Optodisc, Princo, Prodisc going out of the business?
| Blank Media Discuss, Optodisc, Princo, Prodisc going out of the business? at Consumables forum; While the rumor that Optodisc is going out of the optical media business is circulating for a few months, I have heard (from some distributors and industry insiders) that also Princo and Prodisc are going to stop optical media production in a short time. Could anybody confirm it?? __________________ Prince |
Posted: 28-04-2008 - #1
| While the rumor that Optodisc is going out of the optical media business is circulating for a few months, I have heard (from some distributors and industry insiders) that also Princo and Prodisc are going to stop optical media production in a short time. Could anybody confirm it?? 
__________________ Prince Princo Pepst the First http://www.last.fm/user/pepst/ I am looking for rare and old 1-4x media (MIDs: VIVASTAR, OMP 4KG001, REC001, AUVISTAR M01, SHT001, VDSPMSAB 004-001, POSGxx, VANGUARD, OCTOPLUS, 3AM0201, SMMR01, Yi Jhan 001, SKYMEDIA R01, Demorez, Prodisc's and CMC Magnetics' DVD-RAMs, Beall's and Prodisc's 4,85 GB DVDs, any Authoring DVD-Rs, any 63 min and old CD-Rs ) and any "Made in Europe" DVDRs. Send me a PM if you could help me.  [ |
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Posted: 28-04-2008 - #2
| Prodisc?! That would seem unlikely, but I guess anything's possible. I too would be interested if anyone can confirm what pepst has heard. Having said that, I also speak to a person who's well-informed about that stuff, and can honestly say I haven't heard anything.
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Posted: 28-04-2008 - #3
| I have access to Samsung Plomax OPTODISC media although OPTODISC was declared out of business monthes ago More and more MIC Pleomax with UME MID are starting to show up replacing the good old OPTODISC  I think I need to stock up OPTODISC (thousands of them I mean  )
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Posted: 28-04-2008 - #4
| Hehe...my local Morrison's supermarket has a ton of the 16x Optodisc Sammy discs, both -r and +R...keep meaning to grab a few more (5-packs in DVD cases). 
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Posted: 28-04-2008 - #6
| http://www.cdrlabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=158408 "The story of the Princo 16x DVD-R"  IMHO the 16x Princos are actually pretty decent media, I wouldn't hesitate to buy some if I have an opportunity again 
__________________ Prince Princo Pepst the First http://www.last.fm/user/pepst/ I am looking for rare and old 1-4x media (MIDs: VIVASTAR, OMP 4KG001, REC001, AUVISTAR M01, SHT001, VDSPMSAB 004-001, POSGxx, VANGUARD, OCTOPLUS, 3AM0201, SMMR01, Yi Jhan 001, SKYMEDIA R01, Demorez, Prodisc's and CMC Magnetics' DVD-RAMs, Beall's and Prodisc's 4,85 GB DVDs, any Authoring DVD-Rs, any 63 min and old CD-Rs ) and any "Made in Europe" DVDRs. Send me a PM if you could help me. [ |
Posted: 30-04-2008 - #7
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http://club.cdfreaks.com/f33/not-bad-princo-221407/ |
Posted: 30-04-2008 - #8
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There's only one good and reliable source for Optodisc (unbranded) here, and that's from Shop4Tech: http://club.cdfreaks.com/f58/optodis...p4tech-242009/ Who knows whether Optodisc continues to supply them, or if what they're selling is warehoused stock that will eventually dry up. |
Posted: 01-05-2008 - #10
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__________________ Prince Princo Pepst the First http://www.last.fm/user/pepst/ I am looking for rare and old 1-4x media (MIDs: VIVASTAR, OMP 4KG001, REC001, AUVISTAR M01, SHT001, VDSPMSAB 004-001, POSGxx, VANGUARD, OCTOPLUS, 3AM0201, SMMR01, Yi Jhan 001, SKYMEDIA R01, Demorez, Prodisc's and CMC Magnetics' DVD-RAMs, Beall's and Prodisc's 4,85 GB DVDs, any Authoring DVD-Rs, any 63 min and old CD-Rs ) and any "Made in Europe" DVDRs. Send me a PM if you could help me. [ |
Posted: 01-05-2008 - #11
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Posted: 01-05-2008 - #12
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Next week I am travelling to Cairo (the capital) and buy ALL the MIT Pleomax OPTODISC that I can find , it is an excellent media at half the price of legendary Panasonic TYG03
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Posted: 20-08-2008 - #13
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__________________ Prince Princo Pepst the First http://www.last.fm/user/pepst/ I am looking for rare and old 1-4x media (MIDs: VIVASTAR, OMP 4KG001, REC001, AUVISTAR M01, SHT001, VDSPMSAB 004-001, POSGxx, VANGUARD, OCTOPLUS, 3AM0201, SMMR01, Yi Jhan 001, SKYMEDIA R01, Demorez, Prodisc's and CMC Magnetics' DVD-RAMs, Beall's and Prodisc's 4,85 GB DVDs, any Authoring DVD-Rs, any 63 min and old CD-Rs ) and any "Made in Europe" DVDRs. Send me a PM if you could help me. [ |
Posted: 20-08-2008 - #14
| Damn. Prodisc made some nice CD-Rs 
__________________ Favourite CD MIDs: Tayio Yuden Prodisc (R.I.P) Least favourite CD MIDs: CMC MAG  Favourite DVDs: All 8x Taiyo Yuden, +R -R and -R DL.Verbatim 16x DVD+R MCC 004, 8x-R 8x MCC 02RG20 (Made In Taiwan) & 2.4x +R DL MKM 001 (Made in Singapore) Honourable mention: MJC 003, CMC MAG E01 Avoiding: "Philips" branded DVDRs, all MBI, all TDK and Ritek G04/G05. My DVD RW drives: LG GGW-H20L Blu Ray (NEC) Optiarc 7203A "BenQ DW1640" (crossflash) Jitter and PO reporting FTW! Retired: Samsung SH-W163A, NEC ND "4551"A & Optiarc 7191S. Now with their own Japanese website: Premium quality Japanese media! |
Posted: 20-08-2008 - #15
| i was gunna say i thought prodisc were going tits up or doing some retstructuring or something
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Posted: 21-08-2008 - #17
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http://www.prodisc.com.tw/English/html/investment.htm
__________________ Prince Princo Pepst the First http://www.last.fm/user/pepst/ I am looking for rare and old 1-4x media (MIDs: VIVASTAR, OMP 4KG001, REC001, AUVISTAR M01, SHT001, VDSPMSAB 004-001, POSGxx, VANGUARD, OCTOPLUS, 3AM0201, SMMR01, Yi Jhan 001, SKYMEDIA R01, Demorez, Prodisc's and CMC Magnetics' DVD-RAMs, Beall's and Prodisc's 4,85 GB DVDs, any Authoring DVD-Rs, any 63 min and old CD-Rs ) and any "Made in Europe" DVDRs. Send me a PM if you could help me. [ |
Posted: 21-08-2008 - #19
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__________________ Prince Princo Pepst the First http://www.last.fm/user/pepst/ I am looking for rare and old 1-4x media (MIDs: VIVASTAR, OMP 4KG001, REC001, AUVISTAR M01, SHT001, VDSPMSAB 004-001, POSGxx, VANGUARD, OCTOPLUS, 3AM0201, SMMR01, Yi Jhan 001, SKYMEDIA R01, Demorez, Prodisc's and CMC Magnetics' DVD-RAMs, Beall's and Prodisc's 4,85 GB DVDs, any Authoring DVD-Rs, any 63 min and old CD-Rs ) and any "Made in Europe" DVDRs. Send me a PM if you could help me. [ |
Posted: 21-08-2008 - #20
| My favourite Prodisc CDs are already gone from SVP I just checked out what I think is Prodisc Technology's website: http://www.productpilot.com/en/suppl...echnology-inc/ No mention of current optical media products anywhere. The moral of the story: If there's anything you like made by any of those 3 companies still available, stock up now. R.I.P. Prodisc 
__________________ Favourite CD MIDs: Tayio Yuden Prodisc (R.I.P) Least favourite CD MIDs: CMC MAG Favourite DVDs: All 8x Taiyo Yuden, +R -R and -R DL.Verbatim 16x DVD+R MCC 004, 8x-R 8x MCC 02RG20 (Made In Taiwan) & 2.4x +R DL MKM 001 (Made in Singapore) Honourable mention: MJC 003, CMC MAG E01 Avoiding: "Philips" branded DVDRs, all MBI, all TDK and Ritek G04/G05. My DVD RW drives: LG GGW-H20L Blu Ray (NEC) Optiarc 7203A "BenQ DW1640" (crossflash) Jitter and PO reporting FTW! Retired: Samsung SH-W163A, NEC ND "4551"A & Optiarc 7191S. Now with their own Japanese website: Premium quality Japanese media! |
Posted: 21-08-2008 - #21
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http://www.prodisc.com.tw/English/index1.htm Plenty of mentions of optical media there :-) |
Posted: 21-08-2008 - #22
| So should I stock up on those cheapo Smartbuy CDRs that have "Made by Prodisc" proudly stamped on the hub? Sooo cheap and sooo tempting to stock up if ever Prodisc ends belly up. As for Optodiscs... local stores have been dry for close to half a year... And I'm only a few hundred miles away from Taiwan.I hope they all survive the recent trend of businesses closing down. Variety is always fun, and the bad batches (like winning the lottery!) certainly keeps me on my feet.  |
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