Trouble with DVD burning

[Dan Euritt]

Originally Posted by Christopher Lefchik

You have to rely on the media ID to tell you whether the disk is good or bad. See this guide that tells you what is the quality of the different manufacturers, the media IDs, and which brands use which manufacturers.

you can't rely on the media id, because it can and has been faked during the manufacturing process of the disc... even taiyo-yuden dvd's have been faked.

at this point in time, it appears that both maxell and taiyo-yuden have seperate product lines that might have been manufactured in both japan and taiwan(or elsewhere?).

maxell used to be made only in japan, and i suspect that is what you are getting if you buy the discs in lots of 100... but there are many claims that the retail maxell you get at the department store is manufactured elsewhere.

supermediastore.com is now selling a taiyo-yuden "value line" product, in addition to the standard taiyo-yuden lineup... is this "value line" also manufactured in japan?

[Christopher Lefchik]

Originally Posted by Dan Euritt

you can't rely on the media id, because it can and has been faked during the manufacturing process of the disc... even taiyo-yuden dvd's have been faked.

As I've heard. It should go without saying that one should only purchase from a reputable store, but I probably should have said it, anyway.

Originally Posted by Dan Euritt

at this point in time, it appears that both maxell and taiyo-yuden have seperate product lines that might have been manufactured in both japan and taiwan(or elsewhere?).

Really? I didn't know that.

Still, since one obviously can't check the media ID while the discs are in their packages at the store, buying only made in Japan DVDs is a fairly sure way of getting good quality media.

Originally Posted by Dan Euritt

maxell used to be made only in japan, and i suspect that is what you are getting if you buy the discs in lots of 100... but there are many claims that the retail maxell you get at the department store is manufactured elsewhere.

Well, all one has to do is look at the label. But as long as the quality control is up to par at all the Maxell plants, there shouldn't be any reason to worry.

Originally Posted by Dan Euritt

supermediastore.com is now selling a taiyo-yuden "value line" product, in addition to the standard taiyo-yuden lineup... is this "value line" also manufactured in japan?

I honestly have no idea. I didn't even know Taiyo-Yuden had brought out a value line.