Looking for the Taiyo Yuden CD-R's that have that blue look.

[happydog500]

Years a go I bought some Taiyo Yuden CD-R's. When you look at them, they have this really nice blue look to them. You could see the burn very well. I liked them.

Looking at TY now, I see some on the internet that don't have that blue look. Some have a darker look to them.
I see people get certain ones because they print on them. I don't print, but use a 'CD Marker" to write on.

I just want to get TY CD's. Not a supper duper good one, not a value line, but a CD. TY has so many different kinds, how do I know which ones have that blue look to them? Are the blue ones OK?

What place is the best to get them? I see 50 for about the same price as 100. What's up with that?

Thank you,
Chris.

[jman98]

It's been a while since I have bought TY discs. I do have some CD-Rs, but I probably burn maybe 1 a month so the last time I bought any was prior to JVC buying TY's media. At that time, all TY CD-Rs were blue. I can tell you that prior to the buyout that TY only used a special type of cyanine dye and this dye shows up as blue. This is not in any way scientific, but I have a hunch that Verbatim, who uses a dye that shows up as purple (if I remember correctly), may actually have a somewhat superior dye in terms of longevity. But that is only a hunch. I've bought some TY DVD-R discs since JVC took over and they have been every bit as good as the ones made prior to the takeover. So I would not have any qualms about buying TY discs. There have been no reports at all of any quality drop since the JVC takeover.

I usually buy my discs at http://www.supermediastore.com or http://www.rima.com. I just go with whoever has the best price. TY has tended to sell their discs officially in units of 100 (except for Watershield discs, which sell in groups of 50) so you may just be seeing some vendor splitting a group of 100 in half. CD-Rs probably don't sell as well any more as they used to, so it may just be easier to sell in units of 50 than 100. Verbatim typically sells in units of 50.

[happydog500]

Why do they have so many different ones? I saw some that where dark gray or brown. I didn't want to order that kind.

Thank you for the reply,
Chris.

[jman98]

Why do they have so many different ones? I saw some that where dark gray or brown. I didn't want to order that kind.

Thank you for the reply,
Chris.

NEVER seen or heard of ANYBODY making CD-Rs with that color dye. You definitely need to stick to reliable sellers. That means online vendors like http://www.rima.com or http://www.supermediastore.com or even http://www.newegg.com. I am skeptical about the authenticity of the discs you are describing.

[happydog500]

Why do they have so many different ones? I saw some that where dark gray or brown. I didn't want to order that kind.

Thank you for the reply,
Chris.

NEVER seen or heard of ANYBODY making CD-Rs with that color dye. You definitely need to stick to reliable sellers. That means online vendors like http://www.rima.com or http://www.supermediastore.com or even http://www.newegg.com. I am skeptical about the authenticity of the discs you are describing.

rima.com has bad resellerratings.com, so I will order from another palce. supermediastore lists so many differnt ones. I just want a regular TY CD-R. They have;


White inkjet printable hub
White Inkjet printable
silver inkjet printable
silver lacquer printable
water shield white inkjet printable

[classfour]

The TYs that I'm using now have a "blue" cast to them - and they're not an old purchase - shiney silver tops.

So "blue" isn't that different - the "shiney silver" ones are the harder to find.

[classfour]

I haven't had problems with rima.com, but prefer supermediastore.com for most purchases - and they usually have the better deal.

[happydog500]

Sorry I wasn't able to explain good enough.
What is the difference between silver inkjet printable and silver lacquer printable?
And what's the difference between White inkjet printable hub and White Inkjet printable? Why so many different ones?

Which ones are a like a regular CD-R? The "silver inkjet" or "silver lacquer?"

Chris.

[aedipuss]

i used to burn a cdr called verbatim digital vinyl that were blue dye on the bottom and vinyl record looking on the top. they even had a center white area to print on.

[jman98]

Sorry I wasn't able to explain good enough.
What is the difference between silver inkjet printable and silver lacquer printable?
And what's the difference between White inkjet printable hub and White Inkjet printable? Why so many different ones?

Which ones are a like a regular CD-R? The "silver inkjet" or "silver lacquer?"

Chris.

"Inkjet printable" means the surface can printed on using an inkjet printer if you have a disc tray to hold the disc and software like Acoustica CD Label Maker that can print labels on discs. Silver just means that the disc is silver, so it's best for text only type printing. White is best for color graphics printing, although you can certainly print just text on them. Do you have any old audio CDs from years ago that just have text on them and no designs of any kind on the label? The silver discs are best for that kind of thing.

Hub printable means that the printable area extends almost to the hole in the middle. Non-hub printable discs have a larger area in the center that you cannot print to.

Lacquer discs are supposed to be printed on with a special type of disc printer, but it's been years since I've heard of people buying those. As best I remember those printers (sorry, but I don't remember the name of that kind of printer) could only do text printing. They weren't like ink jet printers that can print paper documents and print disc labels. Printers for lacquer discs can only print to discs.

Silver inkjet is probably the most practical if you want the printable surface to look like old style silver audio CDs.