SPEEDY DISKS from SHOP4TECH ARE FLAWED!

[defense]

First, here is the media id of these SPEEDY DVD-R disks.

00 6A 00 00 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 02 F7 0E 0B .J...@....R.....
77 88 70 00 03 4C 4F 4E 47 54 45 00 04 4E 20 30 W.P..LONGTE..N 0
30 31 00 00 05 AA A2 22 22 20 01 00 06 0B 0F 12 01....."" ......
66 66 80 00 07 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 08 01 1B 0B FF..............
0F 08 08 00 09 55 09 10 0B 90 88 00 0A 80 88 80 .....U..........
88 80 10 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00 ................

the media section should probably be updated with this media ID.


Just thought i'd make some people aware that these disks are not as good of a buy as one might initially think. I was also pm'd to try some samples, and decided to try them. They were sent overnight mail and I tested them out yesterday evening. The problem with these disks are that they will NOT burn @4x in the SONY DRU500AX, and probably not in any Sony burner. I can't speak for Pioneer but these disks are basically NOT TRUE 4X disks!

The burn process will start out @4x, and between 1-3 minutes later, it will quickly change to reflect 2x. The disk will burn @2x. I have tried to burn with the "max" setting in RECORDNOW MAX..as well as the "4x" setting...both yield the same 4x initially, but quickly downgrade to a 2x burn speed.

The Good News: The disks havent' had any freezing or locking up issues, however, for .99 for 2x media, you can do a hell of a lot better in many other places. Shop4tech was deceitful with the PIODATA/LEAD DATA PIONEER OEM disks, they were shady with the fact that they were NOT "JOMO" when I think it's clear that they are. Hell, you can just read their posts and figure out that one. And they all of a sudden have this EXCELLENT 4X media which was TESTED on all the major burners and burned all the time @4x. Well, that's intersting, because I burned all but one and they have ALL BURNED no greater then 2x.

While the Meritline 4x media I burned, was consistent for the "most part" @ 4x....with the exception of 2 brands, which I will have to amend my Meritline media post to reflect.

Just beware with these disks and if you want 4x medai, then these disks certainly aren't for you.

[txpharoah]

At least you didn't pay for them. That's why I reported JOMO/Shop4tech rather than trying his crap. I didn't want to waste time on media I already surmised was garbage and was suspicous of their marketing practices.

This comes as NO SHOCK to myself.

Good job reporting it.

[galactica]

I was pm'd too and said yes to the request

however, the user has since been banned, so I doubt I will ever see anything.

oh well

[Vizcaya]

I recieved a sample batch of the 4X Matrix DVD-R's. They do Burn at 4X, and so far no freezing . At the price, a good deal. I tested on a Pioneer 343.

It doesn't work on a PS2.


Viz