new memorex cd-r's

[jeex]

i've been using memorex cd-r's for a long long time.. the white top one's.. never really had a problem with them.. today i purchased a 100 pack from walmart, the packaging looked a little different from the normal 100 packs of memorex i usually buy.. and to my shigrin, the discs looks different too.. they look kinda blue/green, and asshiny (reflective) as the old memorexes.. the normal memorexes that i buy are shiny light-green.. never had a problem with them.. i havent tried out these new ones.. but the rim around the center isnt clear like the normal memorexes i use.. here is the info from cd-r identifier on both type's;

[new memorex] (it says made in japan on the label)

atip: 97m 24s 01f
disc manufacturer: taiyo yuden company ltd.
recording layer: dye (Long strategy; e.g. Cyaine, Azo etc)
media type: CD-Recordable
nominal Capacity: 702.83MB (79m 59s 72f / LBA: 359847)

[old memorex] (not sure where they were made, no longer have the label)

atip 97m 17s 06f
disc manufacturer: Moser Baer India Ltd.
recording layer: Dye (Short strategy; e.g. Phthalocyanine)
media type: CD-Recordable
normal capacity: 702.83MB (79m 59s 74f / LBA: 359849)



based on this information, which cd-r is better as far as failure rate, uv protection, refectivity, & compatibility?


thanks for any help

[DigiToast]

My take on the situation is that your new Memorex discs (Taiyo Yuden) should be of pretty high quality.

I used to buy and use quite a bit of cheap ritek discs for transporting data to different locations I was working at, but they would all conk out on me and stop reading after half a year or so. Since then, I've switched to using cd-rs from four manufacturing plants only (and havn't had a single problem to date): TDK, Taiyo Yuden, Kodak, and Sony. Those four plants have consistently ranked in disc quality tests as top choices for archival usage; so I would suggest seeing if your new cd-rs work in whatever player you're using (assuming you're making s/vcds) and if everything works well, then there shouldn't be anything to worry about.

[jeex]

i'm going to make an audio cd-r and try it out in;

laptop, 3 different dvd players, ps2, old computer, car cd player & portable cd player.. if it works in them, i'll be cool with it.. especially considering the new memorexes are supposedly of higher quality.