is this the real TAIYO YUDEN media

[glenpinn]

hi there.
after a lot of searching for "real" taiyo yudens here in aust, are these the "real deal" that everyone seems to rave about.
i know they are only 4x speed burn but because im using them for dvd videos i burn at 4x anyway, and the TY 8x are a lot more expensive.

i normally use RITEK G04/G05 which has never failed me yet in over 2000 burns in 2 years, they burn on every dvd burner i have ever used, and playback on all dvd players that me, and my clients have played them in, but because these TY 4x discs are only $15au more per 100 discs at this store i thought id try them out.

can anyone say for sure if they will be the real TY-G01 (i think G01 is the 4x speed and G02 is the 8x speed disc)
theres a lot of stores selling what i think might be rubbish and simply need to be sure that im getting what it says im getting.

thanks in advance.....GLEN

1. TY dvd-r 4x printable
http://www.jpldisplays.com.au/oscommerce/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_25&products_id=217

2. TY dvd-r 8x printable
http://www.jpldisplays.com.au/oscommerce/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_25&products_id=301

3. RITEK dvd-r 8x printable
http://www.jpldisplays.com.au/oscommerce/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_25&products_id=188

4. this is TY (oem) dvd-r 8x very cheap for 600 discs, are they the real TY-G01 or made by some other manufacturer ???
http://www.pcx.com.au/products/detail.asp?&item=830

[glenpinn]

hi again, well plenty of lookers at my thread but it dont matter about replies now because i just ordered 200 of these TY dvd-r 4x discs which have been guarrenteed by my new supplyer to be genuine japanese TY-G01 media. thier price is so low now because of the newer 8x discs that sell for a heap more, and because i burn my dvd vids at max 4x anyway, i decided to get a years supply b4 they run out, by this time next year the 8x and 16x will be the same price as these 4x disc are now.
my seller told me if im not happy i can send them all back, so as of now they are on the way and time will tell.
btw, i was formerly told by my new supplier that the RITEK G04 (dvd-r 4x) was a good disc, as i used lots of them without a problem, and no probs yet with the G05, but he told me since RITEK got to making 8x G05 they had so many to produce that they started outsourcing thier production because thier own factory couldnt cope, and they lowered the organic dye quality and simply they are not the best quality right now, although apparently they have started lifting thier game (i hope so)
i was told by this seller that not to buy TDK dvd-r media here in aust because its all shipped in from china and is made by CMC. no wonder my 100 tub of TDK cd-r discs i got cheap last week were so cheap, they are infact made by CMC and my new supplier has genuine TY 100 printable tub cdr discs for $50 so i ordered those and will give my TDK away to my bro.
thanks anyway for reading, is there any way this thread can be removed.

cheers.....GLEN