I have most always used Verbatim and currently use their AZO. I have never had any issues with them, so have stuck with them.

Many of the discs I get in are the shiny ones with no name, which I figure are Taiyo Yuden. When I first began trading, I know TY was the brand that most traders recommended.

Just wondered if that was still the "gold standard" for trading and where is the cheapest place to purchase them online.

I have been getting my Verbatim AZO's from Walmart's ship-to-store, but it looks like Meritline is cheaper and they also had a decent price on the TY.

For those using TY, are these the correct ones?

Taiyo Yuden (JDMR-ZZ-SK16) Premium Line DVD-R 16X Silver Thermal Lacquer Blank DVDR Media Disc 4.7GB in 100 Pack Tape Wrap

Thanks !!!

CJ

i always use the Taiyo Yuden Premium Line white hub printable ones, i haven't had any problems with them at all.

Taiyo Yuden here also

Taiyo Yuden 4 Life!!!

I now use Taiyo Yuden 8x discs mainly because my old DVD recorders hate 16x discs for high speed copying. I can't buy 8x TYs in the stores where I live (in Australia) so I buy them online. If I run out, then I'll buy 16x Verbatims from a store (although I don't really trust them a lot ... they burn OK ... no "coasters" ... but a lot of the discs from my last spindle didn't scan well with Nero DiscSpeed. I recently started doing disc quality scans after some discs that I've received from people over the years failed with read errors however it's debatable whether such scans on a domestic grade DVD burner are a reliable indicator of whether that disc will become unreadable in x years time ... the disc manufacturers do their quality assurance testing on machines that cost thousands of dollars so to expect similar results from my $30 burner may be asking a bit too much).

Software like Nero DiscSpeed can identify an "unknown" disc through the disc's internal identifier code although there are some "counterfeits" out there (cheap discs that are manufactured to look like quality brands even down to their "internal" identifier). Usually those shiny "unknown" discs are Riteks or Prodiscs or CMCs... whatever. People don't usually send TYs to me because they cost more than the other brands.