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Old 29th November 2003, 15:35   #1
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I'm the new lucky owner of a Plextor 8x DVDwriter, what HQ media is recommended to write at this speed?

I thought of ordering these
http://shop.cdfreaks.com/index/2/2/4/207

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- 8x op Plextor 708
- 4x op Sony DRU 510A
- 4x op NEC 1300 A
- 4x op Pioneer A06
- 4x op BTC
- 4x op Liteon 401 en 411
- 4x op Teac W52
4.7GB per disc x 100= 470GB
€1.40 / disc
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The price seems great, but isn't it risky to use unprinted dvd's? 3/4th of my 2 year old unprinted cd-r's are unreadable due to scratches. : /

Or are you planning to label them?
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I have over 300 unbranded CDr's, some over 5 years old, the all still work flawlessly, high quality medium it is, can burn at max. writer speed (48x) without problem, also came from romstore/cdfreaks.be

I don't label my media, just use a permenant marker.
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Old 29th November 2003, 16:56   #4
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well maybe this? http://www.pctools.be (the promotion)

don't have a clue if princo is an A class medium.

(platinum and no-name suck btw, all my media > 1year is almost unreadable )
 
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"Up to 4x speed"

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Old 29th November 2003, 23:43   #6
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Offtopic, I know, but question :

What would be the cheapest place to buy a DVD writer + price? ( preferably 8x )

And what's the difference between DVD+R and DVD-R? I know they are just 2 standards, seperate media, but are they readable by all DVD drives?

I find the LiteOn at 130€ very tempting, but is it worth it to wait for the 8x to become cheaper? How long does it take to write a dvd with your plextor, jmke?

Thx! And again sorry for offtopic...
 
Old 30th November 2003, 00:54   #7
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I bought my Plextor @ www.pctools.be , it's €235 + €15 rembours shipping. quite competitively priced
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Mitsui and Tayio Yuden have a good rep

and check this out: http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/...ssages/815668/
 
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thanks Da_Boka!

I've ordered the no-name ones, I'll keep you guys posted on how it performs
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darn, could have used some too ...
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