100 DVD-R or +r for $19.99 CompUSA

[tacoman97x]

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=316438&pfp=BROWSE

I picked up 2 @ $40 today at my local compusa today.........

AN31 or Princo DVD-R's

Infome R20 DVD+R's

I regard to the DVD-R media.. there are 2 different spindles....

One plastic wrapped with dividers at each end.. (an31'S)

The 2nd on a plastic column spindle with a white base....YOU CAN LABEL THESE AS WELL WHITE TOPS....(Princo)

I bought 2 of the 2nd option.....

[jaxxboss]

Prodisc eh? NOT. They are an amalgam of cmc and AML and Infomedia Inc.

[dmagic1]

Whats the media code for the ones you got?

[Fandim]

The media code I got in the +R's (I went and bought because he said they were prodisc), is "Infome R20". I'll be posting scans soon.

[richdvd]

20 cents a coaster? Not bad.

[steve2713]

20 cents a coaster? Not bad.

If Fandim's tests are any indication of their quality, they're good discs.

Just because they're inexpensive doesn't mean they're automatically crap, don't call them coasters unless you're speaking from experience (and it's obvious you're not). I bought 400 Fuji 8x TY discs for 20 cents apiece a few months ago, I guess they must be crap because they were a good price.

[richdvd]

Bought 2 spindles of Prodisc in the past and MOST of them were no good. FYI, I am not the only that has had problems with them. And yes, FUJI TY discs are good.

[steve2713]

Bought 2 spindles of Prodisc in the past and MOST of them were no good. FYI, I am not the only that has had problems with them. And yes, FUJI TY discs are good.

Actually, we're talking about Infome CompUSA discs, I'm not sure why Tacoman mentioned Prodisc. Unless it's specific to his store, there's no Prodisc media for $20 per 100 at Compusa that I'm aware of.

I won't dare suggest that these Infome discs are near as consistent from disc to disc as TY media or other high end media, but if Fandim's results are an indication of their overall quality, it doesn't get a whole lot better than the results he posted. Reviews of the same media in the DVD media section also seem to point out that they're good discs, only problem was some drives only burning them at 2.4x (probably from the FW not recognizing the media code).

[richdvd]

I was talking about -R Prodisc.
As far as +R goes, I never use any +R discs.
Sorry, I thought the thread title was -R.

[lacywest]

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=316438&pfp=BROWSE

I picked up 2 @ $40 today at my local compusa today.........

...... March 9th Quote ... My Mistake.. the DVD-R's are Princo's not Prodisc..... lol, I dunno what got into me.. as for the DVD+R's I dunno.....Weird, I didn't get AN31.. must be different medias .....

[Lacywest Quote >>> AN31 media code was for DVD-R]

Using that product code ... SKU 316438 ... and the link to CompUSA website ... and my own personal info [...I bought a 100 Pack ......] ... but I also bought 4 ... 50 Packs of the TDK Made in Japan DVD-R ... that code is further below.

The DVD-R 4.7GB 4X ... 100 Pack

CompUSA says ...
Manufacturer: FMI
Mfg Part #: 100607
Product Number: 316438
Was: $69.99
$19.99 (71% Off)
SAVE $50 after:
$50.00 instant savings


But ... DvdinfoPro ... says ...

Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID AN31
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 4.0x 5540KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Write Strategy Speed 4.0x 5540KBps
2x Speed OPC beta 0B
2x Speed OPC power 10
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 17
4x Write Strategy field 1 0D 0F 0B 0B
4x Write Strategy field 2 98 08 0F 0B
4x Write Strategy field 3 00 00 00 00
4x Speed OPC beta multi-pulse 06
4x Speed OPC power multi-pulse 1C
4x Write Strategy field 4 13 A8 88 65
4x Write Strategy field 5 98 9A 88 80 00 00
4x Write Strategy field 6 00 00 D0 00 00
Data area starting sector 30000h
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
Track Density 0.74um/track
Number of Layers 1
-------------------------------------
TDK DVD-R ... made in Japan

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
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

I bought eight ... 50 Packs of these ... I'm set for awhile for some quality burning ...

[richdvd]

Media code/Manufacturer ID AN31

Regarding AN31....according to www.nomorecoasters.com these are 4th class garbage media (landfill material). I believe this is what Naked Geek uses also. Just a heads up.

[Fandim]

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=261156

These are the DVD+R's.

[tacoman97x]

My Mistake.. the DVD-R's are Princo's not Prodisc..... lol, I dunno what got into me.. as for the DVD+R's I dunno.....Weird, I didn't get AN31.. must be different medias.....

Media Information
Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID PRINCO
Format Capacity Blank Disc
Free Blocks 411107328
Free Capacity 4.38GB(4.71GB)
Book Type DVD-R
Media Type DVD-R
Manufacturer Rated Speed >=4.0x 5540KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 2.0x 2770KBps
Write Strategy Speed 4.0x 5540KBps
2x Speed OPC beta 0C
2x Speed OPC power 13
2x Write Strategy field 1 11 77 77 80
2x Write Strategy field 2 AA 00 00 00 00 00
4x Speed OPC beta 01
4x Speed OPC power 1B
4x Write Strategy field 1 0D 0F 0D 08
4x Write Strategy field 2 99 0A 11 0D
4x Write Strategy field 3 00 00 00 00
4x Speed OPC beta multi-pulse 00
4x Speed OPC power multi-pulse 00
4x Write Strategy field 4 00 00 00 00
4x Write Strategy field 5 00 00 00 00 00 00
4x Write Strategy field 6 00 00 00 00 00
Data area starting sector 30000h
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
Track Density 0.74um/track
Number of Layers 1

Complete Media Code
00000000 00 6A 00 00 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 02 D9 0E 10 .j...@....R.....
00000010 66 77 70 00 03 50 52 49 4E 43 4F 00 04 00 00 00 fwp..PRINCO.....
00000020 00 00 00 00 05 CC E8 88 88 80 01 00 06 0C 13 11 ................

[seikima]

as for the DVD+R's I dunno.....Weird, I didn't get AN31.. must be different medias.....

+r or -r, these CompUSA discs are junk! the +r pack i got were AML001

[Zen of Encoding]

Whats the media code for the ones you got?

I purchased the 100 disc spindle of CompUSA brand DVD+R media for
$19.99 + tax in San Jose, CA on Sunday - Mar.6.

I returned the spindle two hours later because testing the discs with
DVD identifier software yielded a Media code/Manufacturer ID of:

AML.....001

These discs are garbage, according to most reviews:

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia.php?selectmedia=2216

[dmagic1]

I used some of those long ago with my SonyDRU500. They were terrible. Who knows if todays drives could do any better. I will never use AML 001 again.

[tacoman97x]

I think the princo DVD-R spindles there are some type of local compusa deal getting rid of old 4x princo DVD-R spindles... the rest of the media sucks....

[lacywest]

Yeah and some of us are dumb enuff to buy them.
When I'm waiting in line or walking around in these areas at CompUSA and BestBuy ... none of them know about this website ... dumb !!!