Blank Dvds

[Anakha]

Not working on my pc aswell, might need a different version of NERO benm what version do you have?

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just download the latest one from the net....

[inark]

most people who are recommending ritek have u actually tried copying one of the riteks again from the ritek media???

this is where the problems with them arise as i stated... burning to them isnt an issue and neither is playing them... ive been using princos for years now even their CDs before i got a burner but started having issues with them however at least i was able to copy from them again.

that test u did was interesting.... im guessing the higher the rating the better? i know the TDKs i was using were awesome... no issues at all... but they werent printable which makes my printer redundant

[AlphA]

just download the latest one from the net....

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As the owner of a Computer shop I can not and do not download software from the net. If you ment a demo version then yeah I will download a demo version.

[benm]

inark:

I had a neighbour just drop over 2 Ritek's that he was trying to watch/copy that were both skipping (didn't skip for me on 2 different DVD Players 2wks ago when I first burnt them) and he couldn't copy them either.

I'm re-doing them right now with these Verbatims.

Yes the higher the rating the better. The spikes on the graphs are where you get skips, pauses, etc when watching the movies (or could be the parts that stop them from being duplicated again).

[Driver]

i use tdk dvds

[ChaserV]

Yeh, no troubles with TDK...

[ABuSD]

most people who are recommending ritek have u actually tried copying one of the riteks again from the ritek media???

I must have used different RiTEK's maybe?? I burn all of my stuff @ 4x (I have an 8x burner)

All my masters are RiTEK's and ive burnt off them 100s of times

Could the burner have anything to do with it?

[benm]

Yes the burner plays a part in how successful the burn is. Some burners perform well on media that other burners hate. The firmware plays a bigger part in it though as firmware revisions are generally only released as new media becomes available (brand, speed and dye content). Ie v1 of a firmware might be really good at 4x Ritek's but bad at 8x Riteks so they release a v2 to cover that problem. But then Ritek could change the dye chemical content midway through production and v2 could be worse than v1.

You just have to find a media (and model of that media) and stick to it until either you buy a new dvd burner or they stop making that particular media.

[Anakha]

cheers guys, shall take some good info away from dis.

[benm]

I've thrown out 20+ Ritek's in the last 48hrs that all had CRC Errors after a successful burn

[AlphA]

I've thrown out 20+ Ritek's in the last 48hrs that all had CRC Errors after a successful burn

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[hippy]

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I used to sell these things, I mean alot of them probably about 50000 peices a month easily I can tell u that princo's are not as good a disk as ritek. If you actually analyse the write quality, the riteks will win easily. Make sure you have the latest firmware on your dvd writer. Also note that each writer has different issues with different branded disks. Eg Sony/Liteon (they are the same drive) will be different than NEC/Pioneer (they also are pretty much the same) . Im not too sure which is the best drive right now but 3 months ago I bought a pioneer cause it was the best at that stage. After selling princos, I myself wouldn't use them. I only use riteks cause they are the cheapest high quality stuff out. Also be careful with dodgy media, ie branded riteks that aren't really riteks, grey imports etc. just my opinion.

[hippy]

also about 6 months ago, apparent' princo weren't allowed to be imported anymore cause they were illegal. this was because they weren't paying any royalties to the dvd patent holders ie phillips. I'm not sure how they are being sold still ...

[benm]

I believe only 'current stock' is being sold with no more being ordered until the legal stuff is over.

[AlphA]

I believe only 'current stock' is being sold with no more being ordered until the legal stuff is over.

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Very interesting, I just ordered 5000 princo 8x -R media.

Will look into Riteks but at this point I have had very little problems with them and all my customers seem very happy.

We are selling the Pioneer, LG and Samsung DVD Writers. (must say Im very happy with the samsung drives! Cheap and seem to do the job very well.)

[benm]

I'd skip straight past the Ritek (G05's) and go straight to something like TDK/Verbatim/Fuji. I believe Ritek has gone out of business anyhow, not sure how long stock will last (or of another company has bought them out).

Hearing very bad reports about Ritek's (both A grade genuine and other Ritek branded disc's).

[AlphA]

I'd skip straight past the Ritek (G05's) and go straight to something like TDK/Verbatim/Fuji. I believe Ritek has gone out of business anyhow, not sure how long stock will last (or of another company has bought them out).

Hearing very bad reports about Ritek's (both A grade genuine and other Ritek branded disc's).

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Ive had TDK in the past ( DVD+R RW and DVD-R RW and both have failed after about 4 - 5 burns. Havent used the non RW form so will probably give them a try.

Stay clear of LASER I got 500 in ( 10 x 50 pcks ) and had 4 customers complain about more than half not working at all.

[inark]

hmmmm i use 2 different burners and the riteks all do the same thing... ive just ordered 300 blank TDK printables.... f*k the yum cha brands im getting sick of their dodginess... like everything i spose u get what u pay for

[ABuSD]

Where are u guys getting RiTEKs from? Ive tried numerous shops in the west side of Melbourne an no more RiTEKS for months, dunno how u guys can still get them now!?!?!

In the meantime, im using RiDATA, probably burnt off a good 5-600 none have failed me yet on 4x Even though i can i dont burn faster than that, just to be safe.

Isnt a good way of telling a good blank from a bad one is the colour of it? The darker the better? Thats what u mean by dye content isnt it Hippy? They did the test for PS2 laser compatibility!?! Princos hurt ur PS2 people!

Whats a cake of 50 TDK worth Narky?

[AlphA]

Where are u guys getting RiTEKs from? Ive tried numerous shops in the west side of Melbourne an no more RiTEKS for months, dunno how u guys can still get them now!?!?!

In the meantime, im using RiDATA, probably burnt off a good 5-600 none have failed me yet on 4x Even though i can i dont burn faster than that, just to be safe.

Isnt a good way of telling a good blank from a bad one is the colour of it? The darker the better? Thats what u mean by dye content isnt it Hippy? They did the test for PS2 laser compatibility!?! Princos hurt ur PS2 people!

Whats a cake of 50 TDK worth Narky?

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50 Spindle DVD+R 8x = $35 INC GST

50 Spindle DVD-R 8x = $35 INC GST

Can get both for you however Im in Perth W.A.