[MacDV] Re: Memorex DVD-R Fails in Superdrive

[Mark M. Florida]

Maybe it's because I'm from Missouri, but you'll have to "show me" 
first -- or have a first-hand experience.  I'm not trying to discredit 
these disc, your post, shop4tech.com, or whatever... but if I were 
buying these discs, I'd buy a smaller quantity first to see how they 
worked.  I know that $200 for 300 DVD-R discs is a good deal, but 
wouldn't it be smarter to try them out yourself first?  Having said 
that, I probably *will* get a 50 pack to try out -- I'd rather spend 
39.99 a 50 pack first... you know, just to make sure...

;-)

- Mark

On Sunday, February 2, 2003, at 11:32 PM, Thubten Kunga wrote:

> About 4 other list members have reported these no name disks to be 
> highly reliable.
>
> k
>
> On Sunday, February 2, 2003, at 09:27  PM, Mark M. Florida wrote:
>
>> I've had some similar frustrations with DVD-R media as well.  My 
>> problem was with Toast getting errors either while burning or 
>> verifying.  My problems started after doing the Pioneer firmware 
>> update to prevent a fried drive if someone tried to burn to a 4x disc 
>> (Pioneer DVR-104).
>>
>> I've had good luck so far with Imation DVD-Rs.  They're not the 
>> cheapest out there, but they're reasonably priced, and the jewel 
>> cases are cooler than the normal square ones -- the corners of the 
>> jewel case are rounded.
>>
>> (new MacDV list message from Kunga in my inbox...)
>>
>> Looks like Thubten Kunga has a URL fer ya.  I've always been one to 
>> trust the name-brand discs more...
>>
>> So there ya have it.  Imations for about $4 each that you can buy as 
>> you go depending on your needs.  Or "STOCK UP NOW" on the 300 pack of 
>> DVD-R discs for $200, and hope you don't get too many coasters.  Man, 
>> is there a smaller package of these things you can get to try them 
>> out before buying a huge stack?
>>
>> Here ya go, get a 50 pack for $39.99 to try them out:
>>
>> http://www.shop4tech.com/user.htm?go=view_item&id=417&cata=1&s_cata=
>>
>> - Mark
>
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