FTI Falcon Media Pro 16X DVD±R results thread

*MegaDETH* · 17-04-2009

Please post your FTI Falcon media Pro 16X DVD±R here.

Please list your Drive and firmware, Burn speed, MID, and Program used.

Drive - Optiarc AD-7240S /1.00
MID: Falcon Media Pro 16x DVD+R White Inkjet Hub Printable "TDK 003"
Burned with: CDSpeed
Burned at: 16x
Time: 5:31

*MegaDETH* · 17-04-2009

Drive - Optiarc AD-7240S /1.00
MID: Falcon Media Pro 16x DVD-R Silver Inkjet Hub Printable "TTH02"
Burned with: CDSpeed
Burned at: 16x
Time: 5:33

*MegaDETH* · 17-04-2009

I would also like to comment on the printing surface. The surface of both the White and the Silver Inkjet printables are very smooth almost like TY Watershield, the output on my Epson R320 looks very nice, not close to Watershield but nice!

*MegaDETH* · 17-04-2009

Drive - LG BH08LS20 /1.00
MID: Falcon Media Pro 16x DVD+R White Inkjet Hub Printable "TDK 003"
Burned with: CDSpeed
Burned at: 16x
Time: 5:46

*MegaDETH* · 18-04-2009

Drive - LG GBW-H20L /YG01
MID: Falcon Media Pro 16x DVD+R White Inkjet Hub Printable "TDK 003"
Burned with: CDSpeed
Burned at: 16x
Time: 5:45

*MegaDETH* · 18-04-2009

Drive - LG GBW-H20L /YG01
MID: Falcon Media Pro 16x DVD-R Silver Inkjet Hub Printable "TTH02"
Burned with: CDSpeed
Burned at: 16x
Time: 5:43

*MegaDETH* · 18-04-2009

Drive - LITE-ON iHAS220
MID: Falcon Media Pro 16x DVD-R Silver Inkjet Hub Printable "TTH02"
Burned with: Nero Burning ROM "Video DVD"
Burned at: 16x
Time: Not Full

**deanwitty** · 18-04-2009

Thanks for creating this

. Wonderful way to stop the speculation and start the knowledge. They do have one of the nicer print surfaces, don't they

. Liking the vivid color the silver pearls give w/ my RX680.

Samsung SH-S202G(SB00)
Falcon 16X DVD-R white inkjet printable
Burned at 16X with CD Speed
MID: TTH02

**deanwitty** · 18-04-2009

Lite-on DH-20A4P (9P59)
Falcon 16X DVD+R white inkjet printable
Burned at 16X with CD Speed
MID: TDK003

**deanwitty** · 18-04-2009

Lite-on DH-20A4P (9P59)
Falcon 16X DVD+R white inkjet printable
Burned at 12X with CD Speed
MID: TDK003

**deanwitty** · 18-04-2009

Optiarc AD-7200A (1.Z3)
Falcon 16X DVD-R white inkjet printable
Burned overspeed at 18X with CD Speed
MID: TTH02

Goood jitter for an overspeed burn. Would expect no less from my 7200

*MegaDETH* · 18-04-2009

Also something I would like to mention, these discs came VERY VERY clean.
Dust on the bottom of packaged/sealed media always bugs me and these are CLEAN, not even a spec of dust!

*MegaDETH* · 18-04-2009

Drive - LITE-ON iHAS220
MID: Falcon Media Pro 16x DVD+R White Inkjet Hub Printable "TDK 003"
Burned with: CDSpeed
Burned at: 16x
Time: 5:43

**deanwitty** · 19-04-2009

Optiarc AD-7200A (1.Z3)
Falcon 16X DVD-R white inkjet printable
Burned overspeed at 16X with CD Speed
MID: TTH02
Burn time 5:28

*MegaDETH* · 19-04-2009

Damn look at that Jitter!

*evo69* · 19-04-2009

Great results, thanks for sharing your scans!

Now only if I could get my hands on some of that FTI media here in Asia...

Also, can anyone comment on the longevity of FTI/TDK media, or would that also be all speculation?

**deanwitty** · 19-04-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo69

Great results, thanks for sharing your scans!

Now only if I could get my hands on some of that FTI media here in Asia...

Also, can anyone comment on the longevity of FTI/TDK media, or would that also be all speculation?

Hi evo69

. Last time I E-mailed Fred Perez at Falcon about availability in Asia/Philippines(3-5-09) , his response was "doesn't look good". Sorry

. Just e-mailed him again for an update a few days ago, let you know if that changes

.
You've probably seen our discussion about longevity http://club.cdfreaks.com/f33/how-goo...falcon-271517/. I'm pretty convinced that FTI's manufacturing will lead to durable discs. But of course, only time will tell

. And I was serious before, if Falcon can't get these to you, I'll send some over myself

. Have you seen the CD-R scans?

**deanwitty** · 19-04-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by MegaDETH

Damn look at that Jitter!

You can imagine the big grin on my face at the end of that scan

.
Speaking of nice jitter, you mentioned liking -R's. I know its OT, but thought I'd post this for you

.

iHAS322(3L14-CK-FR-SCR)
SB: on, others: off
Falcon Media Pro 8X DVD-R burned at 8X
MID: TTH01
Made in UAE by FTI

*evo69* · 19-04-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by deanwitty

Hi evo69

. Last time I E-mailed Fred Perez at Falcon about availability in Asia/Philippines(3-5-09) , his response was "doesn't look good". Sorry

. Just e-mailed him again for an update a few days ago, let you know if that changes

.
You've probably seen our discussion about longevity http://club.cdfreaks.com/f33/how-goo...falcon-271517/. I'm pretty convinced that FTI's manufacturing will lead to durable discs. But of course, only time will tell

. And I was serious before, if Falcon can't get these to you, I'll send some over myself

. Have you seen the CD-R scans?

I'm getting bored with having the majority of my blank media of the MCC/MKM fare and was hoping for an alternative since TY is also virtually non-existent locally (even if they do have an office here, but I think it's for something unrelated to media production). Your offer of sending some over is really tempting, but I'm pretty sure the shipping will cost more than the media.

I would still like to remain (somewhat) practical with regards to media purchases (as much as a CDFreak as I am!)

That iHAS burn of 8x TTH01 is really good!

The CD-R scans were also fantastic, and the diamond finish makes it even better!

Thanks dean!

*negritude* · 19-04-2009

This all brings up some really interesting issues, since these are TDK media codes. Does anyone have hope that one day, we may start to see the return of these codes to regular use under the TDK brand, and maybe even start seeing more made in the UAE media under that brand?

It's truly a surreal moment when you realize that the elephant in the room is the fact that we are seeing the comeback of TDK from the trash heap, even though the letters TDK are nowhere to be found on the package or the disc label.

**deanwitty** · 20-04-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo69

Your offer of sending some over is really tempting, but I'm pretty sure the shipping will cost more than the media.

I would still like to remain (somewhat) practical with regards to media purchases (as much as a CDFreak as I am!)

That iHAS burn of 8x TTH01 is really good!

The CD-R scans were also fantastic, and the diamond finish makes it even better!

Thanks dean!

Yes, checked shipping cost and at $16.00 for 50 or $30.00 for 100, it would make these some pricey discs

. Perhaps some of the TDK made in UAE's will find their way over there soon

. Was really glad to see that CD-R burn I posted in the iHAS322 thread. Nice to find a new CD-R that my Lite-ons love

.

Quote:

Originally Posted by negritude

This all brings up some really interesting issues, since these are TDK media codes. Does anyone have hope that one day, we may start to see the return of these codes to regular use under the TDK brand, and maybe even start seeing more made in the UAE media under that brand?

It's truly a surreal moment when you realize that the elephant in the room is the fact that we are seeing the comeback of TDK from the trash heap, even though the letters TDK are nowhere to be found on the package or the disc label.

It is odd, and perhaps a bit cryptic to the general disc buying population the way that these Falcons are finding their way into the market. Reports from Europe that TDK made in UAE are becoming available, but no word from anyone in the US that these have been spotted yet. I'm definitely glad that the Falcon branded discs are becoming readily available over here

. The return of high quality TDK SL's, CD-R's, and DL's(in the form of RICOHJPN D01 Falcons in the US), is certainly cause to celebrate

.

@MegaDETH: Just ran across your post about the SD-SATA-4P card in VistaX64 forum. About to install a couple of those I snagged off E-bay myself($20.00/ea.

)

.

Lite-on DH-20A3P(XV6D-CK-FB-SCR)SB-on, others-off
Falcon 16X DVD+R white inkjet printable
Burned at 8X with CD Speed
MID: TDK003

**deanwitty** · 20-04-2009

BenQ DW1640(BSLB)
Falcon 16X DVD+R white inkjet printable
Burned at 12X with CD Speed
MID: TDK003

**deanwitty** · 20-04-2009

An interesting thing I'm noticing with these Falcon TTH02's. In the past, even good burns w/ TTH02's seemed to have higher PIE's than I would have liked to see. Thought it was inherent in the TDK media. Guess not

.

iHAS322(3L14-CK-FR-SCR)
SB: on, others: off
Falcon Media Pro 16X DVD-R white inkjet printable burned at 8X
MID: TTH02
Made in UAE by FTI

**deanwitty** · 21-04-2009

iHAS322(3L14-CK-FR-SCR)
SB: on, others: off
Falcon Media Pro 16X DVD+R white inkjet printable burned at 8X
MID: TDK 003
Made in UAE by FTI

**deanwitty** · 29-04-2009

BenQ DW1620(B7W9)
Falcon 16X DVD+R white inkjet printable
Burned at 8X with CD Speed
MID: TDK003

Nice burn by the DW1620

17-04-2009	#3
MegaDETH Retired Senior Moderator and Senior Reviewer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Watertown Posts: 4,873	Re: FTI Falcon Media Pro 16X DVD±R results thread I would also like to comment on the printing surface. The surface of both the White and the Silver Inkjet printables are very smooth almost like TY Watershield, the output on my Epson R320 looks very nice, not close to Watershield but nice!

18-04-2009	#12
MegaDETH Retired Senior Moderator and Senior Reviewer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Watertown Posts: 4,873	Re: FTI Falcon Media Pro 16X DVD±R results thread Also something I would like to mention, these discs came VERY VERY clean. Dust on the bottom of packaged/sealed media always bugs me and these are CLEAN, not even a spec of dust!

19-04-2009	#15
MegaDETH Retired Senior Moderator and Senior Reviewer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Watertown Posts: 4,873	Re: FTI Falcon Media Pro 16X DVD±R results thread Damn look at that Jitter!

19-04-2009	#16
evo69 MyCE Resident Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In one of over 7000 islands Posts: 929	Re: FTI Falcon Media Pro 16X DVD±R results thread Great results, thanks for sharing your scans! Now only if I could get my hands on some of that FTI media here in Asia... Also, can anyone comment on the longevity of FTI/TDK media, or would that also be all speculation? __________________ I'm hooked on discs and drives. In use: Optiarc AD-7200S (1.09bt) • Samsung SH-S203N (SB02) • LG GSA-H62N (CL01) • LiteOn iHAS220 (8LC2) • Sony DRX-810UL <-> BenQ EW164B (BEFB) • 3x BenQ DW1640 (BSLB/BSRB/BEFB) • 2x LiteOn LTR-52327S (QS0E/QS5A) • Plextor PX-W2410A (1.04) • Plextor PX-716UF (1.11) • Plextor Premium-U (1.06) I feed my Canon MP610 with MCC 02RG20 & MCC 03RG20 Still wanting a: SATA Sanyo Plextor DVD±RW, Yamaha CRW-F1, well-performing USB/FW 5.25" Enclosures (like MaPower H51) Interested but not dying to get a: Optiarc AD-7240S, Plextor Premium 2, BenQ DW1650/1655, Pioneer DVR-217, BD-RE drive

19-04-2009	#20
negritude MyCE Resident Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,766	Re: FTI Falcon Media Pro 16X DVD±R results thread This all brings up some really interesting issues, since these are TDK media codes. Does anyone have hope that one day, we may start to see the return of these codes to regular use under the TDK brand, and maybe even start seeing more made in the UAE media under that brand? It's truly a surreal moment when you realize that the elephant in the room is the fact that we are seeing the comeback of TDK from the trash heap, even though the letters TDK are nowhere to be found on the package or the disc label.

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