Datawrite Green, Ice and Nanya - Longevity and compatabilty?

[Andy149]

I would like some advice on these brands. I have been using Ritek G03 1x (2x on my burner) but my sorces are becoming more and more unpredictable with these riteks one week they are there the nect they are not (blankdiscshop.co.uk) I do like these dvd as they work out at 99p each

What are the datawrite Green like they use TDKG02..000 die is this a good make? and i have heard alot about Ice and Nanya.

I need to know if they are compatable and how long they last no point in having them if its only 2 months before it dies!

[garryheather]

My experience suggests the "Ice" discs come from different suppliers every now and again - I think for now they're from Princo but you might like to check. Some people don't like them, but IMO their CD-R media is extremely compatible (the only brand that always works in my picky Sony DVD Player) and I wish I had bought more of their DVD-RW when SVP were carrying them.

I have been using a quantity of Nanya's for what must be around 4 months or so and never had a dud. It's probably too soon to tell if they will suffer any degredation over time and I do tend to look after my discs, but they seem very reliable across platforms. I don't use the same recorder as you (I have a Pioneer A04). The Ritek G03's work well for me too - now I can't get e-Proformance any more, these discs are my weapons of choice for budget discs. The surface of the Nanya's seem quite resilient and hefty which is probably a good thing although I don't know anyone using official firmware who can get these to burn at 2x. I don't care about that, but if you're a speed freak who sits in front of the monitor counting the seconds, this might be an issue for you.

Does anyone here want to comment on the green Bulkpaq ? I had a very bad experience with the purple ones, and quite frankly I've been scared to commit any cash to that brand since.