Memorex DVD+R or DVD-R, $1 per disc (+ tax)...

[Mday]

Memorex DVD+R or DVD-R, $1 per disc (+ tax)...

Bestbuy: 50pc spindles, $50 after instant rebate
Staples: 10 pc with jewel case, $10 after instant rebate
Compusa: 25 pc spindles, $25 after instant rebate (50% savings)

B&M: come in, walk out.
Online purchases: All three are available online (as of sunday morning), though staples requires some weird coupon things.

Staples is a good deal to test DVD+R and DVD-R media. Test and then buy bulk from compusa or bestbuy.

HOT if ricooh
WARM if CMC

 

[BlueWeasel]

I'm kinda new to the DVD Burning scence (just got my 4x dual burner this week)....are Memorex DVD-R/+R good quality?

 

[RaymondY]

The last batch of Memerox DVD+R (50 spindle) I purchased from Best Buy where Ricoh 4X that burn at 8X on my Plextor 708A

 

[phonemonkey]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I'm kinda new to the DVD Burning scence (just got my 4x dual burner this week)....are Memorex DVD-R/+R good quality?

I haven't had a coaster yet with the last batch of Memorex DVD-R's that I bought. I'd been waiting for another special to go buy more.

 

[WallyKid]

How are the memorex compared to the Philps 2.4x ones? Other than the speed of course.

 

[Doodoo]

Memorex +r spindles that have a gray bottom are good. Avoid the black spindles. I hear people have had problems with Memorex -r though.

 

[richc7]

Originally posted by: Doodoo
Memorex +r spindles that have a gray bottom are good. Avoid the black spindles. I hear people have had problems with Memorex -r though.

i have the black spindle, but they're ricoh's. i believe the key is to look for the rounded off lid.

 

[Mikey100]

This is a REALLY Kick-A** Great Deal - The Memorex 10-Pack
(Jewel cases included - none of those 'thin' cases !) of +R DVD's
for less than $10 and no rebates involved !

I talked my Staples favorite store into selling me 10 packs of these
Memorex's Saturday afternoon (today) at tomorrow's price ... and
of course, as soon as I got home, I had to open a pack and check
out the particulars of what Memorex had decided to provide me with.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the typical purple-ish color of Ricoh
that we know Memorex does receive - Then using DVDInfoPro,
I was able to confirm that they are indeed Rocoh's.

I do also buy GENUINE Ritek G04 -R's. But rest assured, when I can
get Ricoh +R Memorex's for a $1 a piece, let alone getting the jewel
case as well, well, I consider that a Blue-Ribbon Day !

I have NEVER had a coaster in over 100 burns using Memorex +R's,
with my Lite-On 411S, using Nero Ultra and DVD Shrink (all "3" versions)
<as well as DVD XCopy Platinum - which is basically crap by the way ! -
especially when compared to the excellent alternatives available !>.

So I hope a bunch of y'all jump on these Memorex's as they get my TOTAL
NOD for a QUALITY - TOP NOTCH product - as long as they are the Ricoh's.

Always my Best,

Mikey in Atlanta

 

[optimistic]

Anyone know which 4x media will burn at 8x? Anyways I'm gonna get the memorex and try them out.

 

[conehead433]

Picked up 100 RICOHJPNR01 Imation brand discs today at Offfice Depot for ~$74 out the door. Same discs as the Memorex +R. Check this thread. Imation at Office Depot

 

[conehead433]

"Anyone know which 4x media will burn at 8x? Anyways I'm gonna get the memorex and try them out."

The RICOH +R discs will burn at 8X in several of the newer 8X burners.

 

[ruffrob]

Anyone know which 4x media will burn at 8x? Anyways I'm gonna get the memorex and try them out.

My brother has the 8X Plextor,and he tells me that the 4x Memorex burn at 8x in that machine,as for the other question of quality,i have a first generation Sony (DRU-500A,2.0f),and they burn consistently at 4x. I got the Staples deal at 10 for $10,so I snatched the last 5 boxes...... A look at the disc thru DVD Decrypter
shows that they are :CMC MAG .AF1....

 

[Mday]

damn, hit quote instead of edit

 

[drshivas]

Picked up 2x25s at CUSA. Great deal. Good idea about getting 10 at Staples first to test compatibility. Has anyone verified if the 25x spindles are Ricohs too?

 

[drshivas]

Originally posted by: DrShivas
Picked up 2x25s at CUSA. Great deal. Good idea about getting 10 at Staples first to test compatibility. Has anyone verified if the 25x spindles are Ricohs too?

Sorry, I meant to say I got the DVD-Rs. Inaddition, anyone have expeience with these in the NEC 1300A?

 

[ruffrob]

Picked up 2x25s at CUSA. Great deal. Good idea about getting 10 at Staples first to test compatibility. Has anyone verified if the 25x spindles are Ricohs too?

Are those from CUSA 4x??? BTW,the Riteks are back in stock at NewEgg........

 

[drshivas]

Damn, the DVD-R 25spindles from CUSA are CMCs and NOT Ricohs. How bad are CMCs? I might return 1 25pack to cut my losses. See below:


Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:CMC MAG. AF1]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disc Type : [DVD-R]
Manufacturer ID : [CMC MAG. AF1]
Disc Application Code : [Unrestricted Use : Consumer Purpose]
Recording Speeds : [1x - 2x - 4x]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,298,496 Sectors = 4,489.3 MB = 4.38 GB]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 0Eh - Pre-Recorded Information In Lead-In
0000 : 01 40 c1 fd 9e d8 52 00 02 87 0e 15 98 9a 90 00 .@....R.........
0010 : 03 43 4d 43 20 4d 41 00 04 47 2e 20 41 46 31 00 .CMC MA..G. AF1.
0020 : 05 cc c0 00 00 00 01 00 06 0b 10 11 87 78 80 00 .............x..
0030 : 07 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 08 06 17 0d 0f 0b 0b 00 ................

 

[TheRealDeal]

Originally posted by: richc7

Originally posted by: Doodoo
Memorex +r spindles that have a gray bottom are good. Avoid the black spindles. I hear people have had problems with Memorex -r though.

i have the black spindle, but they're ricoh's. i believe the key is to look for the rounded off lid.

I bought both DVD+R and DVD-R. DVD-R 4x are CMC MAG AF1. DVD+R 4x are RICOHJPN R01 (Grey Spindle). This is the exact same media that TDK uses for 4x DVD+R. I paid $120 for 100 pack of TDK @ BB. I wish I had known this.....

 

[TheRealDeal]

Originally posted by: DrShivas
Damn, the DVD-R 25spindles from CUSA are CMCs and NOT Ricohs. How bad are CMCs? I might return 1 25pack to cut my losses. See below:


Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R:CMC MAG. AF1]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disc Type : [DVD-R]
Manufacturer ID : [CMC MAG. AF1]
Disc Application Code : [Unrestricted Use : Consumer Purpose]
Recording Speeds : [1x - 2x - 4x]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,298,496 Sectors = 4,489.3 MB = 4.38 GB]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 0Eh - Pre-Recorded Information In Lead-In
0000 : 01 40 c1 fd 9e d8 52 00 02 87 0e 15 98 9a 90 00 .@....R.........
0010 : 03 43 4d 43 20 4d 41 00 04 47 2e 20 41 46 31 00 .CMC MA..G. AF1.
0020 : 05 cc c0 00 00 00 01 00 06 0b 10 11 87 78 80 00 .............x..
0030 : 07 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 08 06 17 0d 0f 0b 0b 00 ................

The CMC MAG AF1 burn fine in my Optorite DD0203 Firmware Rev. 2.30. They also play in my DVD player just fine. I like DVD+R better, but its just personal preference.

 

[spidey]

Just picked up a pack of 50 DVD+R from Best Buy, black spindle, and they are Ricoh. I've burned these @ 8x on my Plextor 708a.

 

[TheRealDeal]

Originally posted by: spidey
Just picked up a pack of 50 DVD+R from Best Buy, black spindle, and they are Ricoh. I've burned these @ 8x on my Plextor 708a.

Spidey, how is the video playback burning 4x media at 8x? I've heard stories that this sometime results in jittery video and/or pauses.

 

[drshivas]

FYI, Good read on DVD media and makes a mention of CMC disks:

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172496

 

[RDMustang1]

Circuit City has the Memorex 50pack DVD+R for $120.. Go there and pricematch BB's price and get them for ~$43 + tax.. (stolen from FW)

 

[PG2G]

I picked up 2 memorex 50 spindles from Best Buy this morning, and niether of them are Ricoh. Here is what DVDinfoPro gives me

Media Information
Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID CMC MAG F01
Format Capacity Not Formatted
Free Blocks 405405696
Free Capacity 4.38GB(4.70GB)
Book Type DVD+R
Media Type DVD+R
Media Id Code Speed 2.4x 3324KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 2.4x 3324KBps
Linear Density Blank Disc
Track Density Unknown
Number of Layers 1


So they are CMC but work at 8x, which i have tested with 3 different burns on my TDK 804 (Plextor 708). No problems thus far and everything seems nice Wish I could have gotten Ricohs, but I guess its no big deal.

 

[optimistic]

I picked up a Memorex 10pk DVD-R at Staples Walnut, CA.

Media Information
Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID CMC MAG. AF1
Format Capacity Not Formatted
Free Blocks 411107328
Free Capacity 4.38GB(4.71GB)
Book Type DVD-R
Media Type DVD-R
Media Id Code Speed Unknown
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 2.0x 2770KBps
Track Density 0.74um/track
Number of Layers 1

I guess I lucked out huh?