Anyone know anything about Dupsonic DVD-R 2X?

[maldb]

Allmediaoutlet.com has them for $37/100. I need good, inexpensive media for my Panasonic standalone recorder which I use to record TV epsiodes and such, so it doesn't pay to buy 4X or higher speed media.

They're made in Japan (don't know if that's a plus). Any other recommendations?

Thanks for your help!

[888888]

Made in Japan is very good. But I don't understand why it would be so cheap. I have always thought Dupsonic was a cheapo brand like Matrix or Xtreme. They say SONY quality so maybe they are SONY media code. I don't know if those were every made in Japan. Might be a mistake.

[lordsmurf]

maybe they are SONY media code.

If so, they're fake media. SONY never used "SONY" as the media code. THey used "SONYD4" and others like that. Not only "SONY"

[888888]

maybe they are SONY media code.

If so, they're fake media. SONY never used "SONY" as the media code. THey used "SONYD4" and others like that. Not only "SONY"

Good point lordsmurf but I did not mean SONY literally. Anyway, has real SONY DVD-R media ever been made in Japan?

[LanEvo7]

Why not just buy a small pack of it first and test it out?

[Madz]

I got a 3-pack of these 2x -R's that have only a "SONY" ID code. They come in fullsize jewel cases that, in turn, fit into an outer slip case. Although these are made in Austria! Fakes perhaps?

From DVDINfoPro:

Media Information
Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID SONY
Format Capacity Not Formatted
Free Blocks 411107328
Free Capacity 4.38GB(4.71GB)
Book Type DVD-R
Media Type DVD-R
Media Id Code Speed 2.0x 2770KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 2.0x 2770KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 1.0x 1385KBps
Write Strategy Speed 1.0x 1385KBps
Data area starting sector 30000h
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
Track Density 0.74um/track
Number of Layers 1