Posted by Frank on 08/23/06 02:01

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:29:32 GMT, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: Reliability of DVDs>,
Gary Eickmeier <geickmei@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

>
>
>Richard Crowley wrote:
>> geickmei wrote ...
>>
>>>OK, but how do we know which labels are Taiyo-Yuden?
>>
>>
>> Discs that are labeled/named "Taiyo-Yuden" and acquired from a
>> reputable vendor are just that: "Taiyo-Yuden"
>>
>>
>>>Does this Supermediastore sell them as such?
>>
>>
>> Exactly.
>> http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-dvd-r-media.html
>> http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-dvd-plus-r-media.html
>>
>>
>>>Or do you have to know which ones are T-Y?
>>
>>
>> Since I can't tell (until too late) who made the "Verbatim"
>> or "Maxell" discs that month, I just stick with Taiyo-Yuden
>> and avoid the whole game.
>
>OK, thanks Richard. I have just never seen "Taiyo Yuden" as a brand of
>discs. Maybe I should get out more.
>
>Gary Eickmeier
>Will do it


A client recently gave me a "gift pack" (a spindle of 50) Sony DVD-R
discs and they turned out to be TY. Since the package was marked "Made
in Japan", I wasn't too surprised, however, but I was pleased.

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