Has anyone else heard about this? I just went to Meritline.com and it says there:

Effective Oct 2009: Taiyo Yuden Brand Name Has Formally Changed to JVC (JDMR-VALWPP-SK). Products May Be Shipped in JVC Packaging.

I certainly hope that it will still have the better Media ID of TYG01, TYG02, or TYG03

This is going to be a serious hit against one of the two best media brands out there (the other being Verbatim, or media with the MCC ID).

I felt as thought this being big news made it deserving of it's own thread, and I would love to hear everyone's comments on the issue. If Taiyo Yuden media starts being made with CMC MAG or UME Media ID's (or any of the lousier made ones) I really won't know what to do other than stick with Verbatim.

I hope JVC doesn't screw this up, they bought a great thing...now keep it that way!

TY bought 65% of JVC media.

Lots more stories like this one. (http://www.reuters.com/article/CMPSRV/idUST13450420080526)

Here's an other article that says everything will be the same as far as TY mfg, just selling under a different name. (http://oto-online.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1399&Itemid=49)

Here are the DVD media listed on the TY USA website:

http://www.yuden.co.jp/ut/product/disks/index.html#

So....when one sees JVC media on a store shelf, will it be TY? Both TY and previous manufacturer? How can we tell?
I see plenty of JVC discs on the shelf at Big Lots. Will the TY/JVC media have new packaging?
TY at B&M would be great.

So....when one sees JVC media on a store shelf, will it be TY? Both TY and previous manufacturer? How can we tell?
I see plenty of JVC discs on the shelf at Big Lots. Will the TY/JVC media have new packaging?
TY at B&M would be great.I'm not waiting to find out. Supermediastore's T-Y sale ends tomorrow. I had already ordered some, I just ordered a bunch more. Enough genuine T-Y to last me until the dust settles on this whole JVC thing and we can see what is being sold and where.

According to articles on the net, optical media production will remain with T-Y factories and magnetic media will be made by JVC.

Will the TY/JVC media have new packaging?
TY at B&M would be great.

One would have to believe that they will label it differently at first, otherwise it would be insane to figure out what's what.

Typically, in retail stores, when they change something they have to put the word "New" on it for about 6 months (like years ago when they changed the flavor of Coke and had to call it New Coke), so maybe they will do something like that.

The very least they should do, for B&M stores, is put something to the affect of "JVC/TY" on the package so that we can tell that these are the "good" JVC discs. Places online, like SuperMediaStore, Meritline, Rima, CdRom2Go, etc... will clearly label their site to inform consumers that they are buying JVC discs that are now Taiyo Yuden's...at least we hope they will let us know.

I agree with Kelson though, about waiting until the dust settles...for those of us who have enough discs to wait. If it gets that bad and you need some new media, buy Verbatim until everything is clear, you certainly won't go wrong with those.

Ugh. Ugh. UGH!!!!:(

Of all the rotten, useless, annoying companies we might dread TY getting involved with, JVC has to be the worst nightmare. This really sucks. I trust JVC about as far as I can throw one of their bug-ridden, garbage recorders: not far. If there's the slightest possibility of JVC screwing up TY irretrievably, it will indeed happen, and quickly- whether TY sees it coming or not. I'd strongly recommend buying as much "genuine" TY 8x Premium as you can afford right now, and stockpiling it. Once this JVC deal kicks in, the media will all be 16x value line if we're lucky, CMC if we're not.

Dammit, dammit, dammit: nothing good stays available forever. This could be "end of days" for anyone with an older DVD/HDD recorder optimized for 8x media.:(

Ugh. Ugh. UGH!!!!:(

...If there's the slightest possibility of JVC screwing up TY irretrievably, it will indeed happen, and quickly- whether TY sees it coming or not. I'd strongly recommend buying as much "genuine" TY 8x Premium as you can afford right now, and stockpiling it. Once this JVC deal kicks in, the media will all be 16x value line if we're lucky, CMC if we're not.

Dammit, dammit, dammit: nothing good stays available forever. This could be "end of days" for anyone with an older DVD/HDD recorder optimized for 8x media.:(

My understanding is that TY has bought a controlling interest in JVC media, not the other way around.
Of course, it IS a good way to spike sales of older TY media...if one was cynical, of course....:rolleyes:

This really sucks. I trust JVC about as far as I can throw one of their bug-ridden, garbage recorders: not far.

I figure I could throw my crappy JVC SVHS VCR at least 60 or 80 feet. I wouldn't trust JVC nearly that far. But, as crabboy says, it is TY that bought JVC, not vice versa. Perhaps JVC equipment will actually improve? :eek:

Old news, though the posting here is the first I have heard of the TY takeover of JVC. Being negative, no good can come of it, using TY corporate resources to buy the rights to the worthless JVC brand name.
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Taiyo Yuden Recordable Media Now JVC Brand
Microboards' flagship line of DVD and CD recordable media, manufactured by Taiyo Yuden, will now be sold under the name of JVC.
Chanhassen, MN April 15, 2009 -- Microboards' flagship line of DVD and CD recordable media, manufactured by Taiyo Yuden, will now be sold under the name of JVC.
Taiyo Yuden, known in the professional market for having the widest playback and recording compatibility and the lowest error rate of any optical media available, announced the change in March. Microboards Technology, which serves as the primary distributor for the United States and Canada, will continue to offer the same products, but with the new branding.

Monday, May 26, 2008
JVC Announces Spin-Off of Recordable Media Business and Start of Joint Venture with Taiyo Yuden

At the Board of Directors' meeting held today, Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) agreed to spin off its recordable media business to a new company, VictorAdvanced Media Co., Ltd. and to transfer a portion of the new company's shares to Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

JVC decided to spin-off this business to the new company Victor Advanced Media Co., Ltd. and transfer a portion of the shares of this company to Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

The new company is expected to start operations on July 1, 2008. The company with a 100% capital investment will carry out the development, manufacturing, and sales of Victor and JVC brand recording media (tapes and optical discs) and other incidental operations. JVC will subsequently transfer 65% of the shares of the new company to Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

I've been buying some of the various types of JVC/TY media from this source and found that it is (so far) the same TY quality as always:
https://www.blankmedia.ca/prodsubcats.asp?id=245

Having access to the JVC brand name will give T-Y a direct retail outlet for their reject disks. Now instead of selling them in bulk to jobbers who tape-wrap them and sell them as T-Y value line (for prices not much less than Premium), T-Y can slap a JVC label on them and sell them at retail thus making a better profit on them.

According to the info Gerrytwo posted, this is old news and the JVC/T-Y DVD joint venture has been in operation for over a year. Yet, we see no shortage of genuine T-Y Premium branded media sold at either Supermediastore.com or rima.com. Old news, though the posting here is the first I have heard of the TY takeover of JVC.
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The new company is expected to start operations on July 1, 2008. The company with a 100% capital investment will carry out the development, manufacturing, and sales of Victor and JVC brand recording media (tapes and optical discs) and other incidental operations. JVC will subsequently transfer 65% of the shares of the new company to Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

Ugh. Ugh. UGH!!!!:(

Of all the rotten, useless, annoying companies we might dread TY getting involved with, JVC has to be the worst nightmare. This really sucks. I trust JVC about as far as I can throw one of their bug-ridden, garbage recorders: not far(

I figure I could throw my crappy JVC SVHS VCR at least 60 or 80 feet. I wouldn't trust JVC nearly that far.


I guess when it comes to JVC components I have better luck.

My current JVC SVHS VCR works like new. I purchased it in 2002 or 2003 and logged numerous hours on this machine. It was my primary time-shifting deck from 2002 until September of this year, when I finally got my first HDD-DVDR. The JVC HR-S3911U plays all my tapes (1984-2009) flawlessly. Maybe 3 or 4 tapes have slight tracking issues (getting Hi FI Audio and Video to track at the same time) but this is not the deck’s fault – the 3 or 4 tapes are either too tight or the original recorder was slightly misaligned. Although the JVC deck is very light and plastic-feeling, it works like a charm. Original price in 2002 was $170 CDN I believe. Since September I transferred over 50 VHS concerts over – not one flaw with the deck.

My current DVD player, JVC XV-N44 is from the same era, 2002 –2003. It is my primary DVD playback deck and has yet to reject a disc. I’m a concert music video trader so I have discs recorded from numerous PCs and stand alone recorders – this deck plays back every region free DVD-Video, NTSC and PAL, as long as its not RAM or VR.

My first JVC component was a KDD4 JVC cassette deck purchased in 1980. That deck would out-perform any deck in its class minus a Nakamichi. The deck was going strong until 1994 when I had a bad power spike and damaged the deck, a Sony betamax and my amp.

I have no comment on JVC discs but I have very good luck with JVC components.

There is a cross sheet at Optical Archive.com. I can't seem to post in the table.

I guess when it comes to JVC components I have better luck.

Like any other brand, some people get lucky, some don't: it also depends what, where, and when you bought a JVC. Back in the 80s their stereo gear was bulletproof and their TVs were considered an exclusive premium brand. Their first, second and third waves of VHS recorders were fairly sturdy because JVC wasn't seriously interested in the mass market, they left that to partner Panasonic, those early JVCs were very very pricey. But by the late 80s JVC was firmly in the mass market VCR camp, with something for everyone at every price level. This diluted their quality, from top to bottom: I have owned every conceivable JVC and JVC-oem VCR made since the first "HQ" model around 1985, and every last one drove me to medication. Remarkably consistent at quickly breaking down under little to no use, and utterly destroying tapes. The more "top of the line" I went, the worse they got, until I finally gave up in disgust in 1997. With the advent of the web, I was able to cross-reference JVC horror stories with other videoholics, and believe me we are legion.

They are a joke among repairmen, and not beloved by their owners. The only thing that restored JVCs VCR luster was the introduction of DVD-R and the task of transferring VHS libraries to DVD. The early super-sensitive DVD recorders and capture cards would choke to death on perfectly ordinary, good quality tapes that played fine on your TV. Someone discovered that the TBC and DNR features in high-end JVC vcrs would get around this problem in most cases and allow a halfway decent DVD dub. Suddenly, JVCs were venerated all over the web like never before (at least until they started biting people in the ass again.) Fortunately most later DVD encoders have more stable inputs that no longer require a flaky JVC vcr, and the more-reliable Panasonic AG1980 and various DVHS vcrs have dropped in eBay price enough to make them practical alternatives if you need a TBC/DNR-equipped player. (I keep a JVC 9911 vcr around just to torture myself once in a while.) The JVC DVD recorders, like their SVHS vcrs, offered amazing video quality for about ten minutes until they started crashing and burning. Same sh*t, different format. At one time I owned ten (ten) JVC dvd recorders, the supposedly "more reliable" second generation. Every damn one required an external TBC to copy a VHS, every damn one would tank with the all-purpose "LOADING" lockup at least once a day, often in the middle of recording. Completely defeated the purpose of setting up a ten-deep dubbing bay to knock off my huge VHS collection quickly.

Interesting company, with a focus on performance and some excellent product ideas, but their execution is typically "from hunger". Not for nothing did they give up mfring altogether and subcontract most of their product line to LG and Matsushita: it was long overdue. Here's hoping they remain "hands off" with TY as well.

Taiyo Yuden has been a brand unknown in retail circles. TY products have only been available to informed customers purchasing through online sellers of "niche" products.

The way I see Taiyo Yuden's purchase of the JVC recording media brand is that JVC already had name recognition and a retail distribution network. This is an opportunity for Taiyo Yuden to establish a retail presence and offer what most retail brands do not have--quality.

I wonder if they'll still make 4x JVC DVD-R.

I still see it at Fry's.

(Not that I've ever bought it, or probably ever will.)

Ugh. Ugh. UGH!!!!:(

Of all the rotten, useless, annoying companies we might dread TY getting involved with, JVC has to be the worst nightmare. This really sucks. I trust JVC about as far as I can throw one of their bug-ridden, garbage recorders: not far. If there's the slightest possibility of JVC screwing up TY irretrievably, it will indeed happen, and quickly- whether TY sees it coming or not. I'd strongly recommend buying as much "genuine" TY 8x Premium as you can afford right now, and stockpiling it. Once this JVC deal kicks in, the media will all be 16x value line if we're lucky, CMC if we're not.

Dammit, dammit, dammit: nothing good stays available forever. This could be "end of days" for anyone with an older DVD/HDD recorder optimized for 8x media.:(

:eek:Yeah!!!! Let it go CitiBear!!! I'm mad as hell, and I'm going to buy more Maggy's and Media till I can't buy No'Mo!!!!
LOL!!!!!:D Actually, I can completely sympathize with the realization that this is the likely end of an era......and the frustration that comes with it!!:(
Mickboy

Of course my reaction was melodramatic;), but then thats me: I panic at every shift in the wind in home video recording, because our options have narrowed so much of late. If even one brick in the wall gets pulled out, the whole thing comes crashing down. I mean really, what are we left with? For recorders, we have the Magnavox H2160 and thats about it for OTA ATSC. If you can afford $400, theres a limited supply of leftover Pioneers and a couple of global-market Panasonics with HDD but no tuner. Not much of a choice. In media, we have TY 8x premium and not much else. Verbatim 8x is harder to find, and Verbatim 16x has spotty compatibility with standalone recorders (if it does work with your recorder, it puts 40% more stress on the burner than 8x media: not good). All other media is risky at best and crap at worst.

Yes, of course I see DigaDo's point that this was primarily a case of TY wanting to buy an identifiable branding opportunity so they could move back into retail and ramp up market share. But its the wrong brand: JVC doesn't know its ass from its elbow, it hasn't for years, and as a media brand they're probably less known in North America than TY (I've rarely seen JVC media in stores anywhere on the East Coast). If TY is serious about wanting to maintain their current quality levels and expand distribution into retail, I'm all for it, but I also fear the likely consequences. The problem with expansion is the average retail consumer is obsessed with the idiotic "high speed 16x or 22x burning" concept, much more than they're interested in quality or reliability. Thats why 8x Verbatim DataLife disappeared from stores years ago, and I don't expect TY/JVC to buck this trend and push 8x at retail. Instead, we're gonna see JVC-branded 16x TYG03, which can't hold a candle to TYG02 8x. If sales skyrocket according to plan, more and more TY production will turn to 16x and we can count the days until the 8x is gone. Or worse, TY/JVC will discover what every other independent discovered ages ago: in the cutthroat zero-margin world of retail media, you subcontract to CMC or you fold your tent. How long do you think TY can afford to sell its own media at the typical $19/100 weekend price demanded by superstores? All the stockpiled DVD/HDD recorders in the world won't do us any good if 8x TY disappears.

And it does happen more often than one might think that a company that produces higher-quality products takes over a lower-quality producer (for whatever reasons) and instead of bringing the acquired company's standard up to theirs, ends up descending to that company's lower standards.

That's one of the reasons why the Mercedes side of Daimler-Chrysler hated Chrysler so much: they were afraid of being dragged down. Didn't happen, of course. The merger didn't help Chrysler's rep either, though....

So while I felt the urge to rib Citibear for his fervent initial reaction to the JVC/TY venture ;), I think he has a darned good point. If I hadn't just shelled out $320 for a new windshield on the buggy, I'd be dropping a big order for TY 8x to Supermedia right now. I will as soon as the checkbook recovers.

BTW, this reinforces my satisfaction with flipping for the DVD duplicator: now I can conserve the burners of my Panny and Pios by burning one 8x "master" disc, and if need be, spinning off copies for backup/friends/relatives using cheaper 16x media on the duplicator.

It's either that, or come to terms with using a Media Center PC for DVDR duties, and I'm not ready for that......

And here it is: http://www.supermediastore.com/product/u/jvc-taiyo-yuden-premium-grade-gold-lacquer-16x-dvd-r-media-100-pack?utm_source=emailSonic&utm_content=Common&utm_medium=campaign&utm_term=DV%20001%202906&utm_campaign=091029%20Spooky2 So is this good ol' TY with a JVC label or pure JVC dreck?

Oh, for the love of... is TY out of their minds? Barely into actually using the JVC name, and already with the pathetic "gold disc" ploy? If TY is so hard up they have to resort to the "idiots delight" gold disc bullsh*t, forget their quality media hanging on for much longer.

TY hawking gold discs under the JVC brand name is so corrosively bad on so many levels, its depressing...

Yeah, I feel the urge to pull the trigger on a 600-pak of Premium Line 8x, just in case...

Ugh. Ugh. UGH!!!!:(

Of all the rotten, useless, annoying companies we might dread TY getting involved with, JVC has to be the worst nightmare. This really sucks. I trust JVC about as far as I can throw one of their bug-ridden, garbage recorders: not far. If there's the slightest possibility of JVC screwing up TY irretrievably, it will indeed happen, and quickly- whether TY sees it coming or not. I'd strongly recommend buying as much "genuine" TY 8x Premium as you can afford right now, and stockpiling it. Once this JVC deal kicks in, the media will all be 16x value line if we're lucky, CMC if we're not.

Dammit, dammit, dammit: nothing good stays available forever. This could be "end of days" for anyone with an older DVD/HDD recorder optimized for 8x media.:(


@$@!%$^$^^&%&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm in full panic mode!!!!!!
I don't have a bunch of money for this!!!!
I've got to find a way or I can kiss my super PIO460 that I love so much, goodbye via JVC's crap!!!!
I don't trust Verbatim because it's hard to tell what your getting.
AAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HATE THIS!!!!!!

I'm taking care of matters tonight somehow before it hits the fan! I'm going to get some CDs for audio as well somehow. I just need to figure out how to get the money.

I'm taking care of matters tonight somehow before it hits the fan! I'm going to get some CDs for audio as well somehow. I just need to figure out how to get the money.

Sell plasma. Or are you good looking? :D

I'm not a big Verbatim fan either. I got what I thought was the premium 8x stuff from Supermedia, but I don't think the quality is up there with TY 8x premium and it costs more...

I'm confused by the picture, it shows a 50 pack spindle but the ad says 100 pack cake box:confused: I'm pretty sure the picture is a spindle (one of the ones without the wide bottom, the top sure looks like a spindle and not a cake box).

And here it is: http://www.supermediastore.com/product/u/jvc-taiyo-yuden-premium-grade-gold-lacquer-16x-dvd-r-media-100-pack?utm_source=emailSonic&utm_content=Common&utm_medium=campaign&utm_term=DV%20001%202906&utm_campaign=091029%20Spooky2 So is this good ol' TY with a JVC label or pure JVC dreck?I've never seen T-Y sell gold media, only silver. I would be very hesitant about buying this stuff.

Before people panic needlessly, click around the supermedia site and you will still see a full listing of genuine T-Y media (all silver) for sale. The JVC stuff will be on the walmart shelves.

I'm confused by the picture, it shows a 50 pack spindle but the ad says 100 pack cake box:confused: I'm pretty sure the picture is a spindle (one of the ones without the wide bottom, the top sure looks like a spindle and not a cake box).

On the bottom of the link http://www.supermediastore.com/product/u/jvc-taiyo-yuden-premium-grade-gold-lacquer-16x-dvd-r-media-100-pack?utm_source=emailSonic&utm_content=Common&utm_medium=campaign&utm_term=DV%20001%202906&utm_campaign=091029%20Spooky2
it states: See Other Quantity Packs: - 50 pack – 100 pack- 300 pack -
It also states : Packaging 50 Pack in Retail Box - 100 Pack Cake Box -300 Pack Cake Box .

I guess they use the same picture for all packs.

I'm confused by two things:
1) this whole who bought who - so I am getting some TY originals tonight just in case it hits the fan and it will.

2) Confused by Supermedia's sale. I usually buy from them and I always get the TY 8X DVD-R Inkjet printable hub Premium. Now all I see is those not on sale accept they come with a whole bunch of stupid BR discs. What in the world am I supposed to do with those worthless BR discs? Is there no way to NOT get them? I can't stand BR and of course I don't have a BR player or recorder and never will.

I'm confused by two things:
1) this whole who bought who - so I am getting some TY originals tonight just in case it hits the fan and it will.

2) Confused by Supermedia's sale. I usually buy from them and I always get the TY 8X DVD-R Inkjet printable hub Premium. Now all I see is those not on sale accept they come with a whole bunch of stupid BR discs. What in the world am I supposed to do with those worthless BR discs? Is there no way to NOT get them? I can't stand BR and of course I don't have a BR player or recorder and never will.Wait a week and the sales change. Otherwise go to either meritline.com or rima.com to buy genuine T-Y 8x premium.

Wait a week and the sales change. Otherwise go to either meritline.com or rima.com to buy genuine T-Y 8x premium.

I was just concerned that there wouldn't be any of the true TYs I usually buy after 10/31/09.:(

I was just concerned that there wouldn't be any of the true TYs I usually buy after 10/31/09.:(Relax, they just bought the JVC name. T-Y has never had a significant retail presence. They were always a supplier of premium media to other companies who then put their name and label on it and sold it at retail. As the chinese wrecked the media market with their cheap crap, those companies that formerly bought T-Y bought CMC and other dreck in the hopes of boosting their profit margins before consumers became aware they were being ripped off. I view this as nothing more than a business avenue for T-Y to bring their media direct to retail and boost their sales in addition to what they currently sell in bulk over the Internet.

I agree with Kelson. The JVC action may just be a way for T-Y to enter the retail market. Their bulk sales should continue.

So if I understand correctly it's just going to soon get extremely difficult to tell what the good stuff we are supposed to use is from the crappy stuff. That is unless TY keeps the bulk stuff as is and does not change to JVC's formula in manufacturing and unless they clearly mark the good stuff from the bad stuff.

I went to a Taiyo Yuden website (http://www.taiyo-yuden.com/) that had a new link to JVC Media (new cuz it didn't fit other side links), and got to a JVC page for DVD-R here. (http://www.jam-eu.com/dvd/dvd-r/)

ALL offered DVD-R AND DVD+R products are 1-16x.

I typed 8X in their search box and ONLY DL discs showed up as their 1-8X offerings (http://search.jvc-victor.co.jp/search?q=8X&entqr=0&output=xml_no_dtd&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&ud=1&ie=UTF-8&client=global&oe=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=media_eu&site=media_eu).

NOTE: The point of this post is to suggest there *might* not be any 8X JVC-wrapped TY offered except in DL.

I went to a Taiyo Yuden website (http://www.taiyo-yuden.com/) that had a new link to JVC Media (new cuz it didn't fit other side links), and got to a JVC page for DVD-R here. (http://www.jam-eu.com/dvd/dvd-r/)

ALL offered DVD-R AND DVD+R products are 1-16x.

I typed 8X in their search box and ONLY DL discs showed up as their 1-8X offerings (http://search.jvc-victor.co.jp/search?q=8X&entqr=0&output=xml_no_dtd&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&ud=1&ie=UTF-8&client=global&oe=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=media_eu&site=media_eu).That JVC link is for the European website. If you go to the US JVC website (http://jvc-media.com/dvd/), DVD-R DL are listed directly.

The title of this thread is misleading and should be changed to something like:

JVC DVDs manufactured by Taiyo Yuden

So if I understand correctly it's just going to soon get extremely difficult to tell what the good stuff we are supposed to use is from the crappy stuff. That is unless TY keeps the bulk stuff as is and does not change to JVC's formula in manufacturing and unless they clearly mark the good stuff from the bad stuff.

I don't think this will be a concern. TY has not wavered since day one and has not compromised their product despite the direction of the market. I doubt that (unlike many other name brands) you will suddenly find that your next spindle of TY (bulk) or TY/JVC media was actually subcontracted to CMC Magnetics.

I recently bought a few spindles of the JVC/TY media and it was the same high quality TY media. What a refreshing change to find retail branded media that has those almost-extinct words "Made In Japan".

I'm inclined to agree that TY would be nuts to cut their quality and hose themselves out of the near-monopoly they have on the market for high-grade recordable media.

I recently bought a few spindles of the JVC/TY media and it was the same high quality TY media. What a refreshing change to find retail branded media that has those almost-extinct words "Made In Japan".

Where'd ya buy it? Maybe the "good QC" company's standards will carry over to the "indifferent QC" company.

This is good news because I only use the best in my now very rare and expensive Pio 460 in an effort to have it last me a long time. (I only allow it to eat healthy food).:p

Supermediastore has a one day sale today for 200 TY premiums and 200 envelopes for $49.99.

I got a similar mailing from them re sale - just got some. They also showed JVC branded TY, 20 pack (not 200) premium gold lacquer DVD-R dual layer for $23.99. I guess a little more than a dollar a disc for dual layer isn't that bad .... when I first saw it I did a double take thinking it was regular DVD-R and the prices had soared with the JCV branding! Fortunately that's not the case. The one day sale also has 100 value TY cd media for 24.99 and free shipping.

Is that offer available without the mailing- can't find it on the site.

Is that offer available without the mailing- can't find it on the site.

You don't specify which offer you're interested in so here's a link to the 200 TY Premium Line 8x DVD-R and 200 paper sleeve deal . . .

Addendum: The sale price of $49.99 has now ended so I've removed the link that shows a higher price.

You don't specify which offer you're interested in so here's a link to the 200 TY Premium Line 8x DVD-R and 200 paper sleeve deal:

http://www.supermediastore.com/product/u/taiyo-yuden-8x-dvd-r-silver-paper-sleeves-combo-200-pack?utm_source=emailSonic&utm_content=INTO&utm_medium=campaign&utm_term=DV%20001%200500&utm_campaign=091105%20HOT%20New%20Releases

Heh.. That's the one. Thanks for the mind reading :)

Supermediastore has a one day sale today for 200 TY premiums and 200 envelopes for $49.99.

Yep, just took advantage of that, even though my latest shipment of 200 TY Premium just arrived today. Heck, I know I'm gonna be dubbing a LOT of VHS to DVD-R this winter..... Would have preferred a few bux more off the price and forget the envelopes, but still a good deal.

Also nabbed some of these (http://www.supermediastore.com/product/u/cd-dvd-wallet-wallets-240-discs-cd-holders-cd-storages-organizer-sn12240-black-combo) to store the finished product.

Direct marketing via e-mail *does* work sometimes :D

The source I've been using for my TYs is www.tapewarehouse.com.

The website is a little hard to navigate because of their "far TOO simple" way of listing what they sell.

I order by phone. :D

Supermediastore has a one day sale today for 200 TY premiums and 200 envelopes for $49.99.

Thanks for the heads-up on this sale. I calculated how many disks I will need to finish my dubbing project and took advantage of this offer. It was still valid at 11:00 PM, so I just got it before it was discontinued. Even with sales tax, the disks are less than thirty cents a piece, and that isn't including the paper sleeves. A pretty good deal.

You're welcome!

Just noticed on my tracking info it's coming fed ex ground from California -- so if you're not on the west coast, when ordering from SMS you might want to skip the free shipping if you're in a hurry. Then again, if you're ordering in bulk by the hundreds you're probably not down to your last 10 discs :) I was just surprised they were sending it by truck from california.

Just noticed on my tracking info it's coming fed ex ground from California -- so if you're not on the west coast, when ordering from SMS you might want to skip the free shipping if you're in a hurry. Then again, if you're ordering in bulk by the hundreds you're probably not down to your last 10 discs :) I was just surprised they were sending it by truck from california.

Last 10 discs?! I'd get stressed if my stock feel below my last 200 or so :eek:

SMS usually sends stuff Ground for the free shipping option. My last shipment left "City of Industry" on Monday and was here by Thurs. Actually, that was a little faster than usual.

They also showed JVC branded TY, 20 pack (not 200) premium gold lacquer DVD-R dual layer for $23.99.

Were they truly -R DL, not +R DL? I'd love to try some of those! If you see that again, please pose a link.

Were they truly -R DL, not +R DL? I'd love to try some of those! If you see that again, please pose a link.T-Y does not make +DL, only -DL (http://www.yuden.co.jp/ut/product/disks/index.html?__utma=1.1849668096.1255564487.1255564487.1257661 311.2&__utmb=1.3.10.1257661311&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1257661311.2.2.utmcsr=google|utmccn=%28organic%29|u tmcmd=organic|utmctr=taiyo%20yuden&__utmv=-&__utmk=129834764).

I'm hoping to see T-Y use the JVC label to get their BD-R into the US market.

T-Y does not make +DL, only -DL[/URL].



Great, so where can I get them?

Of all the rotten, useless, annoying companies we might dread TY getting involved with, JVC has to be the worst nightmare.rotten, useless, annoying...... Aren't you talking about M$ or Phoney, er, Sony all baloney?? :D