Ritek - How are they?

[macho271]

Ok, this time.. **** the cheap discs.. Ive had bad experience with dvd+r that was not readable by my standalone dvdplayer, so now I want to try RITEK!

I read this review, and it seems that they work fine..

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia.php?selectmedia=280#comments

But, Im still a littlebit skepticaly to buyin new dvds.. 25$ is not something you want to just throw away!

Any tips..?

[lordsmurf]

RITEK are cheap discs.

[hech54]

I have two stacks of Riteks right here....both G04's.
One stack is Datasafe Ritek and the other ones are "naked" silver topped Ritek's. LOVE 'EM.

[Marvingj]

Ritek Disk Sucks Big Time, Unless you love Coasters...... You get what you pay for! Buy Good DVD's

[Almost Human]

I had a 6%-10% failure rate on other DVD+R's. The RITEK 2.4X DVD+R's purchased from Rima.com ($42 per 100) have less than 1% failure rate after 650 burns, I'll never use anything else with my HP200i.

[johns0]

Prodisc are much better and just as cheap.

[DennisHagemann]

They seem to work fine for me on my 708A. Wonder why the Lordsmuf doesn't like them?

[lordsmurf]

They seem to work fine for me on my 708A. Wonder why the Lordsmuf doesn't like them?

Too many coasters. The media has taken a severe nosedive in quality. It's very unsteady. One pack can be perfect, the next entirely worthless. That's not good.

[macho271]

ok, so the problem with ritek is that the burning may end in failiure.. that I dont care about now.. The thing I want to find is dvd+r that plays on my samsung sv-dvd440.. The dvd+r's i bought before often freezed and that kind of stuff, so Im looking for a dvd+r that works fine on the dvdplayer!

[lordsmurf]

You only have a few choices with +R media.
Go find some YUDEN000 discs. Taiyo Yuden from RIMA.com or SUPERMEDIASTORE.com

[macho271]

so the dvd+r's you reccomend are Taiyo Yuden PRO DVD+R 4x Print Sølv 25pk? Dont want to buy it from outside norway, but found a store that sells theese..!

I have to think about that for i while! : ]
Its not the burning failiure I am afraid of, Its if the will play in my dvdplayer or not.. (standalone)
and 30$ is a lot of money it the dvdplayer's not gonna play them!

[lordsmurf]

DVD+R may not play in your player.

Lots of things you still need to read up on.

[macho271]

How can I find out about that? The thing that happend last time was freezing.. It played, but freezed sometimes in the meny, and sometimes it just stopped.. But it wasent like it couldent play at all.. And the player plays dvd+rw completly fine, and if it plays +rw it should play +r..

Samsung SV-DVD440

[RickTheRed]

Your player may be picky.
Buy the media that will work with your player.
I am not saying to buy Taiyo Yuden. Just try different media.
I also know one Samsung DVD player that will read +R, but will not read +R with book type set at DVD-ROM. You have to experiment both if you want to burn +R

[Red96TA]

I've been using Ritek G04's for my business for nearly 8 months. Not one complaint from a customer that the disk won't work and not one coaster...and that's in over 800 disks.

[hech54]

I've been using Ritek G04's for my business for nearly 8 months. Not one complaint from a customer that the disk won't work and not one coaster...and that's in over 800 disks.

Same here....but not 800...more like 80.

[Adder_78]

Ritek has three quality grades: A, B and C. So don't blame Ritek brand if you got coasters if you don't know what grade they are (or fake). For example:

Traxdata = Ritek A Grade dye
Arita = Ritek B Grade dye
RiData = Ritek C Grade dye

[lordsmurf]

Ritek has never officially announced "grades" of media, so that's myth to date. People like NakedGeek (and aliases) were the ones pushing around this BS some months back. It never proved anything.

The only thing ever really confirmed was that the overprint discs were from various mistakes like bad printing the first time, so cover it up with ugly neon goo, and resell cheaper to not lose 100% of the costs.

[Adder_78]

Ritek has never officially announced "grades" of media, so that's myth to date. People like NakedGeek (and aliases) were the ones pushing around this BS some months back. It never proved anything.

The only thing ever really confirmed was that the overprint discs were from various mistakes like bad printing the first time, so cover it up with ugly neon goo, and resell cheaper to not lose 100% of the costs.

Well I have very good source for this info.

[RickTheRed]

Well I have very good source for this info.

Then, you should share this info with us

[Adder_78]

Well I have very good source for this info.

Then, you should share this info with us

I would love to but the conversation was "attorney privileged" so I'm not sure if I can?

[lordsmurf]

Well I have very good source for this info.

Then, you should share this info with us

I would love to but the conversation was "attorney privileged" so I'm not sure if I can?

Typical.
It's not like we're asking for trade secrets or industrial espionage.
Just documents to move information from myth/bunk to reality.

[Adder_78]

Well I can't reveal email conversation to public. It's against a law (in Finland it is). And I don't like to reveal my (inside) sources to anyone. Those are priceless... you just have to trust my word

[Bodysurf]

Ok, this time.. **** the cheap discs.. Ive had bad experience with dvd+r that was not readable by my standalone dvdplayer, so now I want to try RITEK!

I read this review, and it seems that they work fine..

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia.php?selectmedia=280#comments

But, Im still a littlebit skepticaly to buyin new dvds.. 25$ is not something you want to just throw away!

Any tips..?

I will echo LordSmurf's sentiments: Avoid Ritek -- they are too unpredictable.

Use Verbatim DataLife/Plus (MCC) or Taiyo-Yuden DVD+R. They are the ONLY reliable ones out there. It's not like price should be a huge issue now -- 8X ones are ~$0.60/each.

[Capmaster]

[stiltman]

Pretty cool how you get your screen to disappear by clicking on the media link

[Capmaster]

Pretty cool how you get your screen to disappear by clicking on the media link

I think that's an artifact. They all have them (I have one for each of the menu options on the left ).

[macho271]

Ok, I think I will go for the Taiyo Yuden PRO DVD+R 4x.

What should I choose:
White print
silver print
or just silver..
Whats the difference..!

[stiltman]

Ok, I think I will go for the Taiyo Yuden PRO DVD+R 4x.

What should I choose:
White print
silver print
or just silver..
Whats the difference..!

Print version if your printer can print to DVDs
just silver version if you don't have a printer that can print to DVD or if you like to use a felt marker instead of printing

[richdvd]

Well I can't reveal email conversation to public. It's against a law (in Finland it is). And I don't like to reveal my (inside) sources to anyone. Those are priceless... you just have to trust my word

Ya....ok
Ritek are crap discs w/ a very short lifespan.
I have seen LOTS that work for a few months (maybe even a year) and then they crap out and become unreadable. I DEFINATELY would not give them to customers (that is, if you want them to come back)