 3 choices at SVP are;
Verbatim 8x DVD-R (TYG02) think its £6.99 for 25 STOPPED SELLING
Panasonic 8x DVD-R (TYG02) think its £7.99 for 25 OUT OF STOCK ALWAYS
Unbranded Taiyo Yuden (TYG02) £29.99 for 100 NEARLY ALWAYS IN STOCK
All of which have had the laser etched magic phrase GG000*** on the inner rim :)
Personally I think the whole out of stock with the Panasonic and Verbs is a ploy to shift all the more expensive TY's ;)
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