View Full Version : Best deal on Taiyo Yuden DVD+R
rlemieux
04-03-07, 07:22 PM
Looking for 8x and 16x DVD+R, where can I find the best deals?
This is where I order. I can't promise it's the best deal because I haven't checked everywhere but it seems good to me. Free shipping is nice.
Heres the +r's
http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-silver-thermal-8x-dvd-plus-r-media.html
and heres some -r's
http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-8x-dvd-r-silver-paper-sleeves-combo-200-pack.html
-r's are cheaper and more compatible with players but obviously its your call.
MadMan007
04-03-07, 09:03 PM
That's a nice place. The prices are average-ish for non-sale prices but being able to specify the number of discs you want to buy is great. I tend to look for sales on Verbatim or a few other brands from B&Ms and stock up though.
SavageBasher
04-03-07, 09:40 PM
I tend to use www.rima.com
jstutman
04-03-07, 10:09 PM
http://meritline.com/taiyo-yuden-8x-dvd-r-silver-thermal.html
I usually get mine at supermediastore like Brando. Usually rima.com and shop4tech.com has competitive prices. These sites always have occasional deals though so you can always wait around and stock up. Not sure what burner you have but most decent ones can burn TYG02 (supermedia's 8x valueline) at atleast 12x if not 16. I've probably killed a thousand or so G01/G02 at 12x/16x with only a coaster or 2.
Moto7451
04-04-07, 01:09 AM
What makes that brand of disc better than others?
redrumy3
04-04-07, 01:54 AM
What makes that brand of disc better than others?
+1 want to know the same
Besides using better dyes and higher quality additives than most other DVD manfacturers, TY may be the last (RITEK was the other, but their quality has gone downhill) DVD manufacturer that bins their media by grade. When you buy authentic TY-labeled discs, you are buying their highest binned discs. Most all other manufacturers have mixed media codes, use various dyes/reflective materials, etc. They are not consistent with their quality.
I'm a fanboy for TY and readily admit it. I've used other brands and had success. Verbatim has been relatively good to me. Older RITEK g05s were good to me. However, in almost 700 TY discs (on my 7th spindle in the past couple years), I've had 0 coasters. I have also used 5 different DVD-RW drives during this time.
As for the poster's question, I've primarily bought from Rima, but Supermediastore is also top-notch. Not all stores will carry authentic TY discs, so those are the only two I trust (also happen to carry them for about as cheap as you can find).
Besides using better dyes and higher quality additives than most other DVD manfacturers, TY may be the last (RITEK was the other, but their quality has gone downhill) DVD manufacturer that bins their media by grade. When you buy authentic TY-labeled discs, you are buying their highest binned discs. Most all other manufacturers have mixed media codes, use various dyes/reflective materials, etc. They are not consistent with their quality.
I'm a fanboy for TY and readily admit it. I've used other brands and had success. Verbatim has been relatively good to me. Older RITEK g05s were good to me. However, in almost 700 TY discs (on my 7th spindle in the past couple years), I've had 0 coasters. I have also used 5 different DVD-RW drives during this time.
As for the poster's question, I've primarily bought from Rima, but Supermediastore is also top-notch. Not all stores will carry authentic TY discs, so those are the only two I trust (also happen to carry them for about as cheap as you can find).
I can vouch for Ritek going downhill... I was a HUGE fan of them, but now have a lot of hate for them for trying to burn me twice on rebates... not only that, but the quality of their CD-Rs went way downhill. The current CD-R set
I have scratches so easily (on the actual data side where you write on, the side that CANNOT be fixed).
Verbatim has quickly replaced Ritek in my book, but I may give this TY you speak of a whirl.
I can vouch for Ritek going downhill... I was a HUGE fan of them, but now have a lot of hate for them for trying to burn me twice on rebates... not only that, but the quality of their CD-Rs went way downhill. The current CD-R set
I have scratches so easily (on the actual data side where you write on, the side that CANNOT be fixed).
Verbatim has quickly replaced Ritek in my book, but I may give this TY you speak of a whirl.
I have a full cake box of 100 RITEK DVD+Rs that have physical defects in the ink application, like it didn't completely make it around the disk. This is out of three 100 packs. The truly sad part is that I haven't even made it half-way through the final cake box, so I have 100 bad disks out of about 250 so far.
I have a full cake box of 100 RITEK DVD+Rs that have physical defects in the ink application, like it didn't completely make it around the disk. This is out of three 100 packs. The truly sad part is that I haven't even made it half-way through the final cake box, so I have 100 bad disks out of about 250 so far.
Quality... pfff... what happened to them!!!!!!!!!!? They used to be great.
Warren G
04-04-07, 03:42 PM
I bought those TY Value DVD-R, 100 for like 25$, think it had G01 media code and it was only rated at 4x but I am able to burn them at 12x w/o a problem. Glad I bought 200 of those things, gona last me a good while. :D
I bought those TY Value DVD-R, 100 for like 25$, think it had G01 media code and it was only rated at 4x but I am able to burn them at 12x w/o a problem. Glad I bought 200 of those things, gona last me a good while. :D
Oh you got the -R. I know that they're different, but I've NEVER tried -R... how come you picked those... you got a player that reads those better?
Moto7451
04-04-07, 04:09 PM
I've found that every DVD player I've used or have burned discs for (we burn Martial Arts related DVDs at work) works better with DVD-Rs. We had a nearly 50% return rate with DVD+R, no matter what brand we used.
http://www.rima.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=R&Product_Code=1763-100
16x version. Now I'm tempted :).
Warren G
04-04-07, 05:06 PM
Oh you got the -R. I know that they're different, but I've NEVER tried -R... how come you picked those... you got a player that reads those better?
Yup, I have a few older DVD players that wasnt able to read some Riteks and Maxwell DVD+R very well, but reads the TY DVD-R without a skip. Now I only use TY DVD-R discs. BTW I have the NEC-3540 burner which I'll probably swap when I build my HTPC.
Isn't -R is the "official" format? I've read various arguments about how +R is technically better but no real world results. Another reason some people seem to buy +R is so they can change the booktype to -ROM for older dvd players that don't recognize anything else. I never had a problem with any dvd players not recognizing -R though.
Korndog
04-04-07, 06:48 PM
i've been using fry's GQ DVDs for about 2 years now, accumulated over 500 dvds and never had a single coaster (except the shows i started to hate, which made great coasters btw). they're about 9 bucks for 50discs. not sure how far frys has expanded past CA, but they do have there online site. the brand that comes up when i scan it with nero is Sony D11.. not sure if thats good or not..
MadMan007
04-04-07, 08:18 PM
What about dual-layer discs? The majority I see are +R with relatively few -R. Does anyone here use dual-layers much?
Mr. Roboto
04-04-07, 11:00 PM
I actually need to get some media soon. I'm out of my 100 pack of Memorex 16x +R. I've heard everyone say Memorex sucks, is this true? I've burned all 100 @ 16x without a single coaster. Why the bad rap for Memorex?
Warren G
04-04-07, 11:10 PM
Ive heard memorex stepped up their quality a while back. Most people are comparing them to Verbatims. I also used the GQ, but had a couple coasters out of a 50 pack. I like their CDRs, but Ill be sticking to TY for DVDRs
Mr. Roboto
04-05-07, 12:36 AM
I only ask because I can get a 50 pack of 16x +R Memorex for 10 bucks as staples.
I haven't had good luck with the Fry's GQ housebrand. I still grab some of the cdrs when they are dirt cheap for random throw away data discs but I've had GQ dvd blanks that didn't seem they would even pass quality control (bleeding dyes and chipped coatings). Some spindles did turn out fine though. One thing I encounter with lower quality discs is errors at high speed and audio/video skips with movies. Ever since switching to TYs (and verbatims when they are cheap) I can burn 2-3x over spec and still get clean copies. Hell, on my old nec 3520a you could get away with 16x on 4x TYG01s with hacked firmware.
What about dual-layer discs? The majority I see are +R with relatively few -R. Does anyone here use dual-layers much?
Verbatim is rockin' lately...
I've also been using Memorex with no problems... all for xbox 360 burns, and they work like a charm.
I did have a 10% coaster rate with the Verbatims, but it may have been CloneCD that did that... cuz that's the only program that screwed up on me.
MadMan007
04-06-07, 01:45 AM
I was asking more about +R vs -R for dual layers. -R should technically be the 'standard' but there are more +R discs available, or maybe just more variety in packaging quantites etc I was being lazy :p so that's why I asked.
If you're backing up a DVD and set it to book-type -ROM does it even matter?
why would -r be the standard?
why would -r be the standard?
mcoleg, what's up buddy?! long time no see...
i think he meant that for TY it's the standard, but not in general...
hey g0dM@n :P
no much, really. been trying to make all my putters as silent as possible for the last couple of month or so.
apparently my last build (the conroe in the sig.) is powerful enough to run any games i've got at 2560X1600 resolution at high settings so i am not sure i'll be pressing for speed for a while...
but noise is an issue, me getting older and what not :P
how's things with you man?
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