DupEz's and quality issues???

[hedstrosity]

i know these discs are actually lead datas, but they seemed to be excellent... i ordered 200 a while back and everyone burnt perfect. ran perfect tests on nero cd speed with no sector errors all the way up to
4.36 Gb...
i recently ordered another 200, and maybe 1 out of 10 will burn up to 4.36 Gb without errors.... they start pixelating and freezing up... they only burn safely to about 3.8-4 Gb .... very frusterating. they almost loom out of balance towards the outer edge. you can see on the top side what would appear to be warping or something of the sort close to the outsied of the ring...
has anyone come across anything like this?
i thought if found a GREAT cheap disc, but they appear to be suffering from bad quality control ....
its a good thing i check all my discs, or id be in for a rude awakening when i went to watch them.

[Gees]

Most recent user comment says "mixed" burning reliability: https://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia.php?selectmedia=368#comments

(from DVD Media list- left)

[hedstrosity]

i should probably specify that these are the 1x disc bought from rima

[Gees]

Did you see if they're listed? Even if there's no comments, you could add your info so others can benefit from what you've learned. :c)

[hedstrosity]

ill look and be sure to post it

[Gees]

:c) It was just an idea. Save some other poor soul. Be a hero. :cD

[LanEvo7]

Yes, it seems that they have quality issues. Its really hit or miss with them. I used to order them during the beginning of the year since they were great discs at a low price. I ran through over 100 without any issues. I ordered a 50 stack about two months ago and it had error at the end of the discs. After that 50 pack I stopped buying them. I've recently switched over to optodiscs which are about the same price and they've been pretty good. I might go back to DupEZ if their quality control goes up because for some reason, the optodisc wou't work on my friend's hp dvd rom drive and my ge dvd player. Everything brand is dropping in price though so there is a wide variety of selection.

[hedstrosity]

with the riteks dropping below .90 a piece it seems thats the best bet... so far ive burned 200 withiut any errors, skipping, freezing, or pixelating....

if the lead datas would have been the same quality those would have been the best bang for the buck, its a shame they dont keep a harness on qc at these manufacturers... hit and miss can make you lose alot of customers who were willing to buy alot....
i dont want to complain to rima case thediscs are already burned on and i only have 20 discs laeft. so ill just bite the bullet on this one... in this case princo actually turned out to be better than lead datas....
in a 100 pack usually 5-10 wont burn past the 4.0 Gb mark, but out of at least 600 ive bought over time theve been consistant.....

[hedstrosity]

just to shed some light on the issue ......
the GREAT dupez's had this code media id ----- LD01
00000000 00 42 00 00 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 50 00 02 98 0C 13 .B...@....P.....
00000010 76 78 80 00 03 4C 44 30 31 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 vx...LD01.......
00000020 00 00 00 00 05 88 80 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 ................




and the horrible ones had this code
media id ------ LD
00000000 00 42 00 00 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 50 00 02 89 0E 13 .B...@....P.....
00000010 87 88 80 00 03 4C 44 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 .....LD.........
00000020 00 00 00 00 05 88 80 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 ................

theres was also a third one i came across but cant seem to find it... they were ok .... 1-2 in 50 would have bad sectors, but all in all they were ok ....
im gonna look for that other kind and post the media code ....

[defense]

Myself and another poster specified close to a year ago that these disks were mixed at best. Some others didn't experience this first hand early on....I believe Lanevo was one of them. Unfortunately, not long after...just about anyone that has used these disks has realized that there are random issues. Definitely not worth purchasing with random issues like that...too much time to burn only to find out you got a dud...which is why I haven't purchased them in about a year.