Originally posted by theonejrs:

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I did a little research into TY/JVC and came up with this.
March 2008, TY announced that they had purchased 65% of JVC's Optical branch. The sale was finalized Oct 1, 2008. Here's what it all means.

FYI:


"Microboards' flagship line of DVD and CD recordable media, manufactured by Taiyo Yuden, will now be sold under the name of JVC.

Chanhassen, MN April 15, 2009 -- Microboards' flagship line of DVD and CD recordable media, manufactured by Taiyo Yuden, will now be sold under the name of JVC.

Taiyo Yuden, known in the professional market for having the widest playback and recording compatibility and the lowest error rate of any optical media available, announced the change in March. Microboards Technology, which serves as the primary distributor for the United States and Canada, will continue to offer the same products, but with the new branding.

"This strategy will enable a product that is already known as the premium disc in the market to be adopted by media users who are looking for a reliable brand to purchase," says Mike Laven, Microboards' Vice President of Sales. "With the maturation of the optical media market, media users are becoming more discerning when it comes to the quality of media that they used to store their priceless family photographs and recordings."

The change will not affect availability, as there will be a seamless transition from the old Taiyo Yuden packaging to the new JVC packaging. "The only difference will be the name on the box and the part number," reports Laven. "We want the change to be pain-free for our current media users." Microboards will provide easy reference guides to substituting the new part numbers as they become available.

Available versions will not change, and include white and silver inkjet and thermal printable media, standard silver lacquer, and WaterShield, the revolutionary new glossy, water-resistant inkjet disc. "In addition, we hope to be announcing several new offerings over the next year," says Laven.

The product is being managed by a new company, JVC Advanced Media U.S.A., which is a joint venture between Victor Company of Japan and Taiyo Yuden. Questions or further information regarding the transition can be directed to 800.646.8881 or sales@microboards.com."

Everything stays the same except Microboards optical disk media that is manufactured by TY, will be marketed under the JVC Brand, and all JVC DVDs and CDs will be TY media. JVC should be the brand to watch! I know that all the results for JVC media I've seen here at AD with DVD media, have been very good.

Best Regards,
Russ

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Originally posted by theonejrs:

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TreePro,
TY bought a 65% controlling interest in JVC's optical branch. It seems to me it was done to get Brand recognition for companies like Microboards that have great media (made by TY), but no one ever heard of them! It should give JVC a pretty good slice of the market, while the company's represented by this change have a big time, recognizable name to sell under. It should also cut down on fakes!

Russ

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Originally posted by garmoon:

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@Zoso

from what I've heard and read(not much of either)that the Blu-Ray blanks have not got much longevity yet! I'd wait. I am considering a reader and BD Rebuilder. Maybe Omegaman will chime in. DVD+R DLs have really gotten cheap.

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Originally posted by omegaman7:

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Originally posted by garmoon:

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@Zoso

from what I've heard and read(not much of either)that the Blu-Ray blanks have not got much longevity yet! I'd wait. I am considering a reader and BD Rebuilder. Maybe Omegaman will chime in. DVD+R DLs have really gotten cheap.

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Chimed in! LOL!

If you're referring to BD blanks, I can't wait til TY/JVC releases their BD discs. If and when they do, I'm sure consumers are gonna be flocking all about their media ;) Probably why they haven't released their version yet. They're aware of a longevity issue.
It seems like I heard of a medical grade Verbatim BD disc. I would assume they are the best. But they're also highly expensive ;)
I've also heard that the LTH(Low to high)discs should be good. I see a one year warranty on those on neweggs site. Makes me kind of nervous. But firmware is a issue with these discs. The firmwares still require revision to become perfect or close ;)

Honestly...I'd wait a bit longer. They're charging too much, and I haven't heard any promises about lifetime warranties on BD media :(

TY, help us!!! xD

@RUSS,
It's bitsetting -R to -Rom? Not good. My iHAP422 did that, rendering the discs useless...

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Originally posted by omegaman7:

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Interesting. I assumed that -R's should not be closed in such a way. Perhaps that drive was more doomed than I realized. For the longest time, I only trusted it with +R's, because they worked. But -R's did not. I assumed because the bitsetting. They played ok on the computer, but dvd players did not like the discs. No matter. That drive is either buried under several tons of dirt and rock, or it was sorted and recycled ;) Sent it to the dump a while back.

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Originally posted by omegaman7:

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And it closes all your -R's as -Roms? Weird...

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Originally posted by dr_ml422:

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Originally posted by garmoon:

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@ Iwalker Like mentioned in the previous posts the DVD+Rs for the most part load faster when you're ready to burn them. If you're using ImgBurn to burn then ImgBurn by default I think will bitset the DVD+r Blanks to DVD-R so that there's less chance of incompatibility on playback w/a given player/standalone.

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@dr_ml422

The above statement is not all true. When a +R disc is bitset, it's to DVD-Rom and NOT DVD-R. The bit setting is done by the dvd burner,if capable, and not by ImgBurn. ImgBurn tells the burner to bit set the +R disc or the burner knows it's supposed to book type all +Rs to DVD_ROMs regardless of burning program used. Some burner are not out of the box capable of bit setting and must be upgraded with bit setting fw. :)

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Ok. at least lwalker knows enough now to go get them and use ImgBurn if wanted. Thnx for the added info.

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Originally posted by dr_ml422:

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Originally posted by garmoon:

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@ Iwalker Like mentioned in the previous posts the DVD+Rs for the most part load faster when you're ready to burn them. If you're using ImgBurn to burn then ImgBurn by default I think will bitset the DVD+r Blanks to DVD-R so that there's less chance of incompatibility on playback w/a given player/standalone.

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@dr_ml422

The above statement is not all true. When a +R disc is bitset, it's to DVD-Rom and NOT DVD-R. The bit setting is done by the dvd burner,if capable, and not by ImgBurn. ImgBurn tells the burner to bit set the +R disc or the burner knows it's supposed to book type all +Rs to DVD_ROMs regardless of burning program used. Some burner are not out of the box capable of bit setting and must be upgraded with bit setting fw. :)

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Ok. at least lwalker knows enough now to go get them and use ImgBurn if wanted. Thnx for the added info.

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Originally posted by garmoon:

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@dr_l422

LWalker don't feel bad, Hell I didn't know a -R disc could be it bit set to DVD_ROM at all, much less that I shouldn't do it?LOL I don't think my burners are capable of that, 7240S or 20A1S. Learn something everyday.

@Toxy

Are those new TDK that are Ritek F 16s?

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Originally posted by garmoon:

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@dr_l422

LWalker don't feel bad, Hell I didn't know a -R disc could be it bit set to DVD_ROM at all, much less that I shouldn't do it?LOL I don't think my burners are capable of that, 7240S or 20A1S. Learn something everyday.

@Toxy

Are those new TDK that are Ritek F 16s?

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