Which DVD-R's do i choose?

[JamesThomson]

I usually go for Riteks but is there something better i should be buying now?

I don't mind paying a bit more to get the quality.

[bigman2]

Verbatim

[Faythur]

I think FUFIFILM and CMC dyes are supossed to be the best at the moment.

Riteks have apparantly done downhill recently.

I have also used PIODATA [Pioneer] discs to good effect.

[rogeralpine]

I'll second that about Ritec - I've not been impressed with the 8 speed blue's at all.

Will be looking at other disks on next order.

[rogeralpine]

....what sort of price are the Verbatim's - look quite a bit more expensive to me?

[pototea]

I have no issues with the cheapy Bulkpaq & Datawrites. They are the only ones I use.

[bigup]

SUPER AZO dye disks are the dogs, been using them without any problems at all, a very high grade dye that is more compatible then ritek

try www.cdrepublic.com for them

[daveyb]

bigup, i bought some disks from cdrepublic, badged up as "cursor"....are these the ones you are referring to?
many thanks..

[bigup]

bigup, i bought some disks from cdrepublic, badged up as "cursor"....are these the ones you are referring to?
many thanks..

yes mate, there the ones.

they are the same disk as the http://www.cdrepublic.com/customer/product.php?productid=114,just different artwork.

they work on all the dvd players ive tried them on, i cant fault them one bit.

[azal]

http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/

Vibratum are made by Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.

Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:MCC 01RG20 ]
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Disc & Book Type : [DVD-R] - [DVD-R]
Manufacturer Name : [Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.]
Manufacturer ID : [MCC 01RG20 ]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,298,496 Sectors = 4,489.3MB = 4.38GB (4.71GB)]
Recording Speeds : [1x , 2x , 4x]

[Born2Bwild]

TDKs are suppose to be one of the best if not the best - as long as they are the ones made in Japan - and funnily enough i'll be selling a few sets in the classifieds soon :)

[splobber]

TDKs are suppose to be one of the best if not the best - as long as they are the ones made in Japan - and funnily enough i'll be selling a few sets in the classifieds soon :)

Shouldn't that be two sets? :nuts:

Taiyo Yuden are allegedly the best of the bunch at the moment.

[d3m0n]

I think FUFIFILM and CMC dyes are supossed to be the best at the moment.

Riteks have apparantly done downhill recently.

I have also used PIODATA [Pioneer] discs to good effect.

I agree, move away from Ritek as the quality on some discs is appalling, i am currently using F03's (Fuji), but will be moving onto CMC's on my next batch (IIRC these are what Verbatim use! but much much cheaper)
:thumbs:

[Born2Bwild]

Shouldn't that be two sets? :nuts:

Taiyo Yuden are allegedly the best of the bunch at the moment.

lol, i said few as i have some +r, some -R, some 8x and some 4x. I assumed it was ok to sell 2 of each - thats ok isn't it (and thats not suppose to sound sarcastic just in case your taking it that way - genuine question)

Yeah, and i believe the Japanese TDK's are the Taiyo Yuden ones, at least thats what i have read on certain forums.

[Ice Kay]

Any with Ritek dye. pref G03, G04 or G05.

[threadkiller]

I was using Taio's but the last batch have given me problems, & at 75p a disk they're not cheap.

Just gone for some CMC dye, but they don't seem that brilliant either. will go back to Ritek next its what I always used to use, should never have changed

[Born2Bwild]

:eek: 75p?

You should have checked out my trading thread a few weeks back when i had some TDK's (which are suppose to be Taiyo Yuden) at 36p delivered. :lol:

[threadkiller]

:eek: 75p?

You should have checked out my trading thread a few weeks back when i had some TDK's (which are suppose to be Taiyo Yuden) at 36p delivered. :lol:I note your use of the "supposed to be" rather than definately are ;) as opposed to The Taios I bought which were genuine Taio's. But hey quality costs, & 75p is still cheap, just not that cheap if the burn fails.

[Born2Bwild]

I note your use of the "supposed to be" rather than definately are ;) as opposed to The Taios I bought which were genuine Taio's. But hey quality costs, & 75p is still cheap, just not that cheap if the burn fails.

Well, without opening the case and testing them, i couldn't say with 100% certainty, or at least i wouldn't want to expose myself to hassles later. But from what i have read, if its made in Japan, its the good stuff, if its made in taiwan, its the not so good stuff.

[zenza]

I don't undersatnd the point of buying all these expensive discs.

I just use cheap bulpaqs and they have been working a treat for me.

Not had any coasters and the disc still work 8 months down the line.

Why pay more?

I suppose for imposrtant data, it's worth having good quality discs, bit for general burning the cheap ones are fine for me.