Verbatim 8x Media -- is it MCC ?

[oslik3]

Does anyone know who makes Verbatim +R or -R 8x 50-disk spindles sold at BestBuy ? They are made in Taiwan.

Is it a safe bet it's MCC and not CMC ?

Thanks !

Looks like a good deal this week: 50-disks for $20, no rebates.

I wonder if next week they will have Fuji-TY at similar sale prices...

[Boba_Fett]

Ironically, my 100 pack of Verbatim 8x DVD-R says its made in Taiwan, but they are MCC disks. Got 'em from Amazon a few weeks ago.

[Ian]

I believe they are made by CMC, but with MMC codes on them.

[dolphinius_rex]

They are either going to be made by CMC, or by Prodisc. If you're lucky, it'll be CMC (yes, that's how low an opinion I have of Prodisc!)

[oslik3]

Thanks !

Ian, are these the ones that you used for your Plextor 716 review ?
If that's the case, they look as good as TY (for Plextor 716).

[dodecahedron]

They are either going to be made by CMC, or by Prodisc. If you're lucky, it'll be CMC (yes, that's how low an opinion I have of Prodisc!)

is there amy way to tell ?

[Ian]

Thanks !

Ian, are these the ones that you used for your Plextor 716 review ?
If that's the case, they look as good as TY (for Plextor 716).

I think I used the DataLifePlus (Made in Singapore) discs for that review.

[RJW]

Don't judge verbatim made by prodisc on other prodisc media with MCC code since there seems to be a difference.

About MCC singapore they probally stopped produceing 8x media.
Don't forget that MCC singapore mostly is for the more dificult stuff(stuff with a higher profit margin ) and for demonstrateing technology so MCC can licens this to third parties like PRODISC,CMC and MBIL..

[Gen-An]

They are either going to be made by CMC, or by Prodisc. If you're lucky, it'll be CMC (yes, that's how low an opinion I have of Prodisc!)

is there amy way to tell ?

You can tell by the inner hub serial numbers (they're etched into the plastic). CMC uses serial numbering schemes starting with PAH for +R and MAH for -R. Prodisc uses a scheme that involves two long strings of numbers separated by a "-" for DVD-R or a "+" for DVD+R. You can't tell this instore since the foam rings on top of the top disc obscure the hub area.

[dolphinius_rex]

They are either going to be made by CMC, or by Prodisc. If you're lucky, it'll be CMC (yes, that's how low an opinion I have of Prodisc!)

is there amy way to tell ?

You can tell by the inner hub serial numbers (they're etched into the plastic). CMC uses serial numbering schemes starting with PAH for +R and MAH for -R. Prodisc uses a scheme that involves two long strings of numbers separated by a "-" for DVD-R or a "+" for DVD+R. You can't tell this instore since the foam rings on top of the top disc obscure the hub area.

Thanks Gen-An!!

[Gen-An]

Wish I could take the credit, but I found this info out on a Japanese DVD burning website: http://hhg.sakura.ne.jp/cd-dvd/