Costco TDK 16X -R printable media code?

[spiffy]

Hi everyone,

Does anyone have the media code for the printable 16X TDK -R that are being sold at Costco US? I picked up a 50 pack of the 8X printable -R a few months ago, and they worked pretty well. But I noticed that Costco has replaced the 8X for the 16X, so I am wondering if the quality is still the same...

(And do these 16X have the same hub size as the 8X?)

Thanks in advance!

Spiffy

[Rich86]

As you are probably aware, Costco has a very fair return policy for their members/customers, so if they do not work for you, I expect they will take them back and return your money with no problems. That's the great thing about buying from Costco.

[Gen-An]

AFAIK all TDK 16x DVD-R media carries the media code TTH02 regardless of where made (Japan, Taiwan or Luxembourg).

[dun4cheap]

** WARNING : Some Drives Do Not Return The Entire 'Media Code'-Block
When Dealing with Discs That Are Rated 6x And Higher.
** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 0Eh - Pre-Recorded Information In Lead-In
0000 : 01 40 c1 fd 9e d8 52 00 02 84 0d 12 98 99 90 00 .@....R.........
0010 : 03 54 54 48 30 32 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .TTH02..........
0020 : 05 88 80 00 00 00 02 00 06 09 0a 15 98 89 90 00 ................
0030 : 07 88 80 00 00 00 00 00 08 07 14 0a 0e 09 04 00 ................
0040 : 09 95 07 0d 0b 88 88 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 10 00 ................
0050 : 0b 06 17 15 b8 99 85 00 0c b8 9a 32 03 20 32 00 ...........2. 2.
0060 : 0d 00 00 d0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0070 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0080 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0090 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00a0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00b0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00c0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00d0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00e0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00f0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

[SilverBlade]

These discs have worked fine so far for me. I burned 5 of them, and I purchased 2 spindles of 100.

No burning problems, or playback/reading problems from my old Pioneer A05 drive

[dun4cheap]

I just burned around 300 of them with my acard duplicator and 7 pioneer burners. 3 dvd 108's and 4 110's

Although, I think the 8x ones were quicker.

[spiffy]

Hmm, so which manufactur actually makes TTH02 then?

I am perfectly happy with the 8X and don't have the need to get the 16X; but since that's all they have, I don't have any choice.

[SilverBlade]

I think TDK themselves makes them.

[Gen-An]

TDK makes them if they're from Luxembourg or Japan; if from Taiwan they are made by CMC Magnetics to TDK's specifications.