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Ritek G04 now on the way out

Postby dolphinius_rex on Mon Jul 26, 2004 8:24 pm

Just a warning to all the Ritek G04 lovers out there (you know who you are) that recent shipments of Ritek 4x DVD-Rs have been confirmed as having the M02 code instead of the G04 code. I'm not sure what the quality implications are, or the overclockability is like on these discs, but I thought I'd warn people to stock up now if they plan on doing it!

The first reference I've found was here:
http://www.ncix.com/forums/index.php?mo ... #msg541131

I'm sure there are more discs out there too!
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Postby Boba_Fett on Mon Jul 26, 2004 10:05 pm

Just got a 50 pack of G04 from NewEgg. Errors are a tad bit on the high side with my new LG though...
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Postby DVD_ADDICT on Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:04 am

Interesting thread at videohelp.com:

http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=230736

maxell dvd-r 4x speed discs 50 spindle pack made in taiwan are Ritek G04.
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:52 am

heh heh, I like that "You get what you pay for.... unless you pay for Maxell and get Ritek's" :lol:

That's REALLY old stock actually... since Maxell hasn't dealt with Ritek for 4x DVD-Rs for quite some time. I think it was quality variations that put them off. Maxell switched the line to 100% Maxell made only media... and then later OEM'd to Taiyo Yuden so they could focus on manufacturing 8x media in large volumes before going retail with it.
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Postby jase on Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:29 am

9x media? fancy....
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Postby dolphinius_rex on Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:35 am

jase wrote:9x media? fancy....


Sorry, I was still waking up when I posted that :wink:
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