HP 16X DVD-/+R 100 Spindle 33.99 at Office Max

[vice86]

I needed some blank DVD's and saw this deal at OM....are HP discs even good?

In the latest NERO, I can only select 12X as the fasted burning speed with these 16X discs

[RAAGAAman]

Those most likely CMC. No problem with the drives that I have.

RG

[vice86]

yeah...burned a couple discs without issue so far...just wondering why I aint getting 16X burning speeds...but I can't complain about 4 1/2 mins to burn a full disc at 12X

[ntscuser]

I had a Verbatim refuse to burn at 16X. My guess is it was a substandard example so the software dropped the max speed to 12X. It worked perfectly anyway after that.

[koolaidwa]

whats the media code of that hp media?

[lordsmurf]

HP DVD+R = CMC
Some burners do well with these.

The HP DVD-R (CMC) I would still avoid.

There is better media out there, equally priced.
This isn't a bargain really.

[vice86]

like what brands lordsmurf? I'm not really down on all the good/bad media...if i get a brand that works..i'm happy.

[Gen-An]

Verbatim 16x 100 disc spindles were on sale recently at Office Depot for $39.99; they're Mitsubishi media and much better quality than CMC media. I'd wait for that promotional price to come back around. Alternately, you can get 100 Taiyo Yuden 8x DVD-R inkjet hub printable from www.rima.com for $39.99 plus shipping.

[lordsmurf]

Sony brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = YUDEN media
Sony brand DVD+R (made in Taiwan) = SONY media
Sony brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = TY or SONY media
Fuji brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = YUDEN media
Fuji brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = TY media
Verbatim brand DVD-R (made in Taiwan) = MCC media
Verbatim brand DVD+R (made in Taiwan) = MCC media
Maxell brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = MXL media
Maxell brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = MAXELL media
TDK brand DVD-R (made in Taiwain) = TDK media

Pick one. Best Buy, Staples, Office Depot, Walmart, Fry's and OfficeMax are all fine places to pick up some of these discs. About $15-20 per 50 pack on sale. New sale each week it seems.

[ofbarea]

Sony brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = YUDEN media
Sony brand DVD+R (made in Taiwan) = SONY media
Sony brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = TY or SONY media
Fuji brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = YUDEN media
Fuji brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = TY media
Verbatim brand DVD-R (made in Taiwan) = MCC media
Verbatim brand DVD+R (made in Taiwan) = MCC media
Maxell brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = MXL media
Maxell brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = MAXELL media
TDK brand DVD-R (made in Taiwain) = TDK media

This is a great summary on the good available media. Thanks a lot

[kisrum]

Fuji brand DVD+R (made in Japan) = YUDEN media
Fuji brand DVD-R (made in Japan) = TY media

Best Buy has Fuji Brand on sale this week, $15.00 for 50 after instore rebate, however, the only ones I've seen so far are made in Taiwan. Hold out for made in Japan.