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From comments by others, Taiyo Yuden come highly recommended.
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It isn't necessarily the brand that designates the quality, but the manufacturer of the discs. Most media brands don't actually make their own discs, and some actually use multiple manufacturers.
From NoMoreCoasters.com:
It is the media ID that is important, as it reveals the disc manufacturer. Unfortunately, this is not written on packaging or anywhere else. Companies want consumers to be oblivious to this sort of behind-the-scenes information. To learn the media ID code, a blank disc must be put into a computer DVD burner drive and the ID read by a special utility. Some burning software reads the code by default (DVD Decrypter, for example, in ISO write mode). There are also a handful of freeware or trialware tools available: DVD Identifier (free), DVDInfo (free), DVDInfoPro (trial)
For Macintosh OS X: DVD Media Inspector (free)
It is the media ID that is important, as it reveals the disc manufacturer. Unfortunately, this is not written on packaging or anywhere else. Companies want consumers to be oblivious to this sort of behind-the-scenes information. To learn the media ID code, a blank disc must be put into a computer DVD burner drive and the ID read by a special utility. Some burning software reads the code by default (DVD Decrypter, for example, in ISO write mode). There are also a handful of freeware or trialware tools available: DVD Identifier (free), DVDInfo (free), DVDInfoPro (trial)
For Macintosh OS X: DVD Media Inspector (free)
Now that you're paranoid about what brands you buy, the brands you should be able to trust are Taiyo Yuden, Sony, Verbatim, TDK, and to a lesser extent Ritek/RiData. I've used Verbatim, Taiyo Yuden, and Ritek discs with my BenQ DW1640 drive and have probably only had about 3 coasters over the last two years.
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although the previous posters have been correct in recommending certain brands over other brands/manufacturers. the secret to getting the best burn possible is finding the type of media your drive likes best. be it dvd-r or +r and which batches from which manufacturers.
to find this out you can either go by what other ppl suggest who have the same drive or do some scanning urself. apps like Kprobe for the lite-on drives allow u to scan a disc after its been burnt and check for different types of read errors. as for longevity...dunno...guess we'll all find out in a decade or so. its really hard to say but giving urself the best burn possible with the least errors is definitely going to help you in the long run.
so if ur serious then i suggest hitting those forums and reading through all the sticky threads and then diving into the subforums on your particular drive and getting some more specific information.
good luck
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Originally posted by: klokwerk
...and if you can't get your hands on Taiyo Yuden, then Ritek is among the best as well. While the genuine Taiyo discs are generally regarded as the best DVD-R brand around, Ritek comes a close second.
...and if you can't get your hands on Taiyo Yuden, then Ritek is among the best as well. While the genuine Taiyo discs are generally regarded as the best DVD-R brand around, Ritek comes a close second.
I've always had good luck with Taiyo Yuden also.
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I believe meritline.com and supermediastore.com have them really cheap all the time.
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