Ritek 8x Media Code

[strummy53]

I've bought Ritek 8x DVD+R from 2 different places and here is the complete media code of the 8x and also on the bottom is the media code for Ritek 4x DVD+R. Looks all the same to me.......something don't seam just right. What do you think?




Ritek 8x DVD+R

00000000 08 02 00 00 A1 0F 02 00 00 03 00 00 00 26 05 3F .............&.?
00000010 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 52 49 43 4F 48 4A 50 4E 52 .......RICOHJPNR
00000020 30 31 02 38 23 54 37 09 00 3C 67 00 AC 62 16 18 01.8#T7..<g..b..
00000030 0B 0B 0A 0B 01 19 1B 0B 0B 0E 0F 01 00 00 00 00 ................


Ritek 8X DVD+R

00000000 08 02 00 00 A1 0F 02 00 00 03 00 00 00 26 05 3F .............&.?
00000010 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 52 49 43 4F 48 4A 50 4E 52 .......RICOHJPNR
00000020 30 31 02 38 23 54 37 09 00 3C 67 00 AC 62 16 18 01.8#T7..<g..b..
00000030 0B 0B 0A 0B 01 19 1B 0B 0B 0E 0F 01 00 00 00 00 ................


Ritek 4x DVD+R

00000000 08 02 00 00 A1 0F 02 00 00 03 00 00 00 26 05 3F .............&.?
00000010 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 52 49 43 4F 48 4A 50 4E 52 .......RICOHJPNR
00000020 30 31 02 38 23 54 37 09 00 3C 67 00 AC 62 16 18 01.8#T7..<g..b..
00000030 0B 0B 0A 0B 01 19 1B 0B 0B 0E 0F 01 00 00 00 00 ................

[CoolRain]

my friend told me that all Ritek DVD+R that sells in the US or else where are all left over from Ricoh. Now this just proves it, cause it reads Ricoh's code... shame... Ricoh sells high price under other brand name like HP and indeed, the price for their disc should be low...

Thankx for the code, where did u get the media from??? is it good media?

[strummy53]

The supposedly 8x burns at 6x with the nec 2500a as does the 4x. What is going on is that the 2 places I bought the 8x media at has excactly the same media code as the 4x, which one would think they are selling 4x and advertising at 8x. That's what it seams like to me. I just don't think the media code for 8x should be the same for 4x. The media burned fine and the backup played fine

[Synergy]

Actually this is old news, and Ritek shipped the 4X DVD+R discs as 8X, and you can find out more from the following link:

http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=14048&start=25

Meritline made good on their promise to straighten this stuff out. Here's the email Ritek sent them:

December 17, 2003

Dear Valuable Customer:

It has been brought to our attention that we may have a mix-up in one of our recent shipments of 8X DVD+R disc. A small batch of our 4X DVD+R discs (Ricoh coded) may have been delivered to you as Ritek 8X discs.

If you have received the above mentioned product(s), we apologize for any inconveniences it may have caused you. If you are affected by this incident, please contact us and we will provide you with a prompt solution.

Ritek stands by our commitment to delivering the best quality products and services. That said, errors may occur as in any businesses. Again, we apologize for any troubles or misunderstandings and we appreciate your continuous support in our business.

Sincerely,

Frank J. Yeh
VP, Sales & Marketing
Advanced Media / Ritek America

[-jsl-]

Ritek 8x DVD+R should have either RITEK...R03 or possibly RICOHJPNR02 mid code. Although RICOHJPNR01 burns @8x on some writers it's only 4x media and selling it as 8x media is scam.

[Synergy]

OK, the following link contains info on Ricoh's genuine 8X DVD+R discs, with the Manufacturer ID of RICOHJPNR02, supposedly manufactured by RiTEK:

Ricoh's 8X DVD+R

[strummy53]

Thanks for the info Synergy!!! The media was bought from ekatomi.com and Mertline. They didn't send me the true 8x media they advertised. Ekatomi also had 8x Ricoh but I tried the Ritek instead and got 4x media. I'd sent them a email telling them of the same codes with the 8 and 4x media and they replied with ( in caps ) that it is 8x media. Won't get my business again.

[dlathem]

Thanks for the info Synergy!!! The media was bought from ekatomi.com and Mertline. They didn't send me the true 8x media they advertised. Ekatomi also had 8x Ricoh but I tried the Ritek instead and got 4x media. I'd sent them a email telling them of the same codes with the 8 and 4x media and they replied with ( in caps ) that it is 8x media. Won't get my business again.

Back before Christmas I placed an order with Meritline for Ritek 8x DVD+R media. They sent me Ricoh 4x DVD+R media. The pisser is that they had been informed by Ritek about a week before I placed my order that the media was mislabeled. They sold it to me anyway. It took me days to get anyone on the phone. I also got the story that they were the same and better actually. I got them to send UPS to pick up the media. They have had it back almost a week and no refund yet.

MERITLINE is on my list of NEVER do business with again. They sold me media that they knew was not correct for a premium price and then tried to hide it.