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26. February 2006 @ 13:44 |
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@ Kivory666
1. Where'd you preorder your benq 1650?
2. I sent back my benq 1655, because of the burnt smell and it costed 12$ to ship it to them. Is there anyway to get reinbursed?
Thanks Storm~
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26. February 2006 @ 21:00 |
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does anyone know how well the taiyo yuden DVD+R 8x Silver Thermal work with Lite-On DVDRW Sohw-1633S?
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26. February 2006 @ 22:14 |
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all Lite-On drives are very compatible with Taiyo Yuden media ,you will be fine
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@storm1234
i preordered my Benq dw-1650 from here:
http://www.excaliberpc.com/BENQ_16X_DVDRW_DW1650_BLACK_BULK/DW165...
you can add it to the cart, which i have, but it will naturally not be shipped until they come in stock~ :) $50 is worth it to me, i'm already in their system as i will get one of the first ones available here in the U.S. :)
as to gettin reimbursed for the shipping costs, i don't think so, unless you get a VERY nice customer support rep. that is willing to refund you the price you paid to ship it back to them, companies vary GREATLY in their terms of policy, some pay/reimburse shipping, MOST do not~ :(
@blancpino
those TYs will work just fine as i have 2 of those drives that you are referring to, i have the Liteon OEM SOHW-1633S as well as the Sony dru-710a, which is in fact the IDENTICAL drive with the Sony brand label/bezel~ :) to be completely HONEST with you, i find that the liteon's burn onto the dvd-r format "better", but the difference in quality scans is marginal when using Taiyo Yuden dvd+r media, they ALL score in the high 90+ scores on either format~ i happen to be a dvd+r guy, so, i prefer the YUDEN000T02s over the TYG01/TYG02/TYG03s (4x/8x/16x dvd-r Taiyo Yudens), but it goes without saying that for the dvd-r format, the Taiyo Yudens are VERY HARD to beat in terms of quality, i PERSONALLY feel in the dvd-r format, the Taiyo Yudens are "better" than the MCC coded verbatims in the dvd-r format, but that is just MY opinion, from my MANY backups over the years, the MCC003/MCC004 Verbatims in the 8x and 16x dvd+r format respectively are some of my BEST dvd+r format discs, but in the dvd-r format, the Verbs are "decent," but i would use Taiyo Yuden dvd-r format over Verbatims dvd-r format ANY DAY of the week. just my 2 cents
docTY~
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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~
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27. February 2006 @ 05:26 |
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what's the difference between DVD+R and DVD-R. i know DVD+R is usually more expensive, but why? i heard DVD+R is more compatible and the quality is better, is that true?
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the plus or dash are different formats most newer burners/standalone players support both theres really no quality difference between the two.. the best compatiblity can be had booktyping the DVD+R to DVD-ROM
i use the DVD-R format with great success ,they playback in all the standalone decks i throw them at and of course i use Taiyo Yuden
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blancpino,
Here's a good read about the difference between +r and -r http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/113
I use only +r because I booktype all my burns as dvd-rom. This can not be done with -r media.
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Yessir over 150 successful burns to TYG02 8x DVD-R's with 0 coasters. I burn about 10 TY's a week, so 150 ought to last me three months. I can't wait to try out the MIJ Sony TY DVD+R's booktyped to DVD-ROM. Maybe I'll become a +R guy as well. Cheers!
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but i usually get DVD+R and booktype, but the DVD-R's are alot cheaper than the DVD+R's. You can get a 100 pack DVD+R for about 26-30 bucks and a 50 pack of DVD+R for that price. Anyway, i have a samsung DVD player, will DVD-R work okay? Reasn why I am asking is because i have used DVD-R MIT Sony's and they froze and skipped in my player, same with legacy DVD's. My question is, is this 4x good enough
www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-4x-dvd-r-media-silver-matte-spindles-100.html
or do you guys get better results with 8x
www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-silver-thermal-8x-dvd-r-media-100.html
as I have said, ive had good results with 8x DVD+R, but want to try DVD-R for the price. 100 pack for 26.99..seems like a good deal.
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I have bought both 4x and 8x -R Taiyo Yuden media and have had excellent results using it. Works on all 4 of my burners and my DVD Recorder, no coasters no errors. They burn like butter.
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Check out the link Mort81 posted as to the exact differnce between + and -R's. DVD+R's tend to be of better quality than DVD-R's, DVD-R's tend to be more compatible with most stand alone players. If you use DVD+R's, it's highly recommended your burner supports booktyping/bitsetting and you booktype them to DVD-ROM. This gives them better compatiblity with older stand alone DVD players. Like arniebear, I burn to 8x Taiyo Yuden DVD-R's at 4x with 0 coasters. Are you burning movies or games?
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I usually like to order the -R TY's from online they are cheaper, if I want +R Yudens I will pick up +R MIJ Sony's when on sale it is cheaper. Since my NEC and my DVD Recorder only do -R format I use them. They are absolutely the best.
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@Tokijin
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Are you burning movies or games?
I am burning movies, i usually buy Sony DVD+R (MIJ) but there are some good deals online with 300 packs of DVD-R taiyo yudens for $70. Thats why I am thinking about switching. I do booktype when I am using DVD+R's..I have had no problems at all..just wanna try something different and see how the taiyo yuden DVD-R's are.
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but i usually get DVD+R and booktype, but the DVD-R's are alot cheaper than the DVD+R's
there are NO "dumb questions" when you have an honest question about Taiyo Yudens or media formats in general, don't sell urself short; i respect ALL honest/sincere questions for those seeking to KNOW about a particular aspect of media...
you can't go far wrong using Taiyo Yuden media in EITHER formats~ :) worth a try and since online dvd-r is cheaper/less expensive, why not? i've probably got MORE backups on dvd-r than i do dvd+r, even though i'm a "dvd+r guy" myself now; but, we all need to find our "sweet spot" in backups, whether that be onto dvd-r media or dvd+r, using Taiyo Yuden, it all boils down to personal preference~ :P
good luck
docTy~
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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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Well they're great. That's all I use for PS2 games. Ironically, I use DVD-R's and just picked up a pack of MIJ Sony TY DVD+R's because my burner supports booktyping/bitsetting and have I've had success with the MIJ Hitachi High Grade Maxell DVD+R's booktyped to DVD-ROM. Those are the only media I'd consider using instead of TY. I've been using okay media to back up movies, RitekG05/MIT Sony's, but neither one matches the performance of my TY's. I guess I'm in the right thread. Anyway where's Doc? Lemme make a CMC Mag reference, that's like a dog whistle for Mort81 and Doc. Cheers!
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Anyway where's Doc? Lemme make a CMC Mag reference, that's like a dog whistle for Mort81 and Doc.
right above ya buddy~ *whistles away* :)
good to hear you've had so much success w/ TY media, it's refreshing to hear the good stories, along with the bad~ :)
docTY~
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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
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TY & Verbs 4 Life~ :)" ~docTY~
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you can't go far wrong using Taiyo Yuden media in EITHER formats~ :) worth a try and since online dvd-r is cheaper/less expensive, why not? i've probably got MORE backups on dvd-r than i do dvd+r, even though i'm a "dvd+r guy" myself now; but, we all need to find our "sweet spot" in backups, whether that be onto dvd-r media or dvd+r, using Taiyo Yuden, it all boils down to personal preference
Thanks Doc, I am going to give TY DVD-R a try, it cant hurt to just give them a try. If they dont work, (which they should) I will just go back to TY DVD+R, or Sony MIJ DVD+R. I just had some concerns since my Sony MIT DVD-R's froze and skipped in my player, but of course..those were not TAIYO YUDENS!! I still have about 150 or so TY 8x DVD+R, i'll report back when I order the DVD-R's
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Sony MIT DVD-R's froze and skipped in my player, but of course..those were not TAIYO YUDENS!!
exactly~ :) while i consider the Sony MIT DVD-R pretty good, they are NOT Taiyo Yuden good in my opinion...
but, for a company branded's own media, they are probably the best out there...much better than Fujifilm's own MIT discs..those are pretty poor~ :) and def. better than TDK's own...don't even get me started on those LOL
all the other "brand name" companies outsource their manufactured media to actual manufacturers (ie. Mitsubishi Chemicals Corp., CMC Magnetics, Ritek, Moser Baer, Optodisc, Prodisc, Princo, etc), it's the ones that use Taiyo Yuden to produce the media that they sell under their "brand" name that hold up very well~ MCC's are good too, and the Hitachi made Maxells MIJ are also excellent discs from my own personal experience (in both formats DVD-R & DVD+R Maxell MIJ) :)
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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berger103 - Before switching, I would buy a small pack of DVD-R's before buying any bulk quanity's. The only reason I say this is my neighbor asked me to back up some of his kids dvd's for him. He has two Samsungs. Neither would play the -R's, so he had to go buy +R's. They worked fine on his Samsung (I believe that's what you said you use?). Better of spending $14.99 on Sony -R made in Japan and finding out compatability than spending $70 and having to ship them back. Shipping charges each way is going to run you the $15.
Hey Doc, have you checked that link for the BenQ DW1650 lately? It's saying product discontinued?
On a side note. I haven't bought non printable media in about 18 months. However I have been getting average readings with my BenQ DW1655 and my Verbatim Printable 16X DVD+R's (93%-95%). So I read this weeks media deals thread and went and purchased some of those Sony MIJ 8X DVD+R. I burnt two with my DW1655 and got 99% on both with the Nero CD/DVD Scan. Total PIF was 181 and 153. I will now be purchasing the very expensive TY DVD+R printables from now on. I figure the extra cost is worth not having the headache. Plus they're not much more than the Verbs.
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berger103,
This is only a suggestion but could save you some $ in the long run. Since your stand alone player doesn't like the sony coded dvd-r's, I would first try a smaller quantity (like 50) of the ty dvd-r's instead of jumping overboard with 200 or 300. I know the price per disc is not as good but you may come out on top in the long run. Your stand alone player may not like the DVD-R format. I have found even the sony coded discs to be better than most.
Tokijin,
I'm just curious, you said hitachi maxell dvd+r's are the only dvd+r's you'd consider using besides ty dvd+r's, but have you tried any verbatim (mcc) dvd+r's. They are less expensive than the hitachi maxells and are compatable in price to the ty dvd+r's. The doc already knows this but I personally prefer and have better performance with verbatim dvd+r's booktyped dvd-rom than any other media. Ok doc, I'll quit preaching verbatim in your ty thread. But even kiv will agree mcc verbatim's are amongst the top three media's available. The other two of course being ty's and hitachi maxell's.
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@beltline, and Mort81
Thanks for the tips, is the 50 pack the smallest Taiyo Yuden sells online..can I buy a smaller pack anywhere online? I didnt think so. a 50 pack isnt alot of money though so after my 150 DVD+R's are burned, i'll order some. Maybe my Samsung does not like DVD-R, which is unusual because most DVD players like DVD-R. Oh well, I am just curious and want to try something new. Mort81, LOL definatly wouldnt buy 300 pack right away, but if DVD-R's work, then in the long run those 300 packs for 60-70 bucks are a pretty good deal.
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Nah I've never tried the Verb DVD+R's. To be honest I had a bad experience with Verb's awhile back that soured me on them. My modder sent some blank Verb 8x DVD-R's when I first got my PS2 back. I burned NBA Live 2006 twice and couldn't get it to work. So I rebuilt the game and burned it to RitekG05, and it played perfectly. I have a modchip, so I shouldn't have to rebuild games at all. I switched to TY's and 150+ perfect burns later, I have no reason to switch. Sorry to drag all the PS2 stuff in here, I realized this the DVD-R forum. At the time I was using an ancient Sony External Burner, and I had no real knowledge of what I was doing. Mitigating factors dictate if may not have been the media, it might have been a case of noobitis on my part.
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You can purchase a 100 pack of TY (4x & no spindle) at $30.00
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Mort81, LOL definatly wouldnt buy 300 pack right away, but if DVD-R's work, then in the long run those 300 packs for 60-70 bucks are a pretty good deal.
I agree and that should keep you set for a while. Hopefully the -r format will work out for ya.
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At least you're honest. Hey we all had to start and learn somewhere. Everybodys set up and circumstances are different. To be honest with you I have never used any verbatim dvd-r's only dvd+r's. I quit using dvd-r's long ago when ritek was putting out some bad batches of G04's and I got one of them. I've used +r's ever since and never looked back. I usually have good results with even ritek +r media.
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Hey Doc, have you checked that link for the BenQ DW1650 lately? It's saying product discontinued?
@beltline
weird, when i posted that link a few days ago, you COULD still add it to the shopping cart, also, i haven't been informed nor emailed that my "pre-order" has been cancelled...i don't know what is going on with that website right now, after you brought it to my attention, i checked again and it IS IN FACT "discontinued"; i'm wondering now if they will automatically cancel my pre-order too? they already have all my payment information and my card number, they haven't charged it naturally, as they charge the card once the item ships, but i'm not too sure at this point if i will even be able to get the Benq dw-1650 from them anymore...??? i dunno... i'll let ya know if they contact me with any further info~ :)
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I will now be purchasing the very expensive TY DVD+R printables from now on. I figure the extra cost is worth not having the headache.
my Benq dw-1640's LOVE the Taiyo Yudens, printable or not, i'm not putting down the Verbatim's in any way/shape/form, but in terms of printables, i personally only use the silver "holographic" non-hub printable TYs for my collection, it's just a personal preference~ you will not be disappointed beltline with TY printables (be it white hub printables or the silver non-hub ones)
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The doc already knows this but I personally prefer and have better performance with verbatim dvd+r's booktyped dvd-rom than any other media. Ok doc, I'll quit preaching verbatim in your ty thread. But even kiv will agree mcc verbatim's are amongst the top three media's available. The other two of course being ty's and hitachi maxell's.
LOL c'mon buddy, i suggest people use MCC made Verbatims just as much as the next Verbatim fanatic out there~! i've got over 1,000 backups onto the MCC003/MCC004 myself and they are EXCELLENT discs~ :) as i mentioned earlier, i PERSONALLY consider the Taiyo Yuden DVD-R format discs "better" than the Verbatim DVD-R format discs in any rated speed, but, in terms of the DVD+R format, i PREFER the YUDEN000T02s only by a HAIR above the MCC003/MCC004 :) i would go as far as saying FOR ME, the Verb MCC003/MCC004 8x/16x DVD+R format is only an eyelash away from my YUDEN000T02s, so the Verbs would be my 2nd recommendation, even over the Hitachi made Maxells~ :) yes, they ARE that GOOD~!
i want this thread to be very diverse and full of MANY recommendations from all the knowledgeable members on here...as long as people don't be coming in here and saying TDK's own media is "good", then i will not bash anyone on here~ we're all here to learn and to share experiences about certain types of media, it's just the people that INSIST on using TDK and then coming crying to me that they don't work, i will not even give them the time of day..find someone else to help you with ur problems~ :) i'm mean aren't i? LOL
as i've said SOOOO many times in the past, what i personally use with great success can be found in my sig., i've had a LOT of experience with what i've listed in my sig with various drives/burners and dozens of diff. firmware revisions, the 2 "manufacturers" that have given me the LEAST amount of headache are Taiyo Yuden and Mitsubishi Chemicals Corp., my experience with the Hitachi Maxells are limited to about 400, both 8x rated in DVD-R and DVD+R formats...
i've gone thru enough "bad media" over the years to JUDGE accurately according to MY OWN experience/setups to know what media "makes the grade" in MY book~ i won't even consider buying the other brands i have tried in the past only because i learn from my mistakes, once bad/poor, there is always the POSSIBILITY of them remaining poor even after claims of "quality control" improvements by the manufacturers~ :)
i went to Best Buy with one of my closest friends yesterday as he wanted me to recommend to him what kind of media to "buy off the shelf"...naturally, 16x DVD+R Verbatim MCC004s was my straight answer (as they were on sale for $7.99/25 pack); without hesitation, he picked up 2 spindles and went home to try on his older Benq burner...i told him to burn @8x, booktyped to dvd-rom (which i did for him in the past)...FLAWLESS backup~ :) he's very pleased to say the least, he's thinking bout going back and picking up another 10 spindles just so he has some extra media "on-hand" for the future. :) he was using the Fuji 8x DVD+R YUDEN000T02s MIJ that i had recommended to him in the past, but ran out; so, now, due to the availability in local stores and the regular "sales" on media, he now trusts Verbatim for his DVD+R burning needs... :)
see, i'm not COMPLETELY biased in ONLY recommending Taiyo Yudens..hehe, Verbatims to ME, and now him (my friend) is right up there w/ the TYs~ he doesn't see the difference in quality between the two, and MOST people won't either~ :) it's the CMC MAG Memorex he used to use that got him coming to me for advice, NONE of them (he has over 400+ memorex CMC MAGs) play anymore in his standalones and he was wondering why? we all know the answer to that one...
docTY~
good day to u all~
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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