Circuit City has the TDK 25pks of +R or -R for $8. So far I have had zero problems with the + or - TDK 25packs.

There's also a 50pk of Staples branded discs at $8 (see other thread on this). So far, I have had 5 succesful burns and one that stopped at 2/3rds of the way proclaming the disc is full. The visible writeable area of the disc is not full. It won't record any more but it was finalized and can play fine on a stand-alone player.

Does anyone have any DVD-RW deals? They are not as common as +R/-R :-)

Deals for next week (starting Sunday 12/12/05):

* 50pk Sony +/-R for $16 (32c per disc) @ Staples

Assuming they are still made in Japan, the Staples Sony deal is an excellent one. I have burned over 100 of these discs on both Sony and Pioneer recorders and have had NO problems whatsoever.

STILL waiting for the Fuji colors at "PaperFastener" @ 30 for $8 to come back again.

Assuming they are still made in Japan, the Staples Sony deal is an excellent one. I have burned over 100 of these discs on both Sony and Pioneer recorders and have had NO problems whatsoever.

I'll check next time I'm there. Their Sony 25pk 2x -RW are made in Taiwan.

Best Buy has 50 pack Sony DVD -R or +R on sale for $14.99. I believe these may be from Taiwan.

Office Depot has Verbatim 50pk. 16x DVD-R or +R for $12.99 this week. :)

STILL waiting for the Fuji colors at "PaperFastener" @ 30 for $8 to come back again.

They also had a 100pk Fuji slim-cases on sale for the same price at that time as well. I should have bought more of those as well. But it looks like there are some other good deals on +R/-R this week from Sony, Verbatim, Fuji silvers, etc. -RW and -RAM deals are harder to find it appears.

Circuit City has the TDK 25pks of +R or -R for $8. So far I have had zero problems with the + or - TDK 25packs.

Yeah, I picked up a couple of those.

I'm just trying to keep all my recordings on the same media. I use the Fuji colors only and go: yellow for comedy/drama, blue for action/sci-fi/horror, and green for sports/documentary/etc. Same with the cases. It's really bumming me out that it's taking so long after they were coming on sale every 2-3 weeks for a while. Plus, the deal can't be beat and I've never had a coaster...ever.

Spydy

That is a brilliant thing to do, :cool: sincerely. Wow!
You are so organized I bet you wear days of the week underwear. I used to but there was no Sunday. It made going to church really uncomfortable. :o

Deals this week, starting Sunday December 18, 2005:
* Verbatim 16x DVD+R/-R at Office Max: 25pk for $8; 50pk for $15
* 25pk Maxell +/-R at various drugstores for $10 - one of the Walgreens had a made in Japan

Any deals on -RW or -RAM?

Spydy

That is a brilliant thing to do, :cool: sincerely. Wow!
You are so organized I bet you wear days of the week underwear. I used to but there was no Sunday. It made going to church really uncomfortable. :o

I don't wear underwear, so no one can every say I get my undies in a bunch. :D

They all are listed in alphabetical order too. For series, I go by air date. I got my system way back in the day of living with roommates that borrowed CDs or movies. I could walk into the room and ask who borrowed one specific CD out of 400, or know what movie was missing out of around 700. Those days are gone, but the system stayed with me for life. It's just easier that way.

I just got the 50pk Verbatim from OfficeMax - they are Made in Taiwan, but at 30c per disc it's not a bad deal. I haven't used any of them yet.

As I am browsing the Sunday paper of January 1, 2006, I found these deals:

The underlying theme this week is 50packs for $15 :-)


* 50pk Maxell +/- $15 @ Office Depot - don't know if they are MIJ
* 50pk Fuji silvers +/- @ Best Buy - don't nkow if they are MIJ
* 50pk HP +/- $15 @ Staples
* 50pk Imation +/- $14 @ Office Max
* 50pk Memorex +/- $14 @ Comp USA
* 25pk Khypermedia +/- $7 @ Office Max
* 25pk TDK +/- $8 @ Circuit City
* 100pk Nameless +/- $20 @ Comp USA - the deal is only good Sun/Mon. The DVDs too :-)

* 25pk DVD+RW Memorex $13 @ Comp USA

* 10pk Verbatim DVD+R DL $20 @ Office Max

The multi-color Fujis were nowhere to be found at my local Staples. Maybe they moved them again?

Sadly, no specials on DVD-RAM or DVD-RW :-(

Also I was a bit shocked: Comp USA has a two day special of $1000 for a 42" nameless Plasma (!) with no rebates. I don't know much about TVs, but I haven't seen a 42" plasma that low before. So I am guessing they either have a few per store or they are totally junky? :-)

Also I was a bit shocked: Comp USA has a two day special of $1000 for a 42" nameless Plasma (!) with no rebates. I don't know much about TVs, but I haven't seen a 42" plasma that low before. So I am guessing they either have a few per store or they are totally junky? :-)

Maybe both?

Also I was a bit shocked: Comp USA has a two day special of $1000 for a 42" nameless Plasma (!) with no rebates. I don't know much about TVs, but I haven't seen a 42" plasma that low before. So I am guessing they either have a few per store or they are totally junky? :-)

If the picture quality looks good in the store, maybe this is one of those occasions that buying the item along with the store's extended warranty would be appropriate.

Walmart had a no-name plasma for $999.00 on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving).

Sam's had Verbatim 50-pk cakeboxes of both DVD +R and DVD -R for <$15 on 1/7/06.

I just got an email from supermediastore.com, they've knocked another 10% off of their T-Y 4x DVD-Rs, 200 for $54 shipped, three days only. I picked up another 200 . . .

I just got an email from supermediastore.com, they've knocked another 10% off of their T-Y 4x DVD-Rs, 200 for $54 shipped, three days only. I picked up another 200 . . .

Thanks, I just ordered another 200 plus 200 paper sleeves for only $62.29 total shipped. Just love those T-Ys...

Sam's had Verbatim 50-pk cakeboxes of both DVD +R and DVD -R for <$15 on 1/7/06.
I bought quite a few of these 50 packs. I had previously burned about 75 of them in various recorders without any coasters.

All my burners seem to like Verbatim and all the manufacturers of my burners reccomend them.

Anybody have a good source for Verbatim DVD-R DL? They seem to be scarce and expensive. +R DL are starting to drop a little in price.

I bought quite a few of these 50 packs. I had previously burned about 75 of them in various recorders without any coasters.

All my burners seem to like Verbatim and all the manufacturers of my burners reccomend them.

Anybody have a good source for Verbatim DVD-R DL? They seem to be scarce and expensive. +R DL are starting to drop a little in price.

I am halfway through a 50pk of those (with Panasonic ES20) from Office Max with no problems so far.

Anybody have a good source for Verbatim DVD-R DL? They seem to be scarce and expensive. +R DL are starting to drop a little in price.
I've been getting the Verbatim DVD+R DL's at Buy.com (around $30 for a 10-pack). I've been getting the Verbatim DVD-R DL's at either Meritline.com or I think it was OnSale.com, right around $5/disc.

Meritline backordered (for just a few days they say) my order of 25 Ritek DVD-R DL's for $2/disc.

This week at Best Buy - Verbatim 10 pk. DVD+R DL's : $19.99.

Thanks, I just ordered another 200 plus 200 paper sleeves for only $62.29 total shipped. Just love those T-Ys...

I followed your lead today and ordered 400 of these 4X's. I don't trust the 8X and 16X media that is prevalent today for use in my E100. At this price, how can I go wrong?

Has anybody tried printing on them with a Casio thermal printer? I must get my Casio CW-100 connected up one of these days and see how well it works.

Dave

This week at Best Buy - Verbatim 10 pk. DVD+R DL's : $19.99.
Sure enough, thanks R-ski, I just picked up five 10-packs, saving myself $50!

I've been getting the Verbatim DVD+R DL's at Buy.com (around $30 for a 10-pack). I've been getting the Verbatim DVD-R DL's at either Meritline.com or I think it was OnSale.com, right around $5/disc.

Meritline backordered (for just a few days they say) my order of 25 Ritek DVD-R DL's for $2/disc.
Thanks, I will check out Meritline. $2/ea is good for -R DL.

I also found that I can find Verbation +R DL at OfficeMax once in a while for $2/ea. My Plextor says it will burn them at 6x but have not tried that yet.

I'm burning those Verbatim DVD+R DL's at 8x in my NEC ND-3540A. 15-16 minutes compared to 45 minutes at 2.4x.

How come nobody else has deals even _close_ to the Fry's prices? Even *without* rebates, they're fairly often going for $5/25. With rebates, a couple of times they've gone 25/$1.50.

How come nobody else has deals even _close_ to the Fry's prices? Even *without* rebates, they're fairly often going for $5/25. With rebates, a couple of times they've gone 25/$1.50.
What brand are you talking about? I gave up messing around with many of the brands except Verbatim, Maxell and TDK. Too many problems and a lot of time wasted.

When I find a really good sale I stock up on those. Of course I am still trying to use up some 2x Verbatim I bought at a great price. It is a little painful.

I just got an email from supermediastore.com, they've knocked another 10% off of their T-Y 4x DVD-Rs, 200 for $54 shipped, three days only. I picked up another 200 . . .


Thanks for the info. I'm new to DVD recording & have read a lot of positive comments about these discs, so I ordered 200.

Mike

For those who like the Office Max house brand, some stores have an in-store sale of $13 per 50pk. If you use the 15% Office Max paper bag (!) included in the Sunday paper, you get them for around $11. I don't have any experience with the Office Max branded DVDs, so I am not brave enough to try them, at 22c per :)

What brand are you talking about? I gave up messing around with many of the brands except Verbatim, Maxell and TDK. Too many problems and a lot of time wasted.


They're Fry's house brand, just simply called "Great Quality".

I have had *0* coasters so far for DVD-Rs, and I think I've had *one* DVD-RW bad, which I think but am not positive was one of the Fry's brand. Others have said in other threads they've had problems, but not me.. (gee, one of the few problems I *haven't* had with my XS32).

New deals, starting Sunday January 15:

* 50pk Sony 8x +R, -R, some of them Made in Japan, some Taiwan, at Staples, $15 per 50pk. They have them both at the DVD section and at a special sale section. I am guessing configurations vary by store. If you recycle a used ink/cartridge, they give you $3 off your purchase, knocking it down to $12 (24c per DVD)

* 50pk TDK +R, -R $18 at Walgreens

* Usual Memorex sales at Office Max

Unfortunately no deals on DVD-RW and DVD-RAM *cry*

They're Fry's house brand, just simply called "Great Quality".

I have had *0* coasters so far for DVD-Rs, and I think I've had *one* DVD-RW bad, which I think but am not positive was one of the Fry's brand. Others have said in other threads they've had problems, but not me.. (gee, one of the few problems I *haven't* had with my XS32).
If you get a chance could you do a DVDInfo or other method to get the media code? I have found this very helpful in determining who is really making the discs and then make sure I purchase just the ones that work well in all the burners and players.

If you get a chance could you do a DVDInfo or other method to get the media code? I have found this very helpful in determining who is really making the discs and then make sure I purchase just the ones that work well in all the burners and players.

If you know of some app (including command line tools) that will do this on a Mac, I'd gladly provide the info.

Office Depot has 30 packs of Verbatim DVD+RW and DVD-RW for $12.99 in store only.

The DVD+RW is clearly 1-4x, but it *looks* (I make no guarantees) that the DVD-RWs are 1-2x (based upon the much smaller DVD-RW picture in the ad and the picture on the web, though of course this deal is in store only). So if that's right, these DVD-RWs should work in Toshibas..

Yeah, I already have way more rewritable DVDs of _ANY_ kind than I thought I'd have.. and I'm out to get another external IDE<>USB cable or case to finally back up my XS32 drive so I can reformat it.. But I'm intending on now offloading most recordings to DVD-RW if I'm trying to save up a bunch before I burn to DVD-R. (I know I can burn multi-session, but I sometimes want to save up multiple musical performances and make them one title on the resulting disc).

$12.99/30 is probably tempting enough for me to get one in person if they really are 2x.

FYI...I have had excellent results with Nexttech DVD-R's from CC...I got a 50 pack for $9.99 and have burned all 50 without a single coaster and beautiful recordings on SP ...with both my Sony machines (GX7/300)...lots of room on the disc face for writing as well...

compusa -- store brand, 4x, +R and -R, tiawan or hong kong [at least at the store I was at], $20/100 shrink wrap stack [out-the-door price, no rebate necessary].

[QUOTE]If you know of some app (including command line tools) that will do this on a Mac, I'd gladly provide the info.

DVD Media Inspector for the Mac (freeware) will give you the actual manufacturer codes from blanks. You can download it at http://homepage.mac.com/raktajino/dvdmediainspector/dvdmediainspector.html This page is mostly in Japanese, but don't worry. The app itself is in English.

[QUOTE]If you know of some app (including command line tools) that will do this on a Mac, I'd gladly provide the info.

DVD Media Inspector for the Mac (freeware) will give you the actual manufacturer codes from blanks. You can download it at http://homepage.mac.com/raktajino/dvdmediainspector/dvdmediainspector.html This page is mostly in Japanese, but don't worry. The app itself is in English.
Good tip. I use DVDInfo or Kprobe for the PC to give me the info.

Office Depot has 30 packs of Verbatim DVD+RW and DVD-RW for $12.99 in store only.

The DVD+RW is clearly 1-4x, but it *looks* (I make no guarantees) that the DVD-RWs are 1-2x (based upon the much smaller DVD-RW picture in the ad and the picture on the web, though of course this deal is in store only). So if that's right, these DVD-RWs should work in Toshibas..

Yeah, I already have way more rewritable DVDs of _ANY_ kind than I thought I'd have.. and I'm out to get another external IDE<>USB cable or case to finally back up my XS32 drive so I can reformat it.. But I'm intending on now offloading most recordings to DVD-RW if I'm trying to save up a bunch before I burn to DVD-R. (I know I can burn multi-session, but I sometimes want to save up multiple musical performances and make them one title on the resulting disc).

$12.99/30 is probably tempting enough for me to get one in person if they really are 2x.

Thanks!!! This sounds like a great deal! 40c per -RW is very nice! I have had no problems so far with Verbatim -R on the Panasonic ES20. I'll run to my nearest ODP!!! Speed is not an issue for me since I record in real-time and I dont use a PC for DVD editing. I wonder if they have an ink/cartridge recycle discount like Staples. That would knock the price even lower and make me buy more more more
more more more.


UPDATE: My local ODP was out of them. It looks like an in-store only while-supplies-last deal. But I'll keep checking.

Circuit City's Nexttech NO Problems on Panasonic E55 or Samsung R4000 (A Panny E50 Clone).

But I would not record & store anything on them that can't be replaced like camcorder recordings & Etc, for that I would stick with TY's at XP or SP Recording Time.

Just wanted to add that on "Black Friday" I paid $6.99 for 50 or 14 cents each :)

FYI...I have had excellent results with Nexttech DVD-R's from CC...I got a 50 pack for $9.99 and have burned all 50 without a single coaster and beautiful recordings on SP ...with both my Sony machines (GX7/300)...lots of room on the disc face for writing as well...
Edit: CC has the Nexttech 50 spindle DVD+R/-R this week for $9.99
I'm on my 3rd spindle of these discs and not a single coaster on either of my Sony's (GX7/300) or on my G4 PowerBook's Matshita SuperDrive...

Edit: CC has the Nexttech 50 spindle DVD+R/-R this week for $9.99
I'm on my 3rd spindle of these discs and not a single coaster on either of my Sony's (GX7/300) or on my G4 PowerBook's Matshita SuperDrive...
Here is a quote from videohelp.com about the "nexttech" media:

"These are CMC MAG. AE1 Media Code blank DVDs...The same media code that are found on much more expensive brand such as HP, Imation, Iomega , Philips, Ricoh, KHypermedia and Memorex ....Great Value for most users and can be expected to work very well on most DVD Burners and DVD Players...Quality is better than average...However, NOT "A" grade media....There is only one I consider truly "A" grade and that is TAIYO YUDEN (Made in Japan) dvd media"

Speed is not an issue for me since I record in real-time and I dont use a PC for DVD editing.

Though speed *IS* an issue for those of us with Toshiba recorders.. (Maybe Panasonics too?)

Though not in the way you think -- we need 1-2x DVD-RWs, nothing faster. Because the technology changed for faster ones.

Though speed *IS* an issue for those of us with Toshiba recorders.. (Maybe Panasonics too?)

Though not in the way you think -- we need 1-2x DVD-RWs, nothing faster. Because the technology changed for faster ones.

Oooh for compatibility purposes or high-speed dubbing or both?

I have used 2x (TDK, Sony) and 4x (OfficeDepot brand) DVD-RWs in mine (Panasonic Es20) but i dont remember if 4x is formally supported (I'll have to look at the manual).

I think for the Toshibas, -RW's have to be 1-2x. I tried feeding mine some 4x's and it was no go.

Darn, I missed out on the deal I posted about! My Office Depot was out of the 30 pack Verbatim DVD-RWs when I went on Saturday. Yeah, I didn't purposefully wait until the last day, but previously I had gotten other deals on the last day.

Though it's obviously much worse of a deal, this week Office Depot has 15 packs of some brand of DVD-RW for the same $12.99.

I think for the Toshibas, -RW's have to be 1-2x. I tried feeding mine some 4x's and it was no go.4X works fine in the Toshiba RD-XS34. Waiting 30mins to make a -RW at 2x really blows!

As a new owner of an RD-XS34, I picked up the Verbatim DVD-RW discs and haven't had any problems - granted, I'm still in "play" mode with figuring out how to do _____ with this (after having spent all of my previous STB DVD recording all Panasonic, non-HDD based devices...)

BTW - I do like the recorder, but despise the TVGOS interface...

Jim

I have successfully used some 6X Ridata -RWs in my Panny E10 and E30. Since there is no high speed dubbing on those machines, they are only recording at 1x, but I can read them faster on the PC.

It looks like Circuit City has Sony 8x -R and +R 50-disc spindles on sale this week
for $14.99 each. I was kicking myself for only getting one last week at Staples. In-store purchase only.

J&R has Sony 25-pack spindle DVD-RW up to 2x write speed on sale for $12.99.

Best Buy has Verbatim DVD +R or _R 50 packs for $14.99

It looks like Circuit City has Sony 8x -R and +R 50-disc spindles on sale this week
for $14.99 each. I was kicking myself for only getting one last week at Staples. In-store purchase only.

I got 3 of those last week using the $3 off discount for recycling old ink cartridges. They have been solid so far (the first one I used refuses to finalize, but the other 30 or so I used have been perfect). I have noticed that my recorder's (Panasonic Es20) response time in media operations is slightly slower than other brands. Maybe it's detecting a Sony and slowing it down on purpose - the old Sony/Panasonic rivalry ;-)

Staples has 25pks of their own brand (silver discs) for $8. With the $3 off discount, it comes out to about 20c per disc.

Darn, I missed out on the deal I posted about! My Office Depot was out of the 30 pack Verbatim DVD-RWs when I went on Saturday. Yeah, I didn't purposefully wait until the last day, but previously I had gotten other deals on the last day.

Though it's obviously much worse of a deal, this week Office Depot has 15 packs of some brand of DVD-RW for the same $12.99.

I checked three different ODP stores for the Verbatim deal but none of them had it in stock. One showed stock online, but they had nothing in store. I think they sold out real fast or had very few remaining. The special was mentioned in their Sunday paper insert, so that got more people to buy early :(

J&R has Sony 25-pack spindle DVD-RW up to 2x write speed on sale for $12.99.

Oooh that's a good deal! I have had 0 problems with these discs! And J&R is a solid e-retailer.

J&R has Sony 25-pack spindle DVD-RW up to 2x write speed on sale for $12.99.

Can you provide a link? I sure can't find it via searching.

Can you provide a link? I sure can't find it via searching.

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4070017

Can you provide a link? I sure can't find it via searching.

Search for [ sony DVD-RW 2x ] at the front page of jr.com

or

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4070017

Thanks.. I was trying to search for "dvd-rw" and even tried browsing sony stuff, but couldn't find it.

bummer for the $5.95 minimum shipping.

www.supermediastore.com is selling Taiyo Yuden 4X DVD-R 200/$56 (free shipping).

That's $0.28 per disk for the best MIJ media on the market. Why would anyone even bother with store house brands or Costco overstock or any of the tons of chinese crap media masquerading as name brands. It is beyond me -- read my motto.

Thanks.. I was trying to search for "dvd-rw" and even tried browsing sony stuff, but couldn't find it.

bummer for the $5.95 minimum shipping.

DVDs are heavy and blank ones don't qualify for media mail so S&H is not cheap unless they have promos.

www.supermediastore.com is selling Taiyo Yuden 4X DVD-R 200/$56 (free shipping).

That's $0.28 per disk for the best MIJ media on the market. Why would anyone even bother with store house brands or Costco overstock or any of the tons of chinese crap media masquerading as name brands. It is beyond me -- read my motto.
I'm with you, Kelson. Although, I did make my first TY coaster earlier today.

Media deals this week, starting Sunday 1/29, as seen in the Sunday paper:

* Sony 25pk DVD-RW, $13 @ CompUSA
* Sony 50pk +/-R, $15 @ CompUSA
* Verbatim 50pk 16x +/- $15 @ OfficeMax
* TDK 25pk +/- $7 @ CircuitCity

And a special kind of DVD:
* One 120min Fuji VHS (!) tape Free after rebate at RiteAid. The RiteAid rebates are really cool: You just enter the receipt data on a website. No mailings, no UPC codes to cut.

Thanks.. I was trying to search for "dvd-rw" and even tried browsing sony stuff, but couldn't find it.

bummer for the $5.95 minimum shipping.

Starting today, they are available at CompUSA for the same price. No S&H but with sales tax. The special is mentioned in the CompUSA insert in the Sunday paper.

I'm with you, Kelson. Although, I did make my first TY coaster earlier today.

There's an inspiring endorsement ;)

It seems Supermediastore won't give you the shipping charges on the 100 pack of ty 4x unless you enter all your data first. Are the ground shipping charges so much that the 200 pack with free shipping is a better deal ?

I've only ever gotten them with free shipping . . .

And a special kind of DVD:
* One 120min Fuji VHS (!) tape Free after rebate at RiteAid. The RiteAid rebates are really cool: You just enter the receipt data on a website. No mailings, no UPC codes to cut.

??????????????
I don't get it. :confused:
How is VHS now DVD?
Am I missing something here?

Media deals this week, starting Sunday 1/29, as seen in the Sunday paper:

* Sony 25pk DVD-RW, $13 @ CompUSA
* Sony 50pk +/-R, $15 @ CompUSA
* Verbatim 50pk 16x +/- $15 @ OfficeMax
* TDK 25pk +/- $7 @ CircuitCity

And a special kind of DVD:
* One 120min Fuji VHS (!) tape Free after rebate at RiteAid. The RiteAid rebates are really cool: You just enter the receipt data on a website. No mailings, no UPC codes to cut. You missed one - Verbatim 25 pk DVD-R/+R 4x Movie Reel Discs - $7.99

There's an inspiring endorsement ;)

It seems Supermediastore won't give you the shipping charges on the 100 pack of ty 4x unless you enter all your data first. Are the ground shipping charges so much that the 200 pack with free shipping is a better deal ?Yes, their shipping costs have always been pretty stiff, but it's the price you pay these days to buy T-Y from a reputable dealer who doesn't sell fakes. A single 100 pack will cost you ~$9 in shipping and 2 will cost you ~$11.

The 200 pack with "free" shipping saves you $1 over buying 2X100 packs. Still, this is a very cheap price for T-Y. I'm used to paying $0.32-.33/disk. And even that price is still cheaper than most of the advertised store specials in the Sunday paper.

I just purchased 100 T-Y 4x DVD-R from Supermediastore myself and they are great. They burn at 8x and no coasters so far. I've burned about 15 so far. Hell of a deal for this "brand" of media!!

??????????????
I don't get it. :confused:
How is VHS now DVD?
Am I missing something here?

I was trying to be funny. Trying being the operative word :)

It is just a VHS tape. I mentioned it since a number of people with DVD recorders probably have stacks of VCR/VHs tapes as well, and Free is Free after rebate :)

You missed one - Verbatim 25 pk DVD-R/+R 4x Movie Reel Discs - $7.99

Oh that's right! That one is cool for those who like the design of those discs. I should give them a try as well. They are my second favorite to the fake-vinyl CD-Rs. I wish they made fake-vinyl CD-RWs :)

Also from what I remember there's an HP 50pk for $15 at one of the office superstores (forgot which one), and 25pk silver Fujis for $10 @ Longs.

There's also a 10pk of Verbatim +R DL for $20 somewhere (I forgot where).

You missed one - Verbatim 25 pk DVD-R/+R 4x Movie Reel Discs - $7.99

Come on guys, these are my favorites. Who has them on sale for this price?

Dave

Come on guys, these are my favorites. Who has them on sale for this price?

Dave

I think it was Best Buy. I know I saw them for sure in the Sunday paper though.

DVDs are heavy and blank ones don't qualify for media mail so S&H is not cheap unless they have promos.

Yeah, though Amazon of course has the free shipping over $25 deal. (Yeah, I saw the further replies about the deal being in store too.)

I think it was Best Buy. I know I saw them for sure in the Sunday paper though.
Thanks...you are correct. I found them at BB on-line web site. It doesn't say they are 4X but the picture looks like the old 4x package. As far as I know there were only the 4x disc's in the format of a movie reel image.

Looks like I am headed for BB in the morning but they will either be all gone or they will only have one package of the -R disc's but 100's of +R disc's. I cleaned out 2 stores last year. Hopefully they restocked in the mean time. My recorders are 4x recorders and 4x disc's are getting hard to find. If they were 8x or 16x, I wouldn't bother but for 4x disc's I will clean them out if they have any.

Dave

Sorry, I forgot to specify at BB. Was half-asleep. Yeah, I think the only ones BB has are the 4X last time I looked about a week ago.

Yeah, though Amazon of course has the free shipping over $25 deal. (Yeah, I saw the further replies about the deal being in store too.)

A few weeks ago (on Amazon) the media I was looking at did not qualify for free shipping, but now it looks like some of them qualify. They also had some silly $10 handling/delivery/installation fee on DVD players (and other electronics) which they also removed. Who would want some bozos to come in and install a dvd player for you? Come on! (Apparently they were doing this in order to prevent returns). With Prime (and free trial) 2-day shipping is always free, but I don't think Amazon has any media bargains anymore.

It was as I suspected. My closest BB had only (4) of the Verbatum DVD-R 25-packs which I grabbed. They had a ton of the DVD+R's though. I drove down to the next closest BB and they had about 25 of the DVD-R's which I grabbed 10 of them. That should do me for a long time.

I also found (2) of the Panasonic DVD-RAM 5-packs at the first store and didn't find any at the 2nd store. They were $9.99 so I took both of them. BB is completely sold out of these Panasonic DVD-RAMs at their on-line store and I don't think they will be stocking them in the future. It looks like they are switching over to Fuji DVD-RAM now. My local Super Walmart doesn't seem to stock any DVD-RAM now. The B&M's might be phasing out DVD-RAM soon. They must not sell many at their regular prices?

Dave

I also found (2) of the Panasonic DVD-RAM 5-packs at the first store and didn't find any at the 2nd store. They were $9.99 so I took both of them......
My local Super Walmart doesn't seem to stock any DVD-RAM now. The B&M's might be phasing out DVD-RAM soon. They must not sell many at their regular prices?
Dave

Weird. I got my last packs of Panny RAMs for 5/$4.99 at Best Buy. At a buck each, that's quite good. I cleaned them out, but there were more later. Then, I cleaned out 4 Walmarts once too, when the 3 packs were $4.97 in the DVD cases, though the clerks all marked them down to $2.97 for me. They got more later on as well. I haven't checked in the past month or so though.
Were the ones you got in the blue or green package?

The ones I got were in the blue package. I think you must have hit all the close-out sales. You certainly got some great prices but I doubt you can find them now. I think it won't be too long before DVD-RAM will be an internet-only item. I hope I am wrong but I have enough now (probably about 200) to last me for a couple of more years.

Dave

The biggest reason I like the Panny RAM is that anti-scratch coating. It really does work.

Weird. I got my last packs of Panny RAMs for 5/$4.99 at Best Buy. At a buck each, that's quite good. I cleaned them out, but there were more later. Then, I cleaned out 4 Walmarts once too, when the 3 packs were $4.97 in the DVD cases, though the clerks all marked them down to $2.97 for me. They got more later on as well. I haven't checked in the past month or so though.
Were the ones you got in the blue or green package?

Those are very very nice prices you got them at! The cheapest I can find the 5-pack is $9.83 at Amazon with the A9 discount, no sales tax, and free shipping. I prefer to pay $1 (or less) per DVD-RAM :)

If I see them again, I'll post it.
If you live in Utah, too bad, because I'll have already wiped them out before I post. ;)

If I see them again, I'll post it.
If you live in Utah, too bad, because I'll have already wiped them out before I post. ;)

LOL.

Yes, their shipping costs have always been pretty stiff,...The 200 pack with "free" shipping saves you $1 over buying 2X100 packs.

Thanks. I may try some, and I'll keep an eye on their website specials.

Starting Sunday, February 5, 2006:

OfficeMax
* 50pk Office Max brand +/-R $14
* 200 slim jewel cases (B1G1) $25
* 25pk 16x Memorex +/-R $8

OfficeDepot
* Buy 1 Get 2 Free: 15pk Maxwell -RW/+RW at $25 (comes out to 45 RWs for $25)

BestBuy
* 50pk silver Fuji +/- $15
* 10pk Verbatim +DL $20 (no rainchecks)

Circuit City
* Memorex 25pk +/- $8

Staples
* same as last week, the highlight being HP 50pk +/-R for $15 ($12 if you recycle an ink cartridge)

Starting Sunday, February 5, 2006:
BestBuy
* 10pk Verbatim +DL $20 (no rainchecks)
Per newspaper insert: 10pk Verbatim +DL $20 (no rainchecks) "Minimum 3 per store"
Wow! Really generous offer..... at least 3 per store!! Must have learned that trick from Office Max :mad: :mad:

Regular $41.99, $20 instant rebate.

wilsonvilleusa, What speed are the TDKs?

Starting Sunday, February 5, 2006:
OfficeDepot
* Buy 1 Get 2 Free: 15pk Maxwell -RW/+RW at $25 (comes out to 45 RWs for $25)


Anybody know what speed these -RWs are? I can't tell from the picture on the web site.

(repeated refrain -- I already have way more DVD-RWs and RAMs than I ever thought I'd get.. but out of paranoia, I'm copying a lot more stuff to DVD-RW temporarily in case of another hard drive corruption.)

Anybody know what speed these -RWs are? I can't tell from the picture on the web site.

(repeated refrain -- I already have way more DVD-RWs and RAMs than I ever thought I'd get.. but out of paranoia, I'm copying a lot more stuff to DVD-RW temporarily in case of another hard drive corruption.)

I can't tell from their website. Their other Maxell -RW package is 2x but their +RW 15pk is 4x.

I got the MAXELL +RWs but the one i opened had scraches and spots on the outside edges.
They were riteks and that is the same brand as office depot disk, but i have never had a bad one. The MAXELL +RWs i got from them before were Ricoh
JOE

.39 each CDN...great deal. Actually advertised as 8X, but when I arrived they turned out to be 16X in my local store. (Peterborough, Ont.)

Starting Sunday February 12:

Staples: 50pk Staples brand 8x silver -R/+R: $15 ($12 if you recycle any ink cartridge)
CompUSA: 50pk TDK -R/+R: $15
CircuitCity: 50pk 8x Nexttech -R/+R: $10
BestBuy: 25pk Sony R/+R: $8
BestBuy: 15pk Fuji +R DL $30

No -RW or -RAM :-(

wilsonvilleusa, What speed are the TDKs?


Looking at the packaging, it doesn't really show a speed, but in tiny print says "For use with 8x speed DVD drives" so I guess they are 8x.

They are made in Taiwan tho' I guess that is a concern for some folks.

WW

Starting Sunday February 12:

Staples: 50pk Staples brand 8x silver -R/+R: $15 ($12 if you recycle any ink cartridge)
CompUSA: 50pk TDK -R/+R: $15
CircuitCity: 50pk 8x Nexttech -R/+R: $10
BestBuy: 25pk Sony R/+R: $8
BestBuy: 15pk Fuji +R DL $30

No -RW or -RAM :-(
Thanks for the heads up. I mentioned before that CompUSA was selling the TDK 16x at regular price of $15 but then jacked the price up to $39 on the same exact discs.

Based on your heads up I stopped by today and picked up 3 - 50pks because I was burning a number of these over the weekend and scanning them Nero and KProbe and they look really good. My Pio 633h and my Plextor 716A really seem to like them.

Thanks :D

What brand, & what store did you finally purchase from Roy???,,, you weren't clear on this. Although you found them to be good. Are you talking about the Staples bulk packs?

What brand, & what store did you finally purchase from Roy???,,, you weren't clear on this. Although you found them to be good. Are you talking about the Staples bulk packs?
Sorry. I purchased the TDK 16x from CompUSA @ $15 per 50pk. They are Media Code TTH02.

Ok, Thanks Roy, by the way,,, anyone know how good the Staples media is, also I think it might be 4X spd?

Ok, Thanks Roy, by the way,,, anyone know how good the Staples media is, also I think it might be 4X spd?
One caveat, I rarely burn over 4x in my PC drives even they are 16x. If they had TDK 4x at the same price and quality I would buy them.

However the Pio 633h goes as fast as it wants and the scans look good there.

Someone asked about the speed of the TDK printables at Costco. The 100 pc cakeboxes at my Costco are 16x. I have not done a media ID check on them. Even though I am now a dyed in the wool T.Y. user, I couldn't pass up the 2 for 1 coupon special.

Supermediastore.com has 4X Taiyo Yuden DVD-R (http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-4x-dvd-r-media-silver-matte-spindles.html) for $32/100 or $60/200 -- free shipping.
The 4X media ID is listed as being: TYG01/TYG02/TYG03 (which in the past denoted 4X, 8X, 16X)

Also, 8X Taiyo Yuden DVD-R (http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-silver-thermal-8x-dvd-r-media.html) is $70/200 -- free shipping. They list media ID for these as TYG02.

Supermediastore.com is a reputable dealer for selling genuine MIJ Taiyo-Yuden disks and T-Y disks are the best.

Sunny, if you buy enough of these to keep on hand, you won't be tempted to stray :) .

Supermediastore.com has 4X Taiyo Yuden DVD-R (http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-4x-dvd-r-media-silver-matte-spindles.html) for $32/100 or $60/200 -- free shipping.
The 4X media ID is listed as being: TYG01/TYG02/TYG03 (which in the past denoted 4X, 8X, 16X)

Also, 8X Taiyo Yuden DVD-R (http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-silver-thermal-8x-dvd-r-media.html) is $70/200 -- free shipping. They list media ID for these as TYG02.

Supermediastore.com is a reputable dealer for selling genuine MIJ Taiyo-Yuden disks and T-Y disks are the best.

Sunny, if you buy enough of these to keep on hand, you won't be tempted to stray :) .
I purchased from SuperMediaStore a couple of years ago when Ritek was still good and also had a good experience. However, there is some basic gratification to walk out of a store with product in hand. I cannot really explain it better than that.

I had pretty much sold myself on Vertbatim 8x (MCC) but saw the TDK which all my burners reccomend on the top tier. After checking the media code (TTH02) and researching it and some limited emprical testing I thought it was a good bargin.

I use the Verbatim for my video archiving projects and the TDKs for mainly burning in the Pio 633h.

I almost bought the T-Y 4x from SuperMediaStore but did not want to add another variable at the moment.

One caveat, I rarely burn over 4x in my PC drives even they are 16x. If they had TDK 4x at the same price and quality I would buy them.

However the Pio 633h goes as fast as it wants and the scans look good there.
I took advantage of Costco's coupon 2x 100 TDK-Rs (16x) for $43. Then I was startled to read here that some burners might choke on hi-speed disks! But, I've used a half-dozen in my 633h without any problems, and I can't detect any burn-speed difference between these and the TDK 8x used previously.

Sorry to be dense, but is there any known constraint on what media the Pioneer can swallow? .... and what "scans" are you performing to evaluate the disks? Strictly from curiosity, why burn at only 4x on the PC drive?
(TIA)

Ok, Thanks Roy, by the way,,, anyone know how good the Staples media is, also I think it might be 4X spd?

I just got the Staples 50pk silver -R. The box says 8x, but I dont know what the actual speed or media ID is. So far so good. I have one that refuses to finalize but plays fine on the recorder. The rest have been good so far. They are not A-list DVDs, but they are good enough - for me - for "not precious" recordings. I also got a 25pk of their +R before. Not A-list, but good enough for me. The next test would be whether they play okay after 1,2,3,4,5 years :)

Thanks for the heads up. I mentioned before that CompUSA was selling the TDK 16x at regular price of $15 but then jacked the price up to $39 on the same exact discs.

Based on your heads up I stopped by today and picked up 3 - 50pks because I was burning a number of these over the weekend and scanning them Nero and KProbe and they look really good. My Pio 633h and my Plextor 716A really seem to like them.

Thanks :D

Great! I'll try to pick up a couple if I manage to get close to a CompUSA store this week :)

Well I'll be heading off to check out the Staples own brand for unimportant recordings (For the good stuff I use TY's) but I wish Circuit City was closer to me because I would grab 100 of those Nexttech's for only $20.00

On Black Friday I got a bunch of Nexttech DVD-Rs for my daughter for $6.99 for 50 & she has only had one fail to finalize out of 40 so far using her Panny DMR-E55.

For her own collection she is only using TY's but when her friends want copies of "Desperate Housewives" & "The Gilmore Girls" & etc :eek: they get them on the Nexttech's. :D

I read in another forum that MCC is making them for Circuit City?

Anyone know who is making the current batch for Staples? because I'm sure they put them out for bid & whoever comes in with the lowest bid gets the contract.

I read in another forum that MCC is making them for Circuit City?



Check the media code.

I took advantage of Costco's coupon 2x 100 TDK-Rs (16x) for $43. Then I was startled to read here that some burners might choke on hi-speed disks! But, I've used a half-dozen in my 633h without any problems, and I can't detect any burn-speed difference between these and the TDK 8x used previously.

Sorry to be dense, but is there any known constraint on what media the Pioneer can swallow? .... and what "scans" are you performing to evaluate the disks? Strictly from curiosity, why burn at only 4x on the PC drive?
(TIA)
The 633h reccomends TDK 16x specfically TTH02 Media Code in the manual for a 12x burn. I also cannot detect a speed difference between TDK 16x and my Verbatim 8x.

I burn on the PC at for 4x for my VHS video archiving project and DVD home movies. I have proved it a couple of times that I get a better burn with less errors (PI ~9, PIF ~2 in CDSpeed). I believe this will be important for the disc to last in the future but that is just based on reviews and research, no proof. I have also had problems playing DVDs in my old Toshiba player with some media burned at high speed but not as much now that I have standardized on Verbatim and TDK.

Also I am not in a hurry for this project. I am trying to do everything I can to give my home movies a fighting chance to survive for when my kids grow up and this is one aspect I can actually measure.

If I am burning something else that I am not as worried about I will let it rip at highest possible speed.

Anyone know who is making the current batch for Staples? because I'm sure they put them out for bid & whoever comes in with the lowest bid gets the contract.

The box says Made in Taiwan. I don't have a PC DVD burner so I can't tell what the media code is. With the $3 off ink recycling discount, they are not a bad deal at 24c per DVD + possible Staples quarterly purchase rewards.

Best Buy has Panasonic DVD-Ram 5 packs for $9.99.

Well I gave the Staples 8x DVD-Rs a shot on my Samsung DVDR4000 (A Panny E50 Clone) & back there going.

46 Would not Read at all & 3 Recorded for anywhere between 30 seconds & 2 minutes before they stopped recording & 1 YES ONE recorded & finalized without any problems at all?

So I don't know, Bad Batch or Maybe My Machine Doesn't Like Them or could they really be 16x because my Samsung has worked ok with other brands of 8x?

I hope Staples has Sony or some other "Good Brand" on sale next week when I return the Staples DVD-Rs.

If not I wonder if they will give me my $3.00 for my used ink cartridge, or give it back to me or give me $3.00 in store credit. That should be FUN to see what they do. :D

Well I gave the Staples 8x DVD-Rs a shot on my Samsung DVDR4000 (A Panny E50 Clone) & back there going.

46 Would not Read at all & 3 Recorded for anywhere between 30 seconds & 2 minutes before they stopped recording & 1 YES ONE recorded & finalized without any problems at all?

So I don't know, Bad Batch or Maybe My Machine Doesn't Like Them or could they really be 16x because my Samsung has worked ok with other brands of 8x?

I hope Staples has Sony or some other "Good Brand" on sale next week when I return the Staples DVD-Rs.

If not I wonder if they will give me my $3.00 for my used ink cartridge, or give it back to me or give me $3.00 in store credit. That should be FUN to see what they do. :D
I bought Sony 8x DVD-R once and they were horrible in my Sony DRU-71A drive!! I called Sony and asked about the drive and the discs and the tech reccomended Verbatim :eek:

I know others have had good luck but I will not go back. Look for Made In Japan as opposed to TW. Supposed to be better.

Well I gave the Staples 8x DVD-Rs a shot on my Samsung DVDR4000 (A Panny E50 Clone) & back there going.

46 Would not Read at all & 3 Recorded for anywhere between 30 seconds & 2 minutes before they stopped recording & 1 YES ONE recorded & finalized without any problems at all?

So I don't know, Bad Batch or Maybe My Machine Doesn't Like Them or could they really be 16x because my Samsung has worked ok with other brands of 8x?

I hope Staples has Sony or some other "Good Brand" on sale next week when I return the Staples DVD-Rs.

If not I wonder if they will give me my $3.00 for my used ink cartridge, or give it back to me or give me $3.00 in store credit. That should be FUN to see what they do. :D

Wow, that's a lot of non-working DVDs! From the 50pk -R I only had one that refuses to finalize but recorded and plays properly on the recorder. The other 20 or so I have used so far have been without problems.

I haven't had a return with the ink credit, it could be interesting to see how they deal with it.

So far for next week Office Depot has 100pk for $35 for their own brand, and $22 for 25pk -RW (is that a sale even?).

Next week at Staples, the Playo brand is on sale $5 for 50pks. I never tried "Playo", but if I can get them at that price, why not? It would be even less with an ink $3 off :) I need some new coasters anyway ;-) They will have Sony CD-R/-RW on sale. 50pk slim-line jewel cases for $9. Their webpage does not show Sony DVDs - at least not in my zipcode.

Yeah, I saw the Playo ones too. $2 for 50 of them (w/dead ink)? I'll give it a shot and let you all know how it goes. If nothing else, they'll make great gifts for people I don't like and want to give headaches to.

I purchased the TDK 16x DVD-R 50-pk from CompUSA for use in my Pioneer 531H. The disks have media code TTH02 and are recommended in the Pioneer manual (pg. 100) for 16x burn. I have not made a successful copy using these in the 531H. Three times the copy failed with error message "Cannot complete copy". The error occurs near the end of the burn. Each attempt had a video length of about one hour recorded at XP quality. I have successfully burned blanks from this same 50-pk batch on my PC using a Pioneer DVR-107D at firmware 1.21 and 8x speed.

Although the 531H manual specifies TDK TTH02 for 16x and estimates a copy time of 6 minutes, when I start the copy, the 531H reports a copy time of 8 minutes which matches time required for 8x media.

My PC DVD burner can only go 8x max so I can't test these TDK at 16x speed.

DVDInfoPro identifies the TDK 16x as media code TTH02 at 16x speed, but with a Write Strategy of only 4x.

Has anyone had success using these TDK 16x DVD-R on a Pioneer 531H?

I'll be burning some of these in my DVD-R Media Comparison Topic (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=642422, later today or tomorrow, on my Pioneer 633.

Well when I return the Staples DVD-Rs Monday I guess I might as well give the "PLAYO's" a shot for only a $1.94 for 50 with the Ink Cartridge that I already gave them.

It figures when I want to return the Staples that they would only have probably the worst brand that they carry on sale :(

But for $1.94 if they don't work I might as well just throw them out because it will cost more in gas to return them & if they work out I have until Saturday to pick up some more of them or get a Rain Check for them. :D

I only plan on using them for oddball stuff that I don't really care about & for people that are always asking me for copies of something from my collection so it's really no big deal.

I'll be burning some of these in my DVD-R Media Comparison Topic (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=642422, later today or tomorrow, on my Pioneer 633.

Thanks, I look forward to your results.

I had them hold 5 of the 50 packs of Playos for me. At 4 cents per disc, I'll be using them for people always asking me for copies of things too, but I'm not giving up any more of my cases, dammit! ;)

I purchased the TDK 16x DVD-R 50-pk from CompUSA for use in my Pioneer 531H. The disks have media code TTH02 and are recommended in the Pioneer manual (pg. 100) for 16x burn. I have not made a successful copy using these in the 531H. Three times the copy failed with error message "Cannot complete copy". The error occurs near the end of the burn. Each attempt had a video length of about one hour recorded at XP quality. I have successfully burned blanks from this same 50-pk batch on my PC using a Pioneer DVR-107D at firmware 1.21 and 8x speed.

Although the 531H manual specifies TDK TTH02 for 16x and estimates a copy time of 6 minutes, when I start the copy, the 531H reports a copy time of 8 minutes which matches time required for 8x media.

My PC DVD burner can only go 8x max so I can't test these TDK at 16x speed.

DVDInfoPro identifies the TDK 16x as media code TTH02 at 16x speed, but with a Write Strategy of only 4x.

Has anyone had success using these TDK 16x DVD-R on a Pioneer 531H?
My 633h burns these discs no problem. My Plextor PX-716A will burn them at 16x no problem. I purchased mine from CompUSA as well.

I purchased the TDK 16x DVD-R 50-pk from CompUSA for use in my Pioneer 531H. The disks have media code TTH02 and are recommended in the Pioneer manual (pg. 100) for 16x burn. I have not made a successful copy using these in the 531H. Three times the copy failed with error message "Cannot complete copy". The error occurs near the end of the burn. Each attempt had a video length of about one hour recorded at XP quality. . . .

Has anyone had success using these TDK 16x DVD-R on a Pioneer 531H?
I have. In fact, I was intent on simply testing this new TDK-R (16x) 100-spindle from Costco, so I burned three disks in different ways:- burn/finalize a 4+ Gig disk at high-speed, an "SP" 2-hr HDD copylist, video mode;
- burn/finalize a 4+ Gig disk at real-time, a 4+ hours HDD copylist, optimized from XP+, video mode;
- burned a 4.1 Gig disk at real-time, a 1-hour HDD copylist, optimized from XP+, VR-mode.All three disks play fine in the Pioneer, and the two finalized disks also play in my Samsung DVD player. Sorry to hear your difficulty, but I've found flawless playback from ~50 of the TDK-Rs (8x) during the past year, and no problems so far with the newer 16x. You might find it useful to check back w/ bobkart's testing thread over the coming week.

ETA: sorry, forgot to mention that those three burns of TDK 16x were on Pioneer 633, plus a couple dozen burns of TDK 8x. Earlier burns of TDK 8x were on a Liteon 5045, but no TDK coasters thus far.

Bought today a 50 color pack of the Fuji DVD-Rs at Frys for $19.99.Made in Japan-8X. Did not read this whole thread-I assume they are OK?

Bought today a 50 color pack of the Fuji DVD-Rs at Frys for $19.99.Made in Japan-8X. Did not read this whole thread-I assume they are OK?

GRRR!!! :mad: I want them! The damn Staples a block from my house kept having the colored Fujis on sale (30 for $9) and now I've nearly used them all up and no more more Fujis, let alone sales on them. I don't want to have different media and I used the colors to indicate what type movie it was (blue=action/etc.). Never, ever a coaster. EVER. :D No Frys here though.

How many colors are in the 50 packs? They don't include the awful purple, do they, like the cases they sell? The 30 packs were blue/green/yellow only.

Thanks for the TDK 16x burning feedback from the Pioneer 633 guys.

I just bought some Verbatim 16x DVD-R from OfficeMax (50-pk for $15). The media code is MCC 03RG20. While trying to make a high-speed copy of an hour's worth of video on my Pioneer 531H, I get the same copy error as with the TDK 16x disks. Also, the same failure shows up with shorter duration (20 minutes at SP), and also with or without finalizing included in the copy setup.

So, perhaps I have a second batch of incompatible media? Or is it operator error? I think I know how to make a copy since the same procedure works fine with TDK 4x DVD-RW disks.

If neither of the above, maybe my 531H is faulty? It appears to work fine in all other respects. Some posts above show success on a 633 model; shouldn't one expect the 531 to behave similarly? Anybody make a successful high-speed copy using 16x DVD-R on a 531H?

Got the Playos today. 250 discs for $10.35, including tax. (I had 5 of the $3 ink coupons)

Did a quick recording to DVD-R off the TV and one off DVD, finalized them and threw them in everything I had. They played fine and the recordings were good. I'll do some more advanced recordings later on, but thought I should post a quick response before they all get sold out for those that are interested in 4-cent discs.

. . . If neither of the above, maybe my 531H is faulty? It appears to work fine in all other respects. Some posts above show success on a 633 model; shouldn't one expect the 531 to behave similarly? Anybody make a successful high-speed copy using 16x DVD-R on a 531H?
There's every reason to believe that your 531H is identical to the 633H except for the DV-input on front panel. Pioneer only publishes one Owner Guide for the 2005 HDD-burner series (633/533/531). And I don't see how one could err in making a high-speed copyllist & burn ??? ... it's pretty cut-n-dried.

I'd begin to suspect a problem with that particular unit. But I would NOT be worried to replace it with the identical model. Walmart should be a good resource if you've not had it too long.

Yeah, I saw the Playo ones too. $2 for 50 of them (w/dead ink)? I'll give it a shot and let you all know how it goes. If nothing else, they'll make great gifts for people I don't like and want to give headaches to.

I got two 50pks as well. I was gonna get only one but there were dozens of people loading up their shopping carts with them, so peer pressure got to me and got two instead. If they prove total crap, I will return the unopened spindle. So far, they are 1 out of 1 for recording (filled up, finalized and plays back okay). The 1st one in the spindle had some white stuff on it so I am not going to use it. First coaster already :)

Some other deals this week, in order of preference:
* All are DVD+/DVD-R unless otherwise specified
* Sony DVD-RW 25pk @ CompUSA $13
* Verbatim 16x 50pk @ Office Max $15
* TDK 25pk @ Circuit $7
* Office Max house brand 50pk @ $11.50
* Sony 100pk @ CompUSA $30
* Sony 50pk @ BestBuy $15
* Memorex 25pk DVD+R DL @ BestBuy $50
* nameless unknown speed 100pk @ Compusa $20 (Sunday/Monday only)
* Memorex 16x 25pk @ Radio ShaQ $8

* TDK DVD+RW 3pk for $3 @ Walgreens (the ad did not mention DVD-RW)
* TDK +/-R 5pk for $3 @ Walgreens


If anyone knows of any DVD-RAM sales, please let me know :)

Well, I finished up 3 more of the Playo discs with various crap from various sources just to see what would happen. The recordings were good. I only recorded in highest setting because I was only recording about 20 minutes of material from DVDs, TV, and HD. I'm not sure I would trust my most prized stuff with these discs, but they seem great for basic recordings. For $0.04, how can you go wrong? Now maybe I won't be so pissed when countless people keep asking me for copies. Nah, they'll still piss me off, one way or another. ;)

So, perhaps I have a second batch of incompatible media? Or is it operator error?



The Panasonic DVR's have had two firmware updates in the past few months to improve the media compatibility of the drive. Is there a firmware update for your Pioneer ?

GRRR!!! :mad: I want them! The damn Staples a block from my house kept having the colored Fujis on sale (30 for $9) and now I've nearly used them all up and no more more Fujis, let alone sales on them. I don't want to have different media and I used the colors to indicate what type movie it was (blue=action/etc.). Never, ever a coaster. EVER. :D No Frys here though.

How many colors are in the 50 packs? They don't include the awful purple, do they, like the cases they sell? The 30 packs were blue/green/yellow only.

5 colors- your's, purple and red- each individual case had 10- They called it a "Tower" on the outside label. It was unique- never saw this before. Frys had only a few left of -R and +R. The red is pretty cool. I feel like I am in grade school. Excuse me while I go hammer that block.

Only a few left. Maybe ncaahoops and myself are now S.O.L. in finding any new ones then. :(

Only a few left. Maybe ncaahoops and myself are now S.O.L. in finding any new ones then. :(

I asked one of the Staples managers. He said they are not gone for ever, but he didn't know if they would get any more of them.

So far I am 3 out of 3 successful Playaz (oops Playo) burns. They are doing better than I expected!

Yeah, the name of the discs crack me up too. I'm almost embarrassed every time I say it.

I feel like I should be whipping out some gang sign, or follow it with, "Yo, G, you know what I'm sayin'?"

"Don't make me 'axe' you again!" ;)

5 colors- your's, purple and red- each individual case had 10-
I saw Fuji disks in 5 colors at Walmart just last night (NorCal area).
Sorry, didn't notice a price .... that shelf was a mess.

Well I returned my Staples DVD-Rs & they did match Best Buy's price on the Sony's
plus they gave me the 110% difference in the price so I got the Sony's plus $2.00 & some change back too.

While I was there I got 4 of the 50 pack Playo's & I brought 4 ink cartridges with me & the cashier took all of them but he rang up each pack of Playo's seperate sale.

So the good part is they only cost me $1.94 for 50 but the bad part is they may all be going back because the one I tried recorded fine but when I pressed stop it would not read the disc & the recorder locked up & I never got to try & "Finalize" it to see how that would go.

I'll try another one & I really hope I can get them working & I'll report back later on how I made out with the Playos.

I'm using them in a "Refurbished" Samsung DVDR4000 that I just got so I have no idea how up to date the firmware is. The R4000 is clone of the older Pannny DMR-E50 & it has been working great so far.

Update that firmware and you should be fine.

Well I bought even more media today. I just could not help myself when I saw the Verbatim 16x at OfficeMax for $15 since I had not used them before. I bought only one 50 pack. First one burned fine in my Pio 633h but the subsequent scan on PC shows some problems (high PIFs near the end of a full disc) but it seems to play OK. Not too impressed so far so will try some in my Plextor.

I burned a few more of the TDK 16x and scanned them again. They appear to be fantastic in my 633h.

So I will keep using the TDK 16x for the 633h and keep using the Verbatim 8x (maybe 16x after test) in my Plextor PC drive. Each drive seems to be "tuned" to those specfic brands and Media codes.

Also noticed today that the local Sam's had Verbatim 8x on sale again for $30 per 100pk if you have a membership.

Update that firmware and you should be fine.

Upon further review of the Samsung, it appears to be more of a DMR-E30 clone than the E50, so now I'm not so sure. Still, it's worth a shot at the upgrade anyway.

It's really hard to tell on the Samsung because they did make a R4000 that was a clone of the 30 for the European Market but from what I've been told & looking at both owners manuals my R4000 appears to be a E50 clone.

I'm just & old guy who really doesn't know what he's doing with computers so I would never fool around trying to make a CD, DVD? to update it but maybe I can get someone to do it for me.

I just put in the 3rd disc to test & it did record at XP speed & it did read it so now I'm trying a recording at the FR mode that the other 2 failed in just to see what happens & then I'll try to finalize it.

Maybe the first 2 were just bad discs & what I think I'm going to do is play around with the whole 50 PK seeing it only cost me a $1.97 & then if I get a lot more coasters I'l return all of them but if I only get a few then I'll keep them.

The 1st disc was the Series Finale of "Twin Peaks" so maybe the recorder just got scared :eek: & refused to read it :D

Well I returned my Staples DVD-Rs & they did match Best Buy's price on the Sony's
plus they gave me the 110% difference in the price so I got the Sony's plus $2.00 & some change back too.

While I was there I got 4 of the 50 pack Playo's & I brought 4 ink cartridges with me & the cashier took all of them but he rang up each pack of Playo's seperate sale.

That's a great idea to price-match Best Buy for the Sonys! I'll try it later this week! I guess they would price-match the Sony -RW from CompUSA as well! If that works, then it would be a nice price! Thanks Bill1313 for this idea!

So far I am 6 out of 6 good burns on the Playaz dvds. I did not use the first one in the spindle because it had some white stuff on it (it looked like paint?)

I never even knew Staples "Price Matched" until I happened to check my receipt & right on it at the top was the 110% Price Match.

Playo DVD-R: GOOD = 5 BAD = 5 so even if half work I can't complain for what I paid for them.

I'm sure you won't have any problem with the Price Match because I even said to them you don't have to beat their price I just wanted to show it to you so I could swap the Staples for the Sony's but they insisted that they were going to beat Best Buy's price along with the swap :D

Wal-Mart price matches, too...food, electronics, etc.!

Wal-Mart should Price Match because they can buy more in bulk & etc than anyone else & as far as I'm concerned they should also be willing to "Beat Anybody's Price"

I don't have a crystal ball, but I was looking at staples.com and found this:

Starting Sunday February 26:

* Maxell 50pk +/-R for $15 @ Staples ($12 if you recycle an empty ink cartridge). I do not know if they are Japan or Taiwan or both. Some of their Sonys are Japan, some are Taiwan.

I've got a crystal ball...and it hurts like hell on cold days. ;)

I don't think Wal-Mart should have to price match for any other reason than if they want to. Just because they can buy in bulk doesn't mean a thing, and they don't have to beat anyone's price, though 90% of the time they do anyway.

Of course they don't have to Price Match "Because Greed Is Good" :D

Playo DVD-R Update: So far the next 12 have all recorded with no problems :D &
I just thought I would add that the Staples I went to had Playo DVD-R & DVD+Rs all over the place & no shortage of any kind.

So maybe I'll go back Saturday & grab some more at $1.94 for 50 :D (With $3.00 off for the ink cartridges).

The Sony's I got were 16x from Japan which I din't even notice at the time & I was affraid that they might not work but my Sammy is burnning them ok so maybe my Sammy does have new recent Firmware in it because it was a refurb?

Woo Hoo! A new week is here already. I'll give 100:1 odds that the junk Memorex media are "on sale" somewhere this week again! What a shock.

Woo Hoo! A new week is here already. I'll give 100:1 odds that the junk Memorex media are "on sale" somewhere this week again! What a shock.

Wow, so you do have a crystal ball after all! I will only try Memorex if it is at Playo prices.

I haven't gotten a Sunday paper yet, I'll write up the deals after I go through it.

Starting Sunday February 26:

All +R/-R unless otherwise indicated:

* 20pk Verbatim +R DL $40 @ BestBuy
* 25pk Verbatim $8 @ Best Buy
* 50pk Maxell $15 @ Staples ($12 with recycled ink)
* 50pk OfficeMax brand $14
* 15pk Memorex +R DL @ OfficeMax $30
* 25pk Philips @ Circuit $7 (I do not recommend the +R of this for Panasonic ES20)


* 200 jewel cases for $25 (two for one in 100pks) @ Office Max. Is this a good deal? Can I find jewel cases for less than 10c per?

Anyone know of DVD-RAM sales? :-)

* 200 jewel cases for $25 (two for one in 100pks) @ Office Max. Is this a good deal? Can I find jewel cases for less than 10c per?


That is a pretty good deal. I usually get mine at Sam's for ~$12 per 100.

That is a pretty good deal. I usually get mine at Sam's for ~$12 per 100.

Thanks! I got two 100pks today. They almost sold out!

Office Max had some in-store clearance specials, right as you walk in the store:
* 25pk Imation +R $8
* 50pk Imation +R $15


They also had a storewide clearance event flyer that listed a 100pk 4x -R spindle clearance no-name-on-the-box for $10 (I did not see them in store, but did not look for them either)

BJs has Fuji (made in Taiwan) 50pk for $19.99 minus a $10 in-store coupon.

Just went through the first 50 Pack of Playo's & 16 failed to either Read, Write or Finalize.

So for only $1.94 for 50 I'm not going to return the other packs that I have.

I have be purchasing Verbatim 8x DVD-Rs from Sam's for either $15 per 50pk or $29 per 100pk and they have been the best disc's I have ever burned. Great error rate scans and will play in anything. Sadly it looks like they have finally sold out and are moving to 16x.

Yesterday I opened a new 50pk and the quality went way down. Still well within spec but not what I am used to. Tried discs from all through the stack but not up to my standards for my archive project.

I just opend a 2nd 50pk and they burned and scanned near perfect. Better than the first 150 I used.

Lesson learned, always verify some of any new pack of discs and do not burn blindly. Every disc maker loses the recipe once in a while. I am sure the suspect 50pk will work fine but just not for this particular project.

BJs has Fuji (made in Taiwan) 50pk for $19.99 minus a $10 in-store coupon.
Damn. Why can't they be MiJ?

The last couple of days (not sure how long it runs though) Costco had 100 pk TDK 16x +Rs for $42 with a $20 instant rebate so $22 paid at register. Unfortunately the -Rs did not have the same instant discount.

The last couple of days (not sure how long it runs though) Costco had 100 pk TDK 16x +Rs for $42 with a $20 instant rebate so $22 paid at register. Unfortunately the -Rs did not have the same instant discount.
Wow great price. Unfortunately I over bought on the -R TDKs from CompUSA. My Pio 633 seems to really like these.

How do you find out about the current deals at Costco? The website is useless so unless I head down there I never find out. Of course the the media deals scouts here are on top of it and I do appreciate at that :cool:

Can anyone who picked up the Costco ones check the MID? Are they CMC MAG or TDK?

Can anyone who picked up the Costco ones check the MID? Are they CMC MAG or TDK?
I believe it was listed earlier in this thread. I remember because the -Rs were the same as my TDK 16x, TTH02. I believe the Costco versions have the white printable top which I personally do not care for.

Not sure about +Rs.

The +Rs are the ones I'm asking about, since they're the ones on sale. The -Rs are always TTH02.

The +Rs are the ones I'm asking about, since they're the ones on sale. The -Rs are always TTH02.

Sorry wrong fourm. Look here about half way down.

CDRlabs (http://cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=21203)

I was looking here when researching the -Rs. They say TDK003 for +R.

Thanks. Despite the one guy's bad experience with the TDK003, I may give them a spin, if I get to Costco before the sale is off. He's also had bad burns with TTH02, although I've had decent scans with them (BenQ 1655 BCDB, burned at 12x).

Thanks. Despite the one guy's bad experience with the TDK003, I may give them a spin, if I get to Costco before the sale is off. He's also had bad burns with TTH02, although I've had decent scans with them (BenQ 1655 BCDB, burned at 12x).
My PC burners are OK with the TTH02 but the Pio 633 has been better. One really strange behavior of the TTH02 in my Plextor drive is extremely slow verification (2x :eek: ) but burn seems to burn at rated speed. I am about half through my first 50 pk.

You might want to check Videohelp.com for other experiences with the TDK003. They have a pretty good database and user reviews.

My XS34 is arriving today and I'll see how well it burns. At this point I need to start looking for some decent 8x -Rs, since I read that people haven't had good results with 16x media.

Yesterday I opened a new 50pk and the quality went way down. Still well within spec but not what I am used to. Tried discs from all through the stack but not up to my standards for my archive project.

I just opend a 2nd 50pk and they burned and scanned near perfect. Better than the first 150 I used.


Were those two 50pks bought from the same store/same day? So we not only have disc-by-disc variability (is that a word?), but also spindle-by-spindle?

Were those two 50pks bought from the same store/same day? So we not only have disc-by-disc variability (is that a word?), but also spindle-by-spindle?
Unfortunately I am not complete sure since I am not running a good FIFO system ;) I bought 2 different batches of 3 - 50pks and they have been mixed up. Based on this experience though I will maybe mark the date purchased etc. next time. So for now I need to open all packs and burn a sample.

I did look for lot numbers, etc. last night but could not find anything obvious other than all (good and not as good) have 2004 printed on the label.

If anyone knows how to identify lot number or manufactuer date I will check.

Unfortunately I am not complete sure since I am not running a good FIFO system ;) I bought 2 different batches of 3 - 50pks and they have been mixed up. Based on this experience though I will maybe mark the date purchased etc. next time. So for now I need to open all packs and burn a sample.

I did look for lot numbers, etc. last night but could not find anything obvious other than all (good and not as good) have 2004 printed on the label.

If anyone knows how to identify lot number or manufactuer date I will check.

Interesting! I'll keep an eye on my different spindles as well to see if I see variation between different sets.

If anyone knows how to identify lot number or manufactuer date I will check.
You may want to keep track of the sets of numbers on the inner ring. This is also a way to tell fake MIDs, although I don't recall exactly how -- take a look at the dcfreaks forums.

Wow great price. Unfortunately I over bought on the -R TDKs from CompUSA. My Pio 633 seems to really like these.

How do you find out about the current deals at Costco? The website is useless so unless I head down there I never find out. Of course the the media deals scouts here are on top of it and I do appreciate at that :cool:

Basically, for things like media, seems about the only way you find out is going in. You're right, the site is usually useless in that regard.

And to the other question, I didn't check the MID, but they are the white printable ones if that answers the question.

Interesting! I'll keep an eye on my different spindles as well to see if I see variation between different sets.
I stopped by SAM's at Noon and returned my suspect 50pk they happen to find a few more 100pks in the back room or something so I up one.

If you know how to post images here I would be happy to show the difference between the scans this evening. I admitt I may be slightly retentive in this particular case but this is my "special" project.

You may want to keep track of the sets of numbers on the inner ring. This is also a way to tell fake MIDs, although I don't recall exactly how -- take a look at the dcfreaks forums.
I have seen those numbers but never did anything with them except once when Sony had a +RW recall. I will research some tonight. I will see if there is a pattern since I keep my burned discs from the suspect batch.

It would be good to figure out a way to track this with any media.

If you are interested here are the 2 different scan results.

Media Differences (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=650883)

More specials this week:
* 50pk TDK $15 @ CircuitCity.com (when you put it in the shopping cart)
* 15pk Philips 4x -R $4 at Circuit City
* 100pk Nexxtech 8x +R $22 @ CircuitCity.com (Outlet)

And now some special DVDs, of the ...VHS variety:
* 3pk Maxell VHS tapes blue T-120 Standard Grade, just 77c after $3 online/mail-in rebate @ Rite Aid (Rite Aid rebates can be easily submitted online - no mailing/upc-cutting). I know you all have stacks and stacks of VCRs and VHS tapes. Admit it!!! 26c per VHS tape is not bad :-)

I just got my DVD recorder at Christmas, and have burned about 250. Here's my experience so far.

The first 100 were Maxell 4x -R (MIJ), and I had zero failures.

The next 150 have been TY 4x -R from supermediastore. Had 1 failure from the first package of 100. Three more to date (two yesterday) from the next pack, of which I've used about 50.

>I just got my DVD recorder at Christmas, and have burned about 250. Here's >my experience so far.

Wow. that's quite a few in such a short period of time.
Did you get a standalone DVD recorder ( if so what make and model) or a dvd burner? If you got a burner can you tell me what the media codes are for the MX and TY? Did you scan them for errors, if so how did they check out?

>The first 100 were Maxell 4x -R (MIJ), and I had zero failures.

Where did you get these? And did they say MIJ on the package? The only ones I have seen around town say made in Taiwan on the package? Including the spindle of 50 at Staples for $15... Tomorrow is the last day of their sale. Has anyone bought any, if so what is the media code and how do they check out?


>The next 150 have been TY 4x -R from supermediastore. Had 1 failure from the >first package of 100. Three more to date (two yesterday) from the next pack, of >which I've used about 50.

When you said failure can you describe how they failed? Skipped, froze, wouldn't finalize? And on the inner hub of the discs is there a GG or GD imprinted on them?

thanks
Brian

>I just got my DVD recorder at Christmas, and have burned about 250. Here's >my experience so far.

Wow. that's quite a few in such a short period of time.
Did you get a standalone DVD recorder ( if so what make and model) or a dvd burner? If you got a burner can you tell me what the media codes are for the MX and TY? Did you scan them for errors, if so how did they check out?

>The first 100 were Maxell 4x -R (MIJ), and I had zero failures.

Where did you get these? And did they say MIJ on the package? The only ones I have seen around town say made in Taiwan on the package? Including the spindle of 50 at Staples for $15... Tomorrow is the last day of their sale. Has anyone bought any, if so what is the media code and how do they check out?


>The next 150 have been TY 4x -R from supermediastore. Had 1 failure from the >first package of 100. Three more to date (two yesterday) from the next pack, of >which I've used about 50.

When you said failure can you describe how they failed? Skipped, froze, wouldn't finalize? And on the inner hub of the discs is there a GG or GD imprinted on them?

thanks
Brian

I meant to add that I had a Panasonic DMR-EH50. Don't have a PC burner (yet), so can't scan for errors.

I found the MIJ Maxells at Sears. Someone here had posted that as a good source to still find them, since their turnover of stock is not as high as more popular stores.

The failures occurred during dubbing, when the disk would freeze. I had to hold down the power button to shut the machine off and reset. I visually inspected the bad disks, but couldn't see any obvious flaws.

Where did you get these? And did they say MIJ on the package? The only ones I have seen around town say made in Taiwan on the package? Including the spindle of 50 at Staples for $15... Tomorrow is the last day of their sale. Has anyone bought any, if so what is the media code and how do they check out?
Brian

I just got a 50pk of the Maxell -R 8x from Staples. The ones left at my store were all Made In Taiwan. I am 1 out of 1 successful burns so far. I don't have a PC drive so I don't know what the media code is.

Heads up for deals starting on Sunday:
* 50pk HP $15 ($12 with ink recycle) at Staples

I just got a 50pk of the Maxell -R 8x from Staples. The ones left at my store were all Made In Taiwan. I am 1 out of 1 successful burns so far. I don't have a PC drive so I don't know what the media code is.
We do not have a Staples around but when Office Depot did this same deal the media code was MXL RG03 for the ones I picked up.

I have heard that some DVD-ROMs can read the media code with some of the freebie tools out there but have not tried it. I would not trust a DVD-ROM for any scanning but might work for some ID work.

Can you imagine the thousands of people that threw out their old ink cartridges that are now kicking themselves? I'm one of them. Good thing I had the 5 that I did for the 50-pack for $2 Playos! Still no failures! :)

Can you imagine the thousands of people that threw out their old ink cartridges that are now kicking themselves? I'm one of them. Good thing I had the 5 that I did for the 50-pack for $2 Playos! Still no failures! :)

I am still 100% on the Playaz DVDs. I am about halfway through the 1st 50pk. I wonder how many of these will play properly 12 months from now :-)

I also noticed that they are back at Staples, but at the list price of $25 or $30. Which means another sale might be coming, perhaps at another holiday weekend?

Media deals starting Sunday March Madness 5th:

[All deals are for DVD+R/DVD-R unless otherwise indicated]

* Buy 1 Get 2 Free Maxell DVD-RW/+RW for $25 @ Office Depot. I believe these are 15pks although the picture/ad is not very clear. You may want to check their website before going to the store.
* Buy 1 Get 2 Free Office Depot DVD+R/-R for $10. These may be 10pks with jewel casesbut the picture/ad is not very clear. You may want to check their website before going to the store.
* 25pk Nexttech at Circuit for $6
* 100pk Fujis (red R for +, blue/green R for - on the wrapper) @ Best Buy $30
* 100pk TDK $30 @ CompUSA
* 25pk DVD+RW $30 @ CompUSA (no brand is mentioned or pictured; listed in the same box as the TDKs)
* 50pk Office Depot brand $25 (see below on how to make it $12.50)
* 50pk Khyper @ Office Max $14
* 25pk HP 16x @ Office Max $8
* 15pk HP LightScribe 8x @ Office Max $9
* 50pk HP @ Staples $15 ($12 with ink recycle). Great camera deal too: Sony W5 $180 with free (after Easy Rebate) all-in-one printer. While supplies last though. But I digress.
* 50pk 8x DVD+R nameless and brandless @ Frys for $7.50
* Obligatory Memorex "sale" at Best Buy - I know some of you love those :-)

If anyone knows of DVD-RAM sales, please let me know :-)




Also, if you are on Office Depot's mailing list or part of their rewards program check your snail mail, there is a coupon in their mail-in ad this week for 50% off Office Depot branded DVD media.

Media deals starting Sunday March Madness 5th:

* Obligatory Memorex "sale" at Best Buy - I know some of you love those :-)



Wooo Hooo! Another Forget-it-ex "sale"! What a shock. :rolleyes:

Wooo Hooo! Another Forget-it-ex "sale"! What a shock. :rolleyes:

LOL. I have yet to use Forget-it-ex DVDs, so I can't make fun of them just yet :-)

Also this week, 25pk of silver Fujis at Longs for $10.

Media deals starting Sunday March Madness 5th:

[All deals are for DVD+R/DVD-R unless otherwise indicated]

* Buy 1 Get 2 Free Maxell DVD-RW/+RW for $25 @ Office Depot. I believe these are 15pks although the picture/ad is not very clear. You may want to check their website before going to the store.

I seem to remember from the ad that you can tell that it's a 15 pack. I think you can read a '15' near the upper right of the picture. (Plus the height of the pack seemed pretty clearly it was 15 pack.)

I don't remember what speed these are though. Guess I should swing by before Sat.

I just stopped at OD based upon this report.
They are Maxell 15-pack, DVD-RW 2x @ $25.
Buy 1, get 2 more free, 45 disks @ $25 - h&ll of a deal if they work!
I got last three cake boxes in my store (San Ramon, CA).

45 discs for $25??? Anything over 30 cents each for quality media is far, far too much.

45 discs for $25??? Anything over 30 cents each for quality media is far, far too much.

55c per is not a bad price for Maxell DVD-RW sold in 15-pks. You can knock the price down a bit more if you ask for a price match at other stores - if they carry them. And perhaps combine it with an ink discount.

If you know where to get them for 30c or less, please let me know !!! :-)

The lowest price I ever paid for DVD-RW in a 25pk spindle was 31c per and for that I used a $3 ink discount, and a 110% price match on MSRP! (Thanks to Bill1313). The rest of them were between 40c - 52c per (without ink discount or price match). Since -RW sales are not common, and store selection may vary (making it harder to price match), anything around 50c is good enough for me - until I built up an inventory of reserves :-)

I wish I could get DVD-RAM at 50c. Speakign of which I thought of using the 50% ODP coupon on the ODP-branded double-sided DVD-RAMs but they are discountinued in the stores in my area according to their website. If they are available in other areas (by zipcode), you can get a reasonably good deal on them. (ODP = Office DepoT)

Oooops! My bad, I didn't see they were RW. Duh! That is a good price then.

Got 3 of the packs at Office Depot last night. The guy at the checkout even made a surprised noise (I think at the 2 free part) when he scanned them.

Maxell 15-pack, DVD-RW 2x @ $25. Buy 1, get 2 more free, 45 disks @ $25 - h&ll of a deal if they work!

Office Depot's ad-flyer shows a $5 rebate for an ink or toner cartridge turned in, 1 per customer per day. I didn't know about it when I went in for the DVD-RW special, or it would have been $20 for my 45 disks.

Media deals starting Sunday March Madness 5th:

* 15pk HP LightScribe 8x @ Office Max $9


FWIW, I picked up a pack of these today for a new drive I have on order. The media code is CMC MAG M01 and actually have a 16x write strategy.

I see where TDK is getting out of recordable DVD disc manufacturing - prices too low. They are focusing on HD/BD discs. Bummer. I need to load up on TDK blanks while they are still available.

I see where TDK is getting out of recordable DVD disc manufacturing - prices too low. They are focusing on HD/BD discs. Bummer. I need to load up on TDK blanks while they are still available.
They will continue to sell discs so hopefully they pick a good supplier and stick with them.

If you get a chance could you do a DVDInfo or other method to get the media code? I have found this very helpful in determining who is really making the discs and then make sure I purchase just the ones that work well in all the burners and players.

(This was in response to my post about the very very inexpensive Fry's specials for discs once in a while. In the past few weeks, there have been some other deals that have been about as good as the Fry's ones, but the Fry's ones still seem more frequent.)

I finally remembered to bring one into work.

Also, no need for a separate app, playing around one other time I realized that the drutil command line utility will give this info.

Even though I realize you only want the media ID, here's all of the info:
Type: DVD-R Name: /dev/disk1
Write Speeds: 1x, 2x, 4x
Overwritable: 510:38:38 blocks: 2297888 / 4.71GB / 4.38GiB
Space Free: 510:38:38 blocks: 2297888 / 4.71GB / 4.38GiB
Space Used: 00:00:00 blocks: 0 / 0.00MB / 0.00MiB
Writability: appendable, blank, overwritable
Book Type: DVD-R (v5)
Media ID: OPTODISCR008

I seem to remember other people have thought Optodisc was bad?? I've had one DVD-R go bad subsequently, but not had coasters upon initial recording, even with my seemingly flaky XS32 drive in other ways (on rewritables, even DVD-RAMs, though some of this very well may be software deficiencies and not hardware problems)

I do not have any personal experience with them but here are some reviews.

OPTODISC008 (http://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia.php?dvdmediadvdridsearch=OPTODISCR008%20)

Starting Sunday March 19:

* 25pk TDKs +R/-R $7 at Circuit City (Leave some for me please!)
* 50pk Verbatim $15 @ Best Buy
* 25pk Maxell +R/-R $10 at Longs Drugs (5% reward if you use the Chase/Citibank rewards credit cards)
* 15pk Fujifilm DVD+R DL $30 @ Worse Buy
* free 128MB thumbelina drive with purchase of 25pk Maxell -RW/+RW at regular price (not much of a deal) @ Office Depot
* Buy 1 Get 1 50pk jewel cases @ Office Max - but the price is not listed

<b><u>CORRECTION starts</b></u>

* nameless brandless at Fry's 10.5c per DVD (no rebates) [This is WRONG!]

The <u>actual sale</u> is $10.50 for 50pk, thus 21c per DVD. The ad shows +R and has a GQ logo. Is GQ a brand? Then I guess they are not brandless :-)

<b><u>correction ends</b></u>




I can't believe Longs Drugs sells Maxell DVD-RAMs. But they cost $6 (!!!) per DVD. Ouch! I wonder if anyone buys them at that price.

While not as detailed as ncaahoops here are a couple:

Verbatim 16x DVD-R @ BestBuy $15 per 50pk
TDK +/- @ CircuitCity $7 per 25pk

Forgot to mention the no name junk -/+ @ Compusa $6 per 30 shrink wrap.

Oops :o Must have been typing at the same time.

You cannot do better than ncaahoops at bargin hunting :)

Forgot to mention the no name junk -/+ @ Compusa $6 per 30 shrink wrap.

I haven't tried those yet, although after my experience with the Playaz brand, I may get more brave in trying those brandless brands. I finished up a 50pk of Playaz -R (Playo from Staples) with no problems which was a total surprise.

I can't believe Longs Drugs sells Maxell DVD-RAMs. But they cost $6 (!!!) per DVD. Ouch! I wonder if anyone buys them at that price.

Probably the same people that buy Blem-Or-Sux at any price. :confused:

The Playos have kicked ass for me. Glad I bought 250 of 'em. Now I don't mind recording Corwin's Quest daily on Discovery HD and only putting one hour on discs that I give to my gf's family so much. (4 cents vs. 30 cents is a big deal when it's 30+ discs per month) Sooner or later, I'll hopefully talk them all into getting HDTVs, DVRs, and such for themselves! :D

hey ncaahoops ... where did you see the "nameless brandless at Fry's 10.5c per DVD (no rebates)" ones advertised?? Thanks.

I don't remember seeing this particular ad, but they're in the daily Fry's ads.. They're only in the particular area where the ad appears though. Different Fry's areas may have different ads.

and as I said earlier in this thread, at least with my data point of one disc, these are OPTODISCs.

If anyone buys some of the 25 spindle TDK DVD-Rs at Circuit City for $6.99 each can you post the media code?
Or if anyone has bought the TDK DVD-Rs when they were on sale at Circuit City within the last 3 months.
thanks
wcpaeb

hey ncaahoops ... where did you see the "nameless brandless at Fry's 10.5c per DVD (no rebates)" ones advertised?? Thanks.

I wrote the wrong price for the Frys. I corrected it in the original post so it doesn't confuse anyone new reading it.

If anyone buys some of the 25 spindle TDK DVD-Rs at Circuit City for $6.99 each can you post the media code?
Or if anyone has bought the TDK DVD-Rs when they were on sale at Circuit City within the last 3 months.
thanks
wcpaeb
I happen to be right next door today so picked up some. They look like the real deal.

Media code/Manufacturer ID TTG02
Book Type DVD-R
Media Type DVD-R
Available Write Descriptor CLV 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 2.0x 2770KBps

Complete Media Code
00000000 00 6A 00 00 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 02 85 0D 0C .j...@....R.....
00000010 87 89 90 00 03 54 54 47 30 32 00 00 04 00 00 00 .....TTG02......
00000020 00 00 00 00 05 BA A3 22 32 20 02 00 06 09 0A 15 ......."2 ......

[QUOTE=VideoRoy]The TDK DVD-Rs look like the real deal.

Media code/Manufacturer ID TTG02
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Thanks VideoRoy.
Can you scan a few and let us know how they check out?
I only have a Panny ES-10 so I can't do any diagnostics.

thanks
wcpaeb

I have one cooking now. Will post back when it is done and scanned.

Could not get to my 633h right now which is where I really want to try them since it likes the TDK 16x. I will be able to do that Wednesday night.

Here is a data backup I needed to do. Pretty good and I bet the Pioneer likes them as well. Not quite a full disc but you get the idea.

One more FYI, my 4x only burner would not burn these. Probably a FW issue since I am able to burn *some* other 8x media in that drive. They are labeled 8x but report back 2, 4 & 8x compatible. I was hoping to hand some of these down to someone else with my 4x burner.

I will probably be running some more tests this evening since I have some material accumulating on my 633h.

VideoRoy, thanks for tests and posting the results.. I also saw where your Verbatim's made in Taiwan got a 99%. But of course that was a rare exception to the made in Taiwan rule.

Have you ever bought any white top Sony's from Staples? I wonder how those test?.

thanks
wcpaeb

VideoRoy, thanks for tests and posting the results.. I also saw where your Verbatim's made in Taiwan got a 99%. But of course that was a rare exception to the made in Taiwan rule.

Have you ever bought any white top Sony's from Staples? I wonder how those test?.

thanks
wcpaeb
I do look at the quality score but do not base my personal criteria for good or bad. I also look at error rates, jitter, etc. Initial scans are not a measure of long term quality but I believe it is an indicator of how retrieveable the data will be if (when) media does degrade.

The TDK scan is good and probably need to test a few more.

The only write once Sony's I have used were the 8x DVD-R but they were not the printable top. I bought these for my Sony drive (liteon based) to use at the time and they failed right out of the box. I acutally opened a case with Sony at the time an the tech I worked with recommended that I use Verbatim instead :eek:

I have heard others have had good luck with Sony's but that soured me personally to the point it will be a long time before I ever try them again.

BTW CC was also selling 50pk TDK for $15 but they were not advertising it. I would recommend staying away from the +R since they seem to be CMC made and I have have problems in all my drives but the -R (4x, 16x and now 8x) have been good for me.

I mostly stick with Verbatim and TDK if I can get them on sale. That is just me.

Rebates stink but if I already did not have the stock pile of these I would be all over them. These are exactly the part# spindles I have if the picture matches the product.

Verbatim 8x @ $16 per 100 (http://www.supermediastore.com/verbatim-branded-8x-dvd-r-media-94985-rebate-100.html)

Almost half the price I paid for mine :( but probably not free shipping.

I am guessing that they may be getting out of the 8x business and focusing on 16x.

*EDIT* - Forgot to mention this is for 100pk. Fixed above.

Looks good that they seem to be the same as the one's you got that were of such high quality.. And yes rebates are a drag, especially when there are 2 for the same item and each one requires you send them the ORIGINAL receipt and or UPS code of the product.
That might be the case here, I don't know because I was only able to view and printout the $25. coupon I am afraid with my old computer I am not able to access the $9.00 coupon.. VideoRoy. can you post it here? Or cut and paste it and send it to me in a PM?

thanks
wcpaeb

Here is a link to where they are: Rebates (http://www.supermediastore.com/verbatim-branded-8x-dvd-r-media-94985-rebate-100.html#rebateinfo)

And here are the direct links:

Here is the $25 (http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/supermediastore/D1223Feb2006.pdf)

Here is the $9 (http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/supermediastore/D1223Mar2.pdf)

I hope there are of the same quality as what I received.

Thanks for the links but my acrobat reader is outdated and I am not able to update it. Can you access it and copy and paste it and post it or send it to me in a PM?

Tho probably the safest thing to do is to wait till they are on sale at Best Buy when in a spindle of 25, check them out and then buy more if they test out at 97-99%...
There seems to be almost no risk in buying TY 8x at supermediastore.

thanks
wcpaeb

Last post on the TDKs from CC.

Here is a 2 hr, real time copy from my Pio if you are interested. I think they are good for the price.

can anyonefind a better deal on DVD-RAM than the 5 for 10 bucks at BB?

can anyonefind a better deal on DVD-RAM than the 5 for 10 bucks at BB?

Crutchfiled has 10 for $19 but their S&H is high unless you are buying these along with other items.

can anyonefind a better deal on DVD-RAM than the 5 for 10 bucks at BB?For a long long time, Panasonic RAMs were going for $20/5 disks. When the US plant went into full production they went down to the current common price of $10/5. This is a pretty good deal for dependable RW media and comparable to good VHS tape.

The best deal ever was the one-time $5/5 for Panasonic RAMs that Best-Buy had last summer. I came away with 6 packs (the new scratch resistant ones) that time which set me up good and almost cleaned them out. I think BB learned their lesson from that one and we'll never see a sale like that again.

I DID clear them out on that deal.

So did I...sweet!!

Wow that must have been before I got my recorder. $5 for 5 is a great price!

Lots of great deals this week on Sony and Verbatim! Time to break the piggy bank and get some blanks ;-)

Starting Sunday March 26:

All refers to DVD-R/DVD+R unless otherwise specified:

* 25pk TDK $7 @ Circuit City (2nd week in a row)
* Buy 1 Get 1 Sony 16x 50pks at Office Depot $30 (ad says "NEW!").
* 50pk Verbatim 16x $14.99 @ Office Max (see below on how to get them for less)
* 25pk Verbatim 16x $7.99 @ Office Max
* 10pk Verbatim 2.4x +R DL $20 @ Office Max
* 50pk Sony $15 @ Best Buy (no mention of speed)
* 25pk Verbatim $7.99 @ Best Buy
* 20pk Verbatim +R DL $40 @ Best Buy
* 25pk GQ 16x DVD+R $5.25 @ Fry's
* Shockingly no advertised Forget-it-ex sales :-)
* No RW or RAM sales :-(

Deal Alert: If you have an Office Max rewards membership, you may have gotten a $10off$30 promo card/coupon in the mail.

Jewel cases:
* 80pk slim jewel cases $10 @ CompUSA
* Buy 1 get 1 100pk jewel cases @ Office Max (200 total for $28)

Other:
Factory-Refurbished RCA recorder advertised by Fry's $80

OMFG!!! You gotta be kidding me! I just confirmed, and sure enough, no Memor-Sux on sale. Now THERE'S a sure sign of the Apocolypse if ever there was one. :)

Target is selling a 25 pack of Memorex + or - DVDs for $8.

Ahhhh...The world is safe once again. :)

Verbatim 16x DVD-R - $25 per 100pk after rebate. Not sure about shipping

Buy.com (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10412809&adid=17070&dcaid=17070)

Says free shipping.

Ahhhh...The world is safe once again. :)

Furthermore, Office Max has an in-store flyer for a 15pk Memorex 2.4x DVD+R for $30. Now everything feels normal ;-)

Buy 1 get 1 100pk jewel cases @ Office Max (200 total for $28)
We bought one of these last time they were advertised, then went to Sams Club and found their regular price was ~$12.68/100. They were also the multi-colored, where the OM's were all clear/black.

We bought one of these last time they were advertised, then went to Sams Club and found their regular price was ~$12.68/100. They were also the multi-colored, where the OM's were all clear/black.

That's nice for color-coding based on content and you only have to get 100 at a time!

Says free shipping.
Thanks I must have missed it. Not sure how they are with rebates but that is the lowest price I have run across.

That's nice for color-coding based on content and you only have to get 100 at a time!
They must be popular there as well. I have been buying them at that price at Sam's for 2 years now.

Starting Sunday April 2nd, 2006:

All refers to DVD-R/DVD+R unless otherwise indicated:
* 100pk Sony +/- $30 @ CompUSA
* 50pk Sony +/- $15 @ Staples (less with ink recycle discount)
* 50pk HP 16x +/- $15 @ OfficeMax
* 100pk HP 16x +/- $30 @ OfficeMax
* 25pk HP 16x +/- $8 @ OfficeMax
* 15pk HP 8x Lightscribe +R $9 @ OfficeMax
* 50pk 16x Imation +/- $15 @ Office DepoT
* 15pk Fuji +R DL $30 @ BestBuy
* 50pk GQ 16x +R $10.50 @ Frys
* 50pk Forgetitex $15 @ Best Buy
* 30pk Verbatim Lightscribe +R $25 @ BestBuy
* 25pk Philips +/- $6 @ CircuitCity

Other deals
* 100pk Staples-brand jewel cases (multicolor in ad) $15 (less with ink recycle discount)
* free 10pk of Verbatim +/-R instantly with purchase of a dvd recorder @ Best Buy
* Sony digital camera P200 $230AR or less at various places


No deals on -RAM or -RW :-(

Starting Sunday April 2nd, 2006:

* 50pk Sony +/- $15 @ Staples (less with ink recycle discount)



Your mileage may vary, but the Sony 50pk -R's in my local Staples are Made In Japan... :)

Edit: The 100pk in the local CompUSA are MITaiwan

I saw some tests on cdfreaks about the MIJ Sony -Rs,they're rebranded TYs that don't perform quite as well as TY's own stuff(slightly more PIF errors,etc)but are still very good discs.

My local Staples had a few packages of x8 from Taiwan but all the rest were x16 from Japan.

I'm guessing that the x8 are discontinued & were just left over in my local store.

Needless to say I bought the x16's from Japan. :D

Don't know how they will hold up? but the best deal I got so far were the Playos x8 with ink cartridge returns for less than $2.00 for a 50PK & the first pack had 16 that were NG, the 2nd pack ALL were Good & so far I'm about 3/4 of the way through the 3 PK without any problems.

The Playos are great DVDs for making copies for the car or portable dvd or for friends & etc & lets hope Staples puts them on sale again because this time I'll buy 8 PKs (400 Discs) :D

CompUSA Has sony DVD-RW 25/pack @ $12.99 (See april 2 flyer).
good luck

The Playos are great DVDs for making copies for the car or portable dvd or for friends & etc & lets hope Staples puts them on sale again because this time I'll buy 8 PKs (400 Discs) :D

I am purely guessing/speculating/hoping that they may be having a Playaz sale again during the next big holiday (4th of July?). I only had 1 trouble out of 60+ Playaz DVDs. They have exceeded my expectations by a lot!

CompUSA Has sony DVD-RW 25/pack @ $12.99 (See april 2 flyer).
good luck

Thanks!!! I missed that one! It was on the front page under the +/- picture.

If I had empty inks I would be able to get this for $8 with price-match. But even without empty inks, it will be around $10.80 with price-match, around 43c per -RW!

Hey Video Roy, I just picked up a spindle of 100 Verbatim DVD-R's at my local (yeah 35miles away) Sam's club for $29.88, and 100 CD/DVD boxes for $12.37, when I got home, I noticed they were made in Taiwan :( ( and knowing you favor these somewhat, do you think this is decent media, at a decent price?

Hey Video Roy, I just picked up a spindle of 100 Verbatim DVD-R's at my local (yeah 35miles away) Sam's club for $29.88, and 100 CD/DVD boxes for $12.37, when I got home, I noticed they were made in Taiwan :( ( and knowing you favor these somewhat, do you think this is decent media, at a decent price?
Sam's is where I have purchased all of mine. At that price I assume you got the 8x (MCC02RG20). They are all MIT which is where Verbatim (Mitsubishi Chemical) seems to be doing most of it's manufacturing for these discs. They supply the QC and dyes to any subcons they work with from my understanding. Unfortunately the Sam's by me is completely out of the 8x and only has the 16x printable and plain top.

I only had one "bad" experience with the 8x that came in 50pk spindles. They were not up to my archival standards but still were OK. I returned the 50pks and got 100's for the same price any way.

Thanks VideoRoy, Forgot to mention, Yes these were 8X