Dead -OOS: Lotsa DVD-R's at Amazon: 100 PK for 102.99

[Gnurb]

100PK for 102.99. Made by CD Technology. Use a coupon code to save $10...

edited because it's out of stock---you can still buy new and used, although used dvdr media? hmm..

 

[cardinal2k]

Nice Deal ... Free Shipping too !

 

[Jugernot]

2x discs too! Great deal!

 

[AnyMal]

Great deal! Now, if only I had a DVD burner....

 

[zayened]

Originally posted by: Jugernot
2x discs too! Great deal!

has anybody used 2x discs at 4x?

 

[Pothead]

the burner won't let you do it at that speed

 

[zayened]

Originally posted by: Pothead
the burner won't let you do it at that speed

so the burner detects the max write speed of the dvd-r disc?

 

[hjlin]

Originally posted by: zayened

Originally posted by: Pothead
the burner won't let you do it at that speed

so the burner detects the max write speed of the dvd-r disc?

The way I understand it is the Pioneer ones have a table in the firmware that determines what the max speed is for each media. For the Pioneers before A05/105, there are hacked firmwares to let you write to disk at high speed. But Pioneer claims that some drives have been/will be damaged. That is why some DVD-Rs can be written at 2x/4x on Pioneer burners, but not on the A05/105s.

 

[Jugernot]

DVDR aren't like CDRW drives, you can't force it to burn faster than it is rated. At least not with most drives... thouhg I'm sure you can use a modified firmware.

 

[cape123]

How's the quality?? Does anyone have experience with this brand??

 

[SharkyTM]

ditto, anyone have a CDinfo on these?

 

[zayened]

well, i'm not using a pioneer..i have the sony dru-500a. does this have the built in firmware that detects the speed? anyway, ditto on the above question.

 

[markrb]

i have the sony dru-500a. does this have the built in firmware that detects the speed?

Yes it does and some 2X media it will not burn at 2X. It has to be on their approved list of media or
it defaults to 1X regardless of it's 2X certified media.

Mark

 

[Jugernot]

No CDInfo, but I imagine that they are better than the cheapest discs out there... I'd found that Amazon.com usually doesn't sell REALLY cheap quality stuff. If they did, they'd end up getting lots of returns, which means less profit. This is just my experience...

 

[frogster220]

OOS

 

[jeepers94]

The way I understand it is the Pioneer ones have a table in the firmware that determines what the max speed is for each media. For the Pioneers before A05/105, there are hacked firmwares to let you write to disk at high speed. But Pioneer claims that some drives have been/will be damaged. That is why some DVD-Rs can be written at 2x/4x on Pioneer burners, but not on the A05/105s.

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The ONLY drive Pioneer makes that will burn at 4X is the A05/105! The A04,with hacked firmware could burn 1X media at 2X never at 4X.There are some reports you can fool the A05 into burning on some 2x media by letting it see a 4x certified disc,and then switch it.Also be aware not ALL 2x media will burn at even 2x on the Pioneer.Unless Pioneer has aproved it,and entered it into their database,it probably will only work at 1x.The part about damaging the earlier drives with 4x media,is partly true!They claim using 4x media(not at 4x) in the A04/A03 can damage the drives.Pioneer has released a firmware upgrade to fix this.They also state it may damage some home players using backups burned with 4X media.
I want to add,I also have the Sony 500a.I have never had to burn a 2x rated disc(with F firmware) at 1x! Just the opposite,I can burn lots of 1x media at 2x! This includes Accu and Lead Data.I could buy 150 Lead Data for $102.99 shipped! Out of 600 burns with my Sony,close to 500 were with these 2 medias.I ca say I have had some coasters though.I had 3 discs I clicked record before I was ready!

 

[Pardus]

Originally posted by: Jugernot
No CDInfo, but I imagine that they are better than the cheapest discs out there... I'd found that Amazon.com usually doesn't sell REALLY cheap quality stuff. If they did, they'd end up getting lots of returns, which means less profit. This is just my experience...

Never heard of CD Technology before, but amazon does sell KHYPERMEDIA dvd-r media which is cheap junk, buyer beware

 

[laugh]

k hpermedia is the the crap king in the junk arena. it only knows to attract sales by the damn rebates. nobody will buy it at normal price.

 

[airis2001]

How have people with the Pioneer a04 drive done with this media (and what version firmware are you using)?
Ari

 

[SCTrojan]

So has anyone actually used this media? What does it say as the media brand in DVD-Decrypter?

 

[cape123]

I agree, KHypermedia is suck

I have had good experience with Ritek though. But, if this media is good quality, and it burns at 2x, then this is a pretty hot deal.

 

[Jugernot]

Dammit, these are 1x discs!! I just got mine and the invoice says "2x" and the label on the spindle says "1x".



BLAHHHH, I'm calling Amazon!

 

[Sepen]

Originally posted by: Jugernot
Dammit, these are 1x discs!! I just got mine and the invoice says "2x" and the label on the spindle says "1x".



BLAHHHH, I'm calling Amazon!

Have you tried to burn them at 2x? I can torch Accu's and Riteks 1x's at 2x with my bios hacked 103. Did you do an Adinfo on them?

 

[Jugernot]

I have an unmodified A05, which can't burn discs that aren't officially 2x discs. These are no use to me...

 

[Jugernot]

These are white topped (shiney surface) Princo discs... I ran CD Speed and it says "1x with this recorder" Dunno if they will work on the A04 at 2x though. I doubt it...

These usually go for around 95¢ each, so after coupon they are still pretty good.