[MacDV] Buying blank DVDs

[Brian Olesky]

Thanks to all of you for the good, fast responses. Now one add'l question:
I'm seeing matte, shiny and white surface printable DVD blanks. Using my
Epson R300, which are best for direct printing of labels? And is there some
URL where I can learn a lot more about this?

Brian

On 10/8/04 1:06 PM, "richard" <richard at go2rba.com> wrote:

> The Great Quality (GQ) brand has imprintable DVD's which we have
> printed with success on the R300. The caveat is they are not
> certified for video use by Apple, however, we have had some
> success with video, and, of course, data.
> 
> I imagine GQ would be avaialable at Outpost.com, the online store
> owned by Fry's, the California retailer which carries the brand.
> 
> Keep in mind burning faster always decreases both 1) archival
> nature and 2) cross brand compatibility regarding DVD video
> playback.
> 
> Burning faster is sexier, saves a lot of time, but can become a
> nightmare down the road.
> 
> Richard Brown
> 
> ---------- Original Message
> ----------------------------------
> From: David Grant <dgrant at iastate.edu>
> Reply-To: "A place to discuss digital video on Macintosh."
> <macdv at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date:  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:58:55 -0500
> 
>>>  I have a new PB 15" 1.5 Ghz with 4X SuperDrive, and an Epson
> printer (R300)
>>>  that prints directly onto DVDs, so...
>>> 
>>>  What's the best site or store for buying blank DVDs?
>>> 
>>>  For buying printable DVDs?
>>> 
>>>  Any brands work better than others?
>>> 
>>>  Any I should avoid?
>> 
>> Reviews say that the Ritek white inkjet printable disks look
> slightly 
>> "fuzzy" with the Epson R300 while the ProDisc ones do not. It is
>> possible that this is an Epson-specific effect as no reviewer had 2
>> different printer types for a true side-by-side test. The reviewers
>> who tested both DVD types with a R300 were emphatic about the
>> difference.
>> 
>> Usual disclaimers apply  :-)
>>