ive been looking around and Verbatim dvds are recomended but can be expensive. memorex are bad but are real cheap. what are some in the middle. also what makes them good and bad
Let's look at it this way... Spend a bit more per dvd and get verbatim and never need to worry again, or try to save a few pennies per dvd and get a lower quality media and "possibly* be putting out the money again in a year or two when they don't work anymore. You get what you pay for, pony up the cash, do it right the first time. It will save you time and money down the road. Try to find them on sale, stock up... If you must, try to find made in Japan media. Verbatim is the exception to this rule.
Get some Taiyo-Yudens via mail order at supermediastore.com or meritline.com. I regularly get 200-packs of the Premium, not Valueline, TYG02 (8x DVD-R) for $60. Free shipping too.
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-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
for the verbatims you will just have to wait for them to be on-sale.
i think somewhere is going to have it onsale like coming weeks. if you looking for something in between then the ritek should be okay.
just look for my sales thread every week. i've missed that past few weeks because of the holiday, work, school, etc but i should be having them up every week now. sonys are going to be on sale next week just look for the mij. the mit are not bad so if thats all your store has then get them, they just aren't top notch like the mij
Verbatim dvd+r's can be had for around $21.00 for a 100 pk cakebox on sale once in a while which is only 21 cents a disc less shipping and is a very good price for quality media. Keep your eyes peeled at these online stores: newegg.com, meritline.com, supermediastore.com, and rima.com. TY's can usually be found for just a little more. Good luck.
