Posted by Bill McCutcheon on 12/16/05 22:15

"Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
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> On 16 Dec 2005 06:06:02 -0800, "Mister Mitch"
> <mitch.cormier@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>100 DVD+R by Memorex
>
>> It is so FRUSTRATING to make coasters it is
>>unbelieavable! I think that I am up to 20 coasters in a row now.
>
> There's you answer - MemoWrecks. The godawfullest piece of crap made.
> My son burned 50 of the fuking things and not a damned one of them
> plays 12 months later.
>
> There is only one DVD disc that is worth buying - Taiyo Yuden. Now
> that they sell for about the same as crap sells for, there is no
> excuse for not using them (100 for anywhere from $32 to $40).
>
> supermediastore.com
> meritline.com
> rima.com
>
> I am using FujiFilm rebranded 8x YUDEN000 T02s ($35/100) burned at 8x
> Z-CLV and so far I have had pretty good luck with them. If you get 16x
> TYs burn them at 12x CAV.
>
> The problem with peoples' opinions is that they may have been right
> once but in today's cutthroat market all the makers, including such
> venerable names as Verbatim, have succumbed to dumping bad lots off on
> unsuspecting loyal customers. Out of 92 Verbatim MCC 03RG20s, I had 11
> coasters from bad dye splotches. That's unacceptable.
>
> Visit the CDFreaks Media subforum and see for yourself.
>
> http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=146146
>
>
Here's more good info re the quality of DVD media:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm.
I've started buying Taiyo Yuden, also, got mine from
http://www.supermediastore.com/, the first outlet you mention above ...
only one coaster so far.
-- Bill McC.

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