What's the best DVD+R Media?

[NeoMaster]

Yeah, I was wondering what would you guys recommend for gaming/movie purposes?

 

From my experiences these brands are great.

 

Maxell 4x 9/10

Memorex 4x 8/10

Memorex 8x 10/10

Sony (unknown)

Vakoss (unknown)

Verbatim (unknown)

Mitsumi (unknown)

Kodak (unknown)

 

So, give your ratings for the unknowns or knowns and recommend some that aren't on the list.

[Wizard]

For movies, don't use DVD+R. Use DVD-R(better in compairson).

 

Verbatim, Memorex, TDK, Fujifilm +Rs are grade.

Verbatim DVD-R are best quality i've ever used.

 

DVD+Rs lean towards more data oreinted tasks, while DVD-R leans more towards media(DVD Audio/Movies).

[Superman]

I have used Arita purple DVD+R for games and had no problems at all.

[NeoMaster]

I like using the +R format because it works on my ps2 and movies so meh. I don't like the idea of buying + and - because...money doesn't grow on bushes.

 

I'm wondering if anyone has tried mitsumi, they look reasonable but I see them in stores in a 100 pk for 40 CAD. I'm a little paranoid that they have the price because it..well, stinkxors.

[Wizard]

They cost the same man.

 

At least around here they do. Which part of canada you in?

[NeoMaster]

I live in Toronto. And they do NOT cost the same,

 

Fujifilm 50 pk is $50.

Maxell 50 pk is $40

Memorex 50 pk is $50

Vakoss 100 pk is $50

Mitsumi 100 pk is $40

Prices from BestBuy.ca

 

My god, this is the first time I've seen a dual layer disc on sale. 3 pk for 40 bucks? Dearest me. I need one to get Gran Turismo 4...

Edited February 28, 2005 by NeoMaster

[Prican25]

gt4 can't be played via backup due to some new protection.

 

i personaly used ritek G04 -r and verbatim -r the most and they work damn good.

 

i also used fuji film -r which works decently on my ps2 but my xbox is picky with them (works for normal games but not with making emulator discs). i only got the fuji's due to a nice christmas sale (50pk for $10; bought 4)

[NeoMaster]

gt4 can't be played via backup due to some new protection.

 

i personaly used ritek G04 -r and verbatim -r the most and they work damn good.

 

i also used fuji film -r which works decently on my ps2 but my xbox is picky with them (works for normal games but not with making emulator discs). i only got the fuji's due to a nice christmas sale (50pk for $10; bought 4)

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I doubt gt 4 is unplayable. I'm still going to try when I get a dual layered though. I saw the iso on some torrent sites and they wouldn't have uploaded it if it didn't work.

[Prican25]

man torrents can have anything, working or not

 

its been in many ps2 forums that the game doesn't work as a burnt copy due to a new protection however if you can get a hk silver of the game it does work since its pressed and not burnt.

 

if you notice theres not a usa release of the game except for one that was nuked since the morons at JEI that released it, thought it was dvd5 (windows only sees the first layer of a dvd9 disc).

[Agozer]

Yeah, just because people can dump the DVD-ROM contents to an image dosn't always guarantee that the game will work after burning the image.

[NeoMaster]

man torrents can have anything, working or not

 

its been in many ps2 forums that the game doesn't work as a burnt copy due to a new protection however if you can get a hk silver of the game it does work since its pressed and not burnt.

 

if you notice theres not a usa release of the game except for one that was nuked since the morons at JEI that released it, thought it was dvd5 (windows only sees the first layer of a dvd9 disc).

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Ahh, the terminology is hurting me. Well, it never hurts to try. I just need for those pesky dual layers prices to go down.

 

PS: What's the difference between dvd5 and dvd9?

Edited March 1, 2005 by NeoMaster