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bluesbabe
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11. April 2011 @ 00:37 |
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Originally posted by garmoon:
A butt ugly scan, My condolences to you. Will that disc even play?
LOL!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, actually, it plays just fine. Isn't that a stitch....?
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11. April 2011 @ 00:39 |
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Wow. Your 7580S has reading issues then.
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bluesbabe
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11. April 2011 @ 00:41 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
I believe both of those burners are confirmed NEC chipped drives. That's what you want ;)
Also, consider blowing off your discs before burning. At least inspect them. Defects can cause the spikes you're seeing. Though the burner/media can cause that too.
Does either drive look better than the other? Can they actually be any good at those prices? And yes, I check the discs and give them a blow or a wipe, before I put them in.
PS reading issues? what do you mean, or rather, why do you say that?
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bluesbabe
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11. April 2011 @ 00:44 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Wow. Your 7580S has reading issues then.
what about the graph tells you that?
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11. April 2011 @ 00:47 |
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I don't know which ones considered the best. Since they're NEC drives, I'd trust either one. I don't call them Sony drives. Sony just likes slapping their name on things. They're still NEC's drives :p The price should be negligible, but I've never bought a Laptop burner :S
Ive been using the scanning software a long time. It is useful if used right. Once upon a time I used an NEC ND3550A drive to scan discs. Lets just say that even drives that aren't meant for scanning, should be in the general ball park on the graph data. Yours is wayy off. Something is not right there.
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bluesbabe
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11. April 2011 @ 01:23 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Yours is wayy off. Something is not right there.
OMG
Here's the same disc, scanned on the drive that made it.
If you open previous page in new window, you can compare them.
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11. April 2011 @ 01:27 |
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That's much more believable. The previous scan, if accurate simply cannot be played back perfectly.
We should probably continue any more scanning conversations in the appropriate thread ;)
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bluesbabe
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11. April 2011 @ 01:59 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
\We should probably continue any more scanning conversations in the appropriate thread ;)
Going there now with a response.
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bluesbabe
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22. April 2011 @ 06:00 |
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Hey, anybody have an opinion about Double Layer TDK 8X DVD+R 8.5GB media? They are on sale (50/$25) at BUY.COM right now. I've been satisfied with single layer TDK in the past, but I haven't bought any recently, and never tried the DL. What code should they scan?
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22. April 2011 @ 06:14 |
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I haven't tried them but they should be Ritek iirc. ;)
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bluesbabe
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22. April 2011 @ 06:18 |
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Originally posted by greensman:
I haven't tried them but they should be Ritek iirc. ;)
Yeh, but is that good, or bad?
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bluesbabe
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22. April 2011 @ 06:56 |
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Originally posted by bratcher:
...as I get a lot better scan results with Verbatim & Ritek DL media.
Hey, Bratcher, when's the last time you got DL Riteks? I'm looking at a sale on TDK DL, and I'm told they're ritek.
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bratcher
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22. April 2011 @ 09:13 |
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Originally posted by bluesbabe:
Originally posted by bratcher:
...as I get a lot better scan results with Verbatim & Ritek DL media.
Hey, Bratcher, when's the last time you got DL Riteks? I'm looking at a sale on TDK DL, and I'm told they're ritek.
Well my first name is Robert & the last batch of Ritek +R DL's was about 2 months ago. I don't remember the mid code however I burned them at 4x (they were 8x speed discs) & they play back (video DVD's) just fine. All I can say is try them (if you wish) & see how they work for you.
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22. April 2011 @ 12:28 |
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My luck with Ritek has been So-So. And I'm not talking about scans here. I'm talking about playability. I've recently had problems with Ritek BD's too. I would have thought they learned their lesson with bad DVD media. Now they're screwing up with BD's too. Unreal!
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bluesbabe
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22. April 2011 @ 13:37 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
My luck with Ritek has been So-So. And I'm not talking about scans here. I'm talking about playability. I've recently had problems with Ritek BD's too. I would have thought they learned their lesson with bad DVD media. Now they're screwing up with BD's too. Unreal!
Thanks for the heads up- you caught me just in time, I already had them in my cart.
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22. April 2011 @ 13:54 |
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Dual layers, you really want to stick with Verbatims Singapore discs. They're the best, Hands down LOL!
Unless you can get a hold of TY dual layers. I've never been able to get them :( Perhaps ebay...
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22. April 2011 @ 17:05 |
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Originally posted by bluesbabe:
Originally posted by omegaman7:
My luck with Ritek has been So-So. And I'm not talking about scans here. I'm talking about playability. I've recently had problems with Ritek BD's too. I would have thought they learned their lesson with bad DVD media. Now they're screwing up with BD's too. Unreal!
Thanks for the heads up- you caught me just in time, I already had them in my cart.
Bluesbabe I can't see NOT buying those discs for 50 cents each. Just buy a tub and see what happens. Bratcher does well with media. Not that Oman doesn't just different luck really. if they turn out nicely then we can all take advantage of a similar deal. ;-)
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22. April 2011 @ 18:11 |
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I'm with the Oman stick with the Verbatim +R DLs. I got 2 tubs left from when price crashed at Sams and they stopped selling them. I'm close to 100% using them. I burn them @ 4X or even 2.5X for the earlier ones.
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bratcher
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22. April 2011 @ 23:13 |
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Not sure if the MID code is CMC or Ritek but Fry's has TDK DVDR 100 packs on sale for $14.99 each until; the 28th.
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23. April 2011 @ 00:47 |
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Myself, I'm very conscientious about longevity with the discs. Especially when I have to do data backups for somebody else. No WAY i'd use some cheap $h!t LOL!
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bluesbabe
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24. April 2011 @ 09:19 |
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I'm so-o-o confused.....
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24. April 2011 @ 12:37 |
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I'm so-o-o confused.....
why?? The DL media from Ritek have had their issues but I think some of that is due to a lacking f/w. New ODD's and newer f/w because of that could produce better burns on the Ritek DL media. ;)
I don't see $25 as a lot of C@$H personally but hey it's your call... I'm sure the sale is over anyways.
Oman brings a valid point with data backups but I'd use the $5 discs if it were me... those are guaranteed for 20+ years iirc, but hey is the data you "save" gonna be needed in 20 years??
Are you using these DL discs for movies, data, music, or what??
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24. April 2011 @ 13:32 |
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Firmware certainly can be an issue. But from what I'm seeing on the blu ray media, longevity has to do with the materials they used for the recording dyes. I imagine they use a cheap process for their dvd media as well. I've certainly received some nasty batches from ritek. I buy their stuff very cautiously. I'm already having problems with their bd media...
I thought they would have learned their lesson with the nasty dvd media. Clearly I was wrong. Their business practices have not changed...
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bluesbabe
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24. April 2011 @ 15:40 |
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Originally posted by greensman:
Are you using these DL discs for movies, data, music, or what??
Movies, mostly.
(confused because opinions vary...)
I decided to buy a stack and see how they are.
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24. April 2011 @ 16:14 |
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Nothing better than personal experience. I strongly recommend burning at no more than 50% of the discs max speed though. If it can handle 8X, burn at 4X. But this really does depend on the burner too. Trial and error my friend ;)
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