Posted by Bill McCutcheon on 12/18/05 08:39

"Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:15:54 GMT, "Bill McCutcheon"
> <wjmccn@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>> 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.
>
> Yes, I have that bookmarked. However, it is in need of updating. I
> realize there are revisions - the last one was October 23rd 2005. I am
> talking about sweeping the entire list. In any event it is a good
> resource, one that I consult all the time.
>
> I suggested CDFreaks because it is a posting forum, so if anyone has a
> question they can always ask.
>
>>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.
>
> Out of how many? Was it a dye splotch defect? Even the TY lovers at
> CDFreaks admit the occasional coaster.
>
> I am much more concerned about longevity, so an occasional coaster
> does not bother me. Just make sure to run Verify on Decrypter or Nero
> because I catch almost all the bad discs that way.
>
>
My single TY coaster is out of about 50 burns. I couldn't see any defects
on the disc. In retrospect, it might not have been the disc's fault. My
recorder has done a couple of weird things recently, twice stopping in the
middle of HDD timer recordings and once in the middle of a DVD-->HDD dub.
So, the recorder might have been at fault, rather than the disc.

-- Bill McC.

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