Hows Ritek G05 today?

[rob3rtz]

Hi guys, I read couple months ago G05 were having some issue, so I switch to TY02 , but this cost lot more, so I want to now how G05 quality now?

I'll be burning these only at 8X with Pioner 108,

or any other choice for me, I want 8X white hub printable media.

any opinion is really appreciated.

Thanks

[lordsmurf]

Not much better than yesterday.

[chas0039]

Many, many more problems showing up in EU. When this happened before for the G04s, it struck in the US about now. I would avoid.

[jimmalenko]

Got a Pioneer 107, and I've burnt about 80 now without missing a beat.

[iooi]

Go5 are runnig fine here. Use 108 burner had NO costers or poor playing disks.... Just stick to the branded ones such as RiDisk (red) or Datawrite (blue).

[joeg04]

Because Ritek changed G05 dye formular end of last year, your firmware has to be new enough. Check your burner and firmware version with this compatibility list (2nd column with headline "G05"):
http://www.ritek.com/products/dl/DVD_minus_%20PC_Burner_compatibility_04_25_2005.pdf

I read couple months ago G05 were having some issue

In most of the reported problems old firmware was involved.

But generally there are more reported problems with white inkjet printable than with silver top disks. Example:
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1229340#1229340
I think, the best G05 disks are Traxdata non-printable disks. Those are very good. If you want printable disks, switching to TY02 seems to be right from my viewpoint.

[lordsmurf]

But generally there are more reported problems with white inkjet printable than with silver top disks.

I just don't get this one. It's been a problem for LOTS of medias in the past 6-8 months or so. TY, PRODISC, MCC, TDK, etc .... even the best media are not immune.

Gives me yet another reason to not like inkjets.

[garryheather]

No problems here either.

[joeg04]

Gives me yet another reason to not like inkjets.

Compare for example statistically "Datawrite Printable"
https://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia.php?dvdmediasearch=datawrite+printable&dvdmediadvdri...+or+List+Media
to "Datawrite Classic" (=non-printable)
https://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia.php?dvdmediasearch=datawrite+classic&dvdmediadvdrids...+or+List+Media

See also a more systematic experiment related to that:
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1155412#1155412

I have the impression, that mainly cheap media have a special inkjet printable related problem, also from my own experience with some white printable LONGTEN001 and RITEKM02.

[zanos]

I personally have not had any problems with ritek g05. I've already burned about a 100 white inkjet printables. I just ordered 200 regular ones at 8x. TY are good but I can't sit around burning at 4x all day long.

[hech54]

Get shiny top media....not that printable shit.