Verbatim DVD+ or -R for $1.09 each

[Cpt_Obvious]

Arrrrrrr, fer those of ye near a Sam's Club. They sell yon Verbatim DVDr (in the jewel case) 12pk, for $23.45. Tis just a bit under $2 a disc so it is.

[aZnSpOiLeR]

Sadly I'd have to say, I bought a Verbatim spindle of 15 DVD-Rs for around $25 last week at office depot. And my Version4 PS2 doesn't even read it! The only media I've gotten to work on it were TDKs and Riteks!

I just used Nero Speed and this is what I got:

Manufacturer : Taiyoyuden
Code : -
Disc Type : DVD-R
Usage : General
Recording Layer : -
Recording Speed : 1 X - 2 X
Capacity : -

Additional Capacity : -
Overburn Capacity : -

Is it my PS2 at fault? or did I get the "ghetto" version of the Verbatims?

[Alcahest]

Dude, this is weird because TaiyoYuden isn't supposed to manufacture Verbatim discs!
Could you check the media ID code with that app and report here what it gives?
http://www.nicsoft.com.au/dvdinfo.html
A weirder thing is that TaiyoYuden is one of the best japanese company when it comes to quality CD/DVD-R media.
So they should run like a dream!
After TDK media ID, maybe some lousy manufacturer began to fake TaiyoYudens!?
(fake TDK info : http://www.tdk-europe.presscentre.co...ess%20Releases )
Later,

Alcahest

[aZnSpOiLeR]

This is what I Have:
A wierd thing is that most if not all the advanced functions return an error saying "INVALID REQUEST. INVALID FIELD IN CDB"
Does that have anything to do with the DVD-R not being able to be read by my ps2? Thanks.

Media Information
Region info N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Mfr ID TAIYOYUDEN
Formatted Size 3.14GB(3.37GB)
Total Size 3.14GB(3.37GB)
Book Type DVD-R
Media type V2.0 DVD-R
Media Id Code Speed 2.0x 2770KBs
Current Drive Speed 2.0x 2770KBs
Default Rotation Control CLV
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
No of Layers 1

[Alcahest]

> A wierd thing is that most if not all the advanced functions return an error saying "INVALID REQUEST. INVALID FIELD IN CDB"
Does that have anything to do with the DVD-R not being able to be read by my ps2? Thanks.

Yeah this is normal, no worries there. It has nothing to do with the disk's quality.

> Media Information
Region info N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Mfr ID TAIYOYUDEN
Formatted Size 3.14GB(3.37GB)

As i just told you on IRC, these really seem fakes.
1. TaiyoYuden doesn't manufacture DVDs for Verbatim.
2. you bought them insanely cheap on a spindle.

If you want to make sure to get guenuine Verbatim High Quality disks, get them in jewel boxes.
Later,

[RalphWiggum]

Is there somewhere online that has a list of manufacturer codes? The Verbatims -R I got report back as CMC, like was stated in this thread. The +R's I got report back as Ricoh.

My Compusa -R's report back as LD01

My Apple's report back as MXLRG01

Just curious as to who they are.

[Alcahest]

Heya RalphWiggum.
You could check this :
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdmedia
Later,

[RalphWiggum]

Thanks a ton.

[sk3tch]

Originally posted by Cpt_Obvious
Arrrrrrr, fer those of ye near a Sam's Club. They sell yon Verbatim DVDr (in the jewel case) 12pk, for $23.45. Tis just a bit under $2 a disc so it is.

YAAAARRRGH.

Ya should have stated they are DVD+R only. At least at the Sam's Club I went to (and I made a special trip with my stepdad, mind you, because I don't have a membership), they only had DVD+R.

There were no DVD-Rs in sight. I always assume -R if nothing is specified.

[sk3tch]

Just went to another local Sam's Club today and confirmed - they only carry DVD+ media. No DVD- media in sight.

However...they did have Mitsu DVD+Rs on the 15 spindles. I recognized from the tops and they were also labeled "DataLifePlus."