Posted by doc on 01/12/40 11:54

great point Bob Ford, we do both TV Production and Weddings and all our
output is DVD burned -R and 100% Verbatium brand Advanced AZO white ink jet
printable's except those few who must have +R (their equipment issue - - old
gear) and the large jobs where replication is a buzz.

DrD

"Bob Ford" <imagesinmotion@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 06:49:51 -0700, "Richard Crowley"
> <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote:
>
>>davesvideo wrote ...
>>> That's why I ask. I would have no problem with them as a giveaway
>>> promo, but I'm just sort of afraid of unhappy buyers if the DVD fails
>>> after a short time.
>>
>>The good stuff (Taiyo-Yuden) costs only a few cents
>>more than the questionable stuff (literally). I've had
>>people complaining about any other brand I've tried,
>>but I've never had a complaint about T-Y.
>>
>>Beware that some unscrupulous vendors will claim
>>to sell T-Y, but ship you some lower-quality junk.
>>I buy all my stock from www.supermediastore.com
>>
>>I use +R after researching the compatibility lists on
>
> Richard, I find this interesting as I started offering DVDs about 5
> years ago and was advised by my supplier that -R was the format to go
> with. Your statement intrigued me to the fact that I called them today
> and asked if many people used +R. Answer was a few years ago 99% of
> players would play +R and a lower % could play -R.
> This situation has now reversed to the point that almost 100% of DVD
> players will now play both. I likewise use TY's "A" grade and have
> very few problems with them.
>
> I found the first question from the original poster about offering
> burned DVDs a bit strange as I'm betting all the wedding shooters on
> this site do just that as well as people like myself who are doing
> event production.
>
> Given the cost of a glass master and the amount of copies you would
> have to order to get the price reasonable is way out of my budget for
> what I do.
>
>
>
>>www.dvhelp.com Others may not agree, but it works
>>for me.
> Bob Ford
> Images In Motion
> www.imagesinmotion.com

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