Prodisc Diamond CD-R's

[taxman150]

While I'm a sworn Taiyo Yuden user, a friend said that he is quite happy with Prodisc Diamond cd-r's. I took a look at the media compatability thread to try to find some info about them and noticed that there weren't very many entries for Prodisc. I've also taken a look at past threads/other forums, etc. and the only comments I can find about Prodisc is that they are "one of the best of the cheap brands." I'm curious if anyone has used these cd-r's and can provide any more details.

My friend was going to burn some cd-r's for me that I would like to keep for the long-term. I'm unsure whether its worth it for me to send him some TY discs as opposed to him burning them on the Prodisc Diamonds.

Any info would be appreciated.

Thank you,

[jase]

Prodiscs typically average C1 error rates or ave/max 0.5/12 or so. While this is not up to the standard of Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim, it is far from being a bad result. And they tend to be quite consistent in my experience.

As for longevity, I have some 1999 media which I've abused and it's still fine. The only thing I would say about Prodisc is make sure they have a decent protective coating on the label side; unbranded media has a tendancy to be a bit fragile and Prodisc is not immune to this.

[taxman150]

Prodiscs typically average C1 error rates or ave/max 0.5/12 or so. While this is not up to the standard of Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim, it is far from being a bad result. And they tend to be quite consistent in my experience.

As for longevity, I have some 1999 media which I've abused and it's still fine. The only thing I would say about Prodisc is make sure they have a decent protective coating on the label side; unbranded media has a tendancy to be a bit fragile and Prodisc is not immune to this.

Jase,

Thanks very much for the info. It was exactly what I was hoping to hear.