What is the best DVD-R discs for copying DVD-R from a DVD-R?

JessSter 2005-08-18 13:37:21 UTC #1

I have a Zenith DVD Recorder and VCR Combo Systems. I copied my VHS home movie on to a DVD-R. I would like to make copies to give to my family members.

I am using DVD-R from compUSA and they did not work. I got a DVD-R from a friend that is a SONY DVD-R and it worked.

So my question is: What is the best DVD-R discs to buy for copying DVD-R from a DVD-R?

Bjproc 2005-08-18 14:32:46 UTC #2

Go to the blank media forum, there's a lot of info there.
Folk like a lot of Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim, if you can afford them.

JessSter 2005-08-18 16:08:38 UTC #3

Thanks

bigmike7 2005-08-18 17:56:16 UTC #4

Yo-

You can get some kicka$$ Taiyo Yuden 1x - 4x from www.shop4tech.com for $31 shipped for 100 (wrapped - no cakebox) with 10% off with code GG10 (be sure to enter it in caps)

These are excellent quality discs for a very reasonable priced shipped IMO-

Look over on the Bargain Basement Forum for additional referral discounts-

Happy Burnin'

Mike

rilla 2005-08-26 02:14:09 UTC #5

verbatim and Taiyo Yuden are the best on the market, but i feel slightly over priced, sony give nuffin but grief on most dvd players, (in the U.K at any rate), and are extortionatly priced. i use and swear by datawrite titainum and classic printables, mid range pricing and i am pleased to report, i dont have a large collection of shiney coaster, so they appear to be relaible aswell!. I get mine from www.svp.co.uk, but they are widely available in most online stores.

Rilla

debro 2005-08-26 02:42:21 UTC #6

Here in Oz, we get "oem" TY DVD-R for 50xTYG01 $35au/$26us and 100xTYG01 $54ish +$10 P&H, upto 150 in 1 bag. TYG02 is just a tad dearer at about $55 for 50/ $95 for 100 (all inkjet printable).

Considering we can get spindles of crap from the major retailers for similar prices to the TYG01 ... shrugs why wouldn't you use TY, albeit at a tad slower speed?

rugger 2005-08-26 03:41:44 UTC #7

What we do get in australia is shelves of laser/muller/mTV(????) media, all made by our friends at infosmart in hong kong. And then the shops have the balls to charge at least 80cents a disk for it.

I can sometimes be a sad state of affairs

debro 2005-08-26 23:07:18 UTC #8

Don't forget the "USB compatible" media

Hah Bumhug!

Shops charge 30c a disc for crap media. Government adds 50c of tax to it. Same with everything else sold ... 48c for anything GST exempt.

rugger 2005-08-27 04:16:41 UTC #9

Err, we are not talking about petrol here. The only media the government in Australia put a lexy on are special audio recorder CD-Rs, which are pointless to use in computers because data CD-Rs work just was well.

Petrol .... well .... thats another story altogether

Jesterrace 2005-08-27 10:29:05 UTC #10

Nice find. Didn't know that they had gotten cheaper.

debro 2005-08-27 16:53:20 UTC #11

All IT items are taxed at 40% by the federal government + cumulative GST of approx 20%

rugger 2005-08-27 19:59:50 UTC #12

First time I have heard about that .... you better start providing some proof for your claims. A name for this 40% tax would definitely be appreciated.

Consider that newegg sell the athlon 3000+ for $146US. Convert that AU dollars it is $193AU. Then add the 10% GST (which does exist), and the price is $212. This is damn close to the $219 I can buy the processor from umart.com.au in Queensland, Australia.

I cannot see any invisible 40% tax, so I am calling BS until you can provide some more concrete proof.

debro 2005-08-28 02:24:57 UTC #13

Apologies, you are correct.

Tax on Electrical / Computer items has dropped by 10% since I last looked.

Import Duties is 5% on all products.
Wholesale Sales Tax has dropped by 10% down to 22%.

Gst remains at 10% at the cash register.

Which adds upto 27% (rather than the initial 37% on IT/Electronics)
+ Accumulative effect of the GST (which is a straight 12.7% on the above figures, but significantly higher if you trace back the GST on fuel/transport/other services involved between import & retail shelf.

Which interestingly means that without an in-depth study of indirect taxes/costs on fuel/transport/services that there is now an additional 2.2% tax on electronics & IT items compared to the pre-GST era.

rugger 2005-08-28 18:41:14 UTC #14

I can accept the 10% GST and 5% import duty,

But sales tax has not been collected since mid-2000 .... as said directly by our "friends" at the ATO:

ATO link to tax law 1999

debro 2005-08-28 21:40:39 UTC #15

Agreed.
Wholesales Sales tax has been abolished as at 1st July 2000.
The simple version.