TDK DVD-R 8X Media at Compusa $17.99 for 50

[rr6966]

Just went to CompUsa at lunch and picked up 2 -50pk of DVD-R, made in Japan. They had alot of made in Japan media, this is suppose to be a 5 day only sale. I don't have the media code, I am at work, thought i would give a heads up. Container looks like the larger TY container.

[HatchetMan]

I wonder if the "+" is MIJ too.
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=317123&pfp=BROWSE

[rr6966]

I'm sorry I didn'y even look at the DVD+R's. The -R's caught my attention because there were a couple of dozen (at least) and half had to be made in Japan. So, I was surprised!

[HatchetMan]

I just came back from Best Buy empty handed. They had Sony 50pks on sale for $22.99, all MIT. Oh well, not as good of a deal anyway. I'll have to hunt down a CompUSA, not too many around here.

[brun]

sweet deal, just got mine at the local Compusa.

[ApolloCreed21]

Can someone confirm the media code on the -R or +R discs ?

[Bullworth]

I bought a pack yesterday. The code was TYG02, somone else posted yesterday that they got a pack that had the MIJ code. Wish I could've purchased some of those but, oh well!l 8)

[rr6966]

Media Information
Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID TYG02
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 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 12.0x 16620KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 6.0x 8310KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Write Strategy Speed 4.0x 5540KBps
2x Speed OPC beta 08
2x Speed OPC power 0E
2x Write Strategy field 1 11 87 78 80
2x Write Strategy field 2 88 80 00 00 00 00
4x Speed OPC beta 06
4x Speed OPC power 13
4x Write Strategy field 1 0D 10 0E 07
4x Write Strategy field 2 97 07 0D 0B
4x Write Strategy field 3 80 00 00 00
4x Speed OPC beta multi-pulse 06
4x Speed OPC power multi-pulse 18
4x Write Strategy field 4 17 85 78 75
4x Write Strategy field 5 D6 89 A8 92 01 20
4x Write Strategy field 6 10 00 D0 00 00
Data area starting sector 30000h
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
Track Density 0.74um/track
Number of Layers 1


Here is my scan.

[HatchetMan]

I bought a pack yesterday. The code was TYG02, somone else posted yesterday that they got a pack that had the MIJ code. Wish I could've purchased some of those but, oh well!l 8)

MIJ is not a code. It simply means that the discs were Made in Japan. If you got TYG02, which is what you were implying, then you also got MIJ - Taiyo Yuden. TTG02 however is MIT (Made in Taiwan).

[Bullworth]

Thanks for the clarification. At least I won't make a fool out of myself about that again. Is there a big difference between the TY and TT, that is, the ones made in Japan and Taiwan?

[nickyboy4]

Mine were -r TYg02

[budz]

Mine were -r TYg02

I went down to the local COMPUSA here in Honolulu and all the freeking spindles of DVD-R/+R were all MADE IN TAIWAN. So I didn't buy any but I'm glad I bought 2 spindles of the MAXELL DVD+R that was on sale the other week at OFFICE DEPOT, 100 discs for $41.00.

[deejay.2001]

either tyg02 or ttg02 media code should be perfect quality..
much better than cmc magnetics...

so if you get TTG02 made in taiwan....it is very good quality...

[HatchetMan]

Thanks for the clarification. At least I won't make a fool out of myself about that again. Is there a big difference between the TY and TT, that is, the ones made in Japan and Taiwan?

Most people prefer the TY as it is made by Taiyo Yuden, but I personally have never had a single problem with TT. If you want to burn faster than 8x, then definately go with TY. I have however purchased TDK w/ media code CMC which were iffy at best, but those were "+". To sum up, it's a pretty good bet that you are getting good quality media when you purchase TDK DVD "-" R. You take your chances when getting TDK DVD "+" R. Just my 2 cents worth from my own experience.

Sidebar: Visually inspect every disc of any brand before burning. Most every coaster I have made had a defect that was visible upon close inspection. Like a spec of something here or there that could not be easily blown off. Like something that looks like a crinkle in the top surface (branding error?). Like the dye not looking evenly spread. I had a couple in a batch where the inner ring in the dye, hard to describe, flip a disc over and look, but it was wavey. It recorded fine (no errors) but my players refused to read it. Again, just my 2 cents worth from my own experience.

[lacywest]

CompUSA in Fresno, Calif ... The -R are there ... Made in Japan ... but the +R are made in Taiwan.

Yesterday ... I bought 4 ... 50 packs. Today ... I bought another ... 4 ... 50 packs. I didn't get any +R ... at all. Just the -Rs

[OldAmateur]

The CompUSA in Brighton MA today had both TY and TT DVD-R disks labeled as TDK 8x. Same SKU, same label, but the cases were different: the TT in tall cake boxes with about 3/4 inch of space above the stack of disks; the TY in shorter cylinders with rounded-off "corners" on the top.

Although labeled as 8x, the TT disks show as 4x maximum in DVDinfo and Nero. The TY disks burn fine at 8X with Nero.

[dartboard]

I bought these a few weeks ago and they burn great in my Nec-3500 and play without a problem on my sony dvd-315 player. They burn at 12x on my burner. Info -tool cofirms them as TYG02. A great bargain IMO.

I noticed that Rima is now selling TYG03 16x disc for just $28 for 50. anyone have any experience with these?

[BBock727]

damn, i waited till sunday! Is this deal still good? Anyone know if they have the TDK TYs this week? Also other than the 1 person that described the boxes, how did the rest of you figure out which were TY and which werent

[BBock727]

from the look of their website (i know sometime its not the same) it seems that these spindles are 39.99 while the 25pack is 19.99 again. Can anyone confirm this?

[lacywest]

damn, i waited till sunday! Is this deal still good? Anyone know if they have the TDK TYs this week? Also other than the 1 person that described the boxes, how did the rest of you figure out which were TY and which werent

Best Buy has Fuji .... for 20 bucks ... 50 Pack ... seen in Sunday paper March 13th.

[cyflyer]

TTG02 is Made in Taiwan ? My TDK TTG01's are marked Made in Japan on the box.

[rr6966]

TTG02 and TTG01 are both good media. I've used alot of these and have never had a problem. For me these have both been made in Taiwan. I believe the TTG01 are 4x media and the TTG02 are 8x media.

[budz]

Lately I've had freezing problems with the TTG02. I bought this spindle a few months ago from COMPUSA. I figured it's the media which is why I didn't purchase any from last weeks COMPUSA sale. I backed up the same movie with the TTG02 and got freezing in the middle of the movie. I used a MAXELL 8X disc for the same movie and had no playback problems. The discs were burned in my PIONEER 107 drive.

[kilobyte]

The ones I got at my local CompUSA are CMC MAG E01.

[lacywest]

The ones I got at my local CompUSA are CMC MAG E01.

And there suppose to be TDK ??? WOW ... you got burned big time.

I hope that doesn't happen to me ... I bought 8 -- 50 Packs of the Made in Japan 50 Packs. I've only opened up one 50 pack and they are ....

DvdinfoPro ...

Media Information
Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID TYG02
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 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 6.0x 8310KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Write Strategy Speed 4.0x 5540KBps

[RonBoy]

The ones I got at my local CompUSA are CMC MAG E01.

TDK +R 8x can be CMC MAG E01 and the ones I have burn OK at 4x but the TDK +R 8x RICOHJPN R02 burn great at 8x.

[mattyboy]

someone post a scan of their backup(s) from these discs!