Topic: DVD+ or DVD-, which one do ya'll prefer?

[F.O.Bean]

thanks dre, +T

[caymanreview]

i get all my dvd media from allmediaoutlet.com

great deals over there, and alot of free shipping goews on over there

my last spindle was ritek, im gonna stick with these i think. solid!

[F.O.Bean]

thanks dustin, but i never buy blank media online cause i can wait for it to get here

so cd/dvd's i always buy in person

[caymanreview]

i order in advance and they usually offer free ground shipping. the prices make the difference

whats you fascination with verbatum (sp?)

[sygdwm]

im the same way. i just got 50 fuji for $20. good deal to me. the traffic sucked though.

[F.O.Bean]

sams club has cdr's for like 11 bux a 50 pack, and they seem to be pretty quality made, i rarely have a bad burn

[caymanreview]

sams club has cdr's for like 11 bux a 50 pack, and they seem to be pretty quality made, i rarely have a bad burn

i usually stick to either tdk or japan made fuji's on cdr's. but i have had luck with all dvd-/-r's except maxells with my dvd burner

[ashevillain]

hopefully sams club has verbatims

I use Verbatim DVD+R, never had a problem with them. My burner will burn the +R @ 4x and -R @ only 2x. I only tried one other brand before I stuck with Verbatims and that was TDK DVD-R. My Xbox wouldn't play those but did play burned Verbatims just fine so that's what I stuck with.

[F.O.Bean]

thanks guys, looks like i need to find some verbatims then

[edgar]

some VERY helpful stuff in here.

+T for all :-)

[Ed.]

i ordered like 200 ritek dvd-r's from www.allmediaoutlet.com for like 80 bux or something awhile ago.  i still have around 125 left.  i heard that all dvdr media has to go thru more testing than shitty cdrs so basically any brand that works in your drive and home stuff is fine.

ritek is good or anythinbg you can buy at best buy. 

[F.O.Bean]

i ordered like 200 ritek dvd-r's from www.allmediaoutlet.com for like 80 bux or something awhile ago.  i still have around 125 left.  i heard that all dvdr media has to go thru more testing than shitty cdrs so basically any brand that works in your drive and home stuff is fine.

ritek is good or anythinbg you can buy at best buy. 

thats what i heard about quality of cdr's vs. dvd's

[edgar]

ritek is good or anythinbg you can buy at best buy. 

not true...

if you look close at media sold at best buy...some is from taiwan, some from japan, and im sure you've all heard those stories...


i was there just yesterday and saw fuji dvd+r packs...identical pkging...some say made in japan, some made in taiwan.

VERY small print, but from past discussions on dat-heads etc, ill do the investigating, buy the jap ones, and avoid those made in taiwan if i can.

[Ed.]

all dvd media has to pass the same kind of testing no matter where they're made, what brand they are, etc.  cd media on the other hand doesn't have to pass the same rigorous testing.  thats why it matters what kind of cd media you buy and where its made.

at least that what i've heard from several sources via email lists and message boards.

[RRobar]

I'm on a mac so ripping and burning DVD's is a bit different. If any of you recent mac head converts want software. Try Mac The Ripper for the rip and DVD2oneX for encoding and shrinking to fit on 1 DVD-R. Then use Toast to burn. Easy as pie. In fact I'm backing up Monster's Inc right now.

As far as media goes, I've been having really great luck with the 8x white top inkjet dvd-r's from shop4tech.com $31 for 100 shipped. They are ritek made, I print on all my discs so these work great.

I use DVD-R mostly (all I have right now). But Since DVD+R have gotten to be the same price as DVD-R there's no real reason for me aanymore. My dvd players play both.