Good CD-R media (T-Y CD-Rs)

[Philip Pemberton]

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          Vintage Computer Festival <vcf at siconic.com> wrote:

> Hmm, funny.  I only managed to find a 10-pack of the same.  Didn't see
> anything about T-Y on them but then I didn't look all that much.  Where
> would I find on the disc or packaging that they are T-Y?

Look for the country of manufacture - if it says "Made in Japan" on the
packaging, the discs inside are almost certainly Taiyo Yuden. It seems T-Y
are the only CD/DVD recordable manufacturer in Japan...

In terms of CDRs, if Taiyo Yuden CDRs are the best, then Verbatim's
"DatalifePlus" series are a very close second. Make sure you get the
DatalifePlus "Super AZO" or "Metal AZO" discs - the ordinary Datalifes are
rebranded CMCs. The barcode on the 50-disc spindle packs is "0 23942 43343
9", reorder code 43343. If you've got the right ones, CD-R Identifier or
Kprobe will identify them as being manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical.

I've had fairly good luck with RiTEK DVD-Rs with the G04 dye, but I've just
bought 50 T-Y DVD+Rs from www.aprmedia.com. They're Fujifilm branded, rated
at 8x speed and come in a cakebox with a clear top and a grey base. Barcode
is "4 902520 252111" for a pack of 25, "Made in Japan" to the left of the
barcode.

Later.
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