The MEDIA debate. What is the best CD/DVD out now?

[Jimmypoo]

I've been using some bargain DVDs for short term backups - but the more
I purchase (and the more I see the price differential vs. "brands") the less confident I am.

The only real problems I've ever had with cheap media was the VP aluminum peeling.
A few rare occasions with early CD-rs has read issues, but I was burning 2x of
everything then, and that always saved the day.

I noted that some drives won't burn slower CD times regardless of my choices. For
audio that is my preference - and CD brand seems to have no bearing.

I always have audio issues on the outer tracks when I don't have speed control.

I just noted that the Pioneer 111D now offers a 4x CD speed, where previously it was faster.
With all the different labels, it is always difficult to know who is actually mfg any
particular disk batch - even for a "brand."

What is the consensus thus far, in the D/L age, for CD/DVD media?

[Seacrest]

This is the same issue I used to have with audio tape back in the day.
Too much liberal bias.

[Baby Tats]

Taiyo Yuden > Verbatim are my choices in order for DVDs

I use generic or FAR CDs but I only use CDs for music or transient data so I don't really care about quality.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=146146

Jimmypoo Wrote:
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> With all the different labels, it is always
> difficult to know who is actually mfg any
> particular disk batch - even for a "brand."

Media Codes. If you check over at CD freaks, undoubtedly someone has bought that brand recently and checked the media code.


BT

[Zoidberg]

I've always gone with Verbatim. I have a bunch (too many) of Kodak Gold's I got for a project for a client that never materialized, and use those from time-to-time.

[NewtonMP2100]

Ritek and TY for "important" stuff. . .otherwise the cheaper brands for the "temporary" stuff. . .

no issues. . .do avoid Sony CDs. .. the ones I had have "cracked" or are no unreadable. . .I've had them fora few years. . .

[Racer X]

TY has always worked well for me. I have almost a whole shelf of the TDKs from Costco as well. But I would use TY or MAM-A/Mitsui if it was really important.

For real important CDs, TY, Mitsui/MAM-A or ProDisk. (prodisk licensed the pthalocyanine dye that Mitsui/MAM-A uses, and pthalocyanine dye CD-Rs have the longest projected longevity)

[MacMagus]

Sorry, what debate?

TY is the best.

[mikebw]

Those Kodak Gold's were popular, too bad they stopped selling them.