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JeffRuss1972 · 12-29-2005, 06:25 PM

Just getting started recording onto dvd-r and was wondring what is the best brand of dvd-r to use? Thanks for any input!

Agent 13 · 12-29-2005, 06:33 PM

Most say Taiyo Yuden's are the best. My burner doesn't recognize them. ymmv

All over the trading world, you will find this listing of the supposedy best recommended brands:

Sony brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = Taiyo Yuden media
Sony brand DVD+R (made in Taiwan) = SONY media
Sony brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = Taiyo Yuden or SONY media
Fuji brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = Taiyo Yuden media
Fuji brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = Taiyo Yuden media
Verbatim brand DVD-R (made in Taiwan) = MCC media
Verbatim brand DVD+R (made in Taiwan) = MCC media
Maxell brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = MXL media
Maxell brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = MAXELL media
TDK brand DVD-R (made in Taiwain) = TDK media

loren · 12-29-2005, 07:03 PM

this question is always fun

it is just like the goldwing board i am on, when dude asks about brand of tire, or brand of oil

my limited list is

taiyo yudens

ritek

philips, also branded as office depot

verbatium

sony

fuji

and maxell

anymore i use 90% ty discs, i can get them for about the same fees as the others

best buy. compusa , staples, o depot, c city, all run sales almost every week

and all claim to match the others prices

walmart will homor any price for the few they stock, at my 2 local stores its a matter of grabbing all off the shelf, and tell the clerk price match to ________ and its zero problem

also sams has verbatium at about $30 a hundred

thats a low end price on what i call great product--at a retail store

as a new person, listen to some of the latger volume traders

dont use crap emdia, you will have numerous problems--this i will warranty in writing

you will not save a cent --in the long run--geting the $ 4 per 50 blanks of teon, imation, benq, nexxt,

i seriously turn down trades when people tell me they use this garbage

if you use top quality blanks,ship via priority, and do things when you say you will

you will be a very popular trader here

a combination of those 3 things, is hard to beat

good luck

also as a note, no retails on this board--

JeffRuss1972 · 12-29-2005, 09:40 PM

Okay, thanks again! I got a dvd/vhs recorder for Christmas and it came with 1 dvd-r Verbatim disc. I transferred a movie I had on vhs to the Verbatim dvd and the quality was good. Wasn't sure of that brand though. Thanks!!!

hmd45 · 12-30-2005, 10:01 AM

The best I've ever used is Taiyo Yuden with Verbatim a close second. Maxell is good also If they are from the right source. Best to try to get media made in Japan which makes much better media than the other countries.

Lamont · 12-30-2005, 10:12 AM

Taiyo Yuden is the best by far

the others that loren mentioned are all fine

AS FAR AS THE CHEAPO brands
some are STILL better than others

imation and staples house brands are not bad
higher failure rates but not bad

nexxtech, teon, benq are just plain worthless

JeffRuss1972 · 12-30-2005, 12:52 PM

I definitely don't mind spending a little more for good quality. It looks like TY Yuden(?) is a good one to go with. Is there a particular speed that is best? I'm still fairly new to all this.

Lamont · 12-30-2005, 01:16 PM

Burn speed is really not that big of an issue
as long as your burner is good and the media is good
it matters not

some people with old our low end dvd players will try to tell u that low burn speeds work better, BUT the problem is with there machines NOT the discs

most TY i buy are listed as 8 X but they actually burn at 12 or 16 x speeds
so that is best buy i have found

sugar ray · 12-30-2005, 04:25 PM

its an on-going argument. coke or pepsi? duracell or energizer? maxell or TDK??

various studies and tests have been done to determine best from worst media. i guess what it all boils down to is find out what works best for you and stick to that brand. in a nutshell, "you get what you pay for" you go cheap you get cheap results (bad discs etc...)

you can't go wrong with Tayo's as some of the gang have pointed out. However, Tayos can be pricey! im a HUGE fan of TDK myself.

hmd45 · 12-31-2005, 11:42 AM

You can get 100 Taiyo Yuden 8 x disks at www.Rima.com for 32.99 which with shipping is about 40 cents each. I find the quality of thier disk are better than the other places.

tick26 · 01-09-2006, 05:16 PM

it's really what your dvd recorder will accept try a few brands and see what you like.

JeffRuss1972 · 01-15-2006, 01:15 PM

Many thanks to all who chimed in! So far I've used Verbatim 8x and Memorex 8-16x and both have been great. My next buy will probably be the Taiyo-Yudens. Thanks again to everyone who posted!

padre · 01-15-2006, 04:29 PM

If you want some Taiyo-Yudens at a good price, try the Sony DVD-R/+Rs on sale this week (11/15) at Staples. They're $14.95 for 50, but make sure you get the ones labelled "Made in Japan". In the case of +Rs, they've been TY media. For -Rs, they've been TY or Sony media, both of which are excellent.

loren · 01-15-2006, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by padre

If you want some Taiyo-Yudens at a good price, try the Sony DVD-R/+Rs on sale this week (11/15) at Staples. They're $14.95 for 50, but make sure you get the ones labelled "Made in Japan". In the case of +Rs, they've been TY media. For -Rs, they've been TY or Sony media, both of which are excellent.

also best buy has the fujis on todays add at $29.99 per hundred

use your reward card to get a $5 coupon per $150 spent as well

im always very happy to get fuji or sonys in trades

Lamont · 01-15-2006, 07:57 PM

Noone ever starts a thread asking about the Worst Brand of dvd-r?

12-29-2005, 06:25 PM	#1
JeffRuss1972 70s Sitcoms Rule!!! Eternal Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 11, 2005 Location: Villa Rica, GA Posts: 1,257	The Best brand of dvd-r Just getting started recording onto dvd-r and was wondring what is the best brand of dvd-r to use? Thanks for any input!
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12-29-2005, 06:33 PM	#2
Agent 13 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 02, 2003 Location: Good ol' USA Posts: 1,510	Most say Taiyo Yuden's are the best. My burner doesn't recognize them. ymmv All over the trading world, you will find this listing of the supposedy best recommended brands: Sony brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = Taiyo Yuden media Sony brand DVD+R (made in Taiwan) = SONY media Sony brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = Taiyo Yuden or SONY media Fuji brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = Taiyo Yuden media Fuji brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = Taiyo Yuden media Verbatim brand DVD-R (made in Taiwan) = MCC media Verbatim brand DVD+R (made in Taiwan) = MCC media Maxell brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = MXL media Maxell brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = MAXELL media TDK brand DVD-R (made in Taiwain) = TDK media
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12-30-2005, 10:12 AM	#6
Lamont Lamont says Smile! Forum Veteran Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Posts: 5,217	TY = best Taiyo Yuden is the best by far the others that loren mentioned are all fine AS FAR AS THE CHEAPO brands some are STILL better than others imation and staples house brands are not bad higher failure rates but not bad nexxtech, teon, benq are just plain worthless
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12-30-2005, 01:16 PM	#8
Lamont Lamont says Smile! Forum Veteran Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Posts: 5,217	Speed Burn speed is really not that big of an issue as long as your burner is good and the media is good it matters not some people with old our low end dvd players will try to tell u that low burn speeds work better, BUT the problem is with there machines NOT the discs most TY i buy are listed as 8 X but they actually burn at 12 or 16 x speeds so that is best buy i have found

01-15-2006, 07:57 PM	#15
Lamont Lamont says Smile! Forum Veteran Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Posts: 5,217	how come Noone ever starts a thread asking about the Worst Brand of dvd-r?

12-29-2005, 07:03 PM	#3
loren Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Posts: 1,516	this question is always fun it is just like the goldwing board i am on, when dude asks about brand of tire, or brand of oil my limited list is taiyo yudens ritek philips, also branded as office depot verbatium sony fuji and maxell anymore i use 90% ty discs, i can get them for about the same fees as the others best buy. compusa , staples, o depot, c city, all run sales almost every week and all claim to match the others prices walmart will homor any price for the few they stock, at my 2 local stores its a matter of grabbing all off the shelf, and tell the clerk price match to ________ and its zero problem also sams has verbatium at about $30 a hundred thats a low end price on what i call great product--at a retail store as a new person, listen to some of the latger volume traders dont use crap emdia, you will have numerous problems--this i will warranty in writing you will not save a cent --in the long run--geting the $ 4 per 50 blanks of teon, imation, benq, nexxt, i seriously turn down trades when people tell me they use this garbage if you use top quality blanks,ship via priority, and do things when you say you will you will be a very popular trader here a combination of those 3 things, is hard to beat good luck also as a note, no retails on this board--

12-29-2005, 09:40 PM	#4
JeffRuss1972 70s Sitcoms Rule!!! Eternal Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 11, 2005 Location: Villa Rica, GA Posts: 1,257	Okay, thanks again! I got a dvd/vhs recorder for Christmas and it came with 1 dvd-r Verbatim disc. I transferred a movie I had on vhs to the Verbatim dvd and the quality was good. Wasn't sure of that brand though. Thanks!!!

12-30-2005, 10:01 AM	#5
hmd45 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 09, 2005 Posts: 12	The best I've ever used is Taiyo Yuden with Verbatim a close second. Maxell is good also If they are from the right source. Best to try to get media made in Japan which makes much better media than the other countries.

12-30-2005, 12:52 PM	#7
JeffRuss1972 70s Sitcoms Rule!!! Eternal Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 11, 2005 Location: Villa Rica, GA Posts: 1,257	I definitely don't mind spending a little more for good quality. It looks like TY Yuden(?) is a good one to go with. Is there a particular speed that is best? I'm still fairly new to all this.

12-30-2005, 04:25 PM	#9
sugar ray Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 133	its an on-going argument. coke or pepsi? duracell or energizer? maxell or TDK?? various studies and tests have been done to determine best from worst media. i guess what it all boils down to is find out what works best for you and stick to that brand. in a nutshell, "you get what you pay for" you go cheap you get cheap results (bad discs etc...) you can't go wrong with Tayo's as some of the gang have pointed out. However, Tayos can be pricey! im a HUGE fan of TDK myself.

12-31-2005, 11:42 AM	#10
hmd45 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 09, 2005 Posts: 12	You can get 100 Taiyo Yuden 8 x disks at www.Rima.com for 32.99 which with shipping is about 40 cents each. I find the quality of thier disk are better than the other places.

01-09-2006, 05:16 PM	#11
tick26 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 10, 2002 Location: michigan Posts: 203	it's really what your dvd recorder will accept try a few brands and see what you like.

01-15-2006, 01:15 PM	#12
JeffRuss1972 70s Sitcoms Rule!!! Eternal Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 11, 2005 Location: Villa Rica, GA Posts: 1,257	Many thanks to all who chimed in! So far I've used Verbatim 8x and Memorex 8-16x and both have been great. My next buy will probably be the Taiyo-Yudens. Thanks again to everyone who posted!

01-15-2006, 04:29 PM	#13
padre Cookie baker Frequent Poster Join Date: May 09, 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, US Posts: 389	If you want some Taiyo-Yudens at a good price, try the Sony DVD-R/+Rs on sale this week (11/15) at Staples. They're $14.95 for 50, but make sure you get the ones labelled "Made in Japan". In the case of +Rs, they've been TY media. For -Rs, they've been TY or Sony media, both of which are excellent.