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Fuji DVD 8X at Best Buy

PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 9:36 pm
by TCAS
All; In Sunday AD Best Buy have advertisement for Fuji 8X 50 pack made in Japan for $39.99-$20 instant rebate=$19.99. I bought a pack of 50 today Saturday Nov.13 and I just finished burning 2 DVD Video using Nero Burning Rom, in both cases the burning process of 4.5 GB S/L & 4.6GB compressed D/L took 6.6 and 6.5 minutes with maximum boning speed reaching to the 15.5S & 15.7X. This burning was done on NEC ND-3500AG with modified F/W 2.18_TDB.

Re: Fuji DVD 8X at Best Buy

PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:19 pm
by myckee
TCAS wrote:All; In Sunday AD Best Buy have advertisement for Fuji 8X 50 pack made in Japan for $39.99-$20 instant rebate=$19.99. I bought a pack of 50 today Saturday Nov.13 and I just finished burning 2 DVD Video using Nero Burning Rom, in both cases the burning process of 4.5 GB S/L & 4.6GB compressed D/L took 6.6 and 6.5 minutes with maximum boning speed reaching to the 15.5S & 15.7X. This burning was done on NEC ND-3500AG with modified F/W 2.18_TDB.


No wonder my wife is happy, my typical boning speed is a bit longer than your 6.5 minutes. :D

Hehe thanks for the info. I am waiting for 8x Fuji to arrive at the Best Buys here in Canada.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:49 pm
by Ian
lol!!

Re: Fuji DVD 8X at Best Buy

PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:18 am
by TCAS
TCAS wrote:All; In Sunday AD Best Buy have advertisement for Fuji 8X 50 pack made in Japan for $39.99-$20 instant rebate=$19.99. I bought a pack of 50 today Saturday Nov.13 and I just finished burning 2 DVD Video using Nero Burning Rom, in both cases the burning process of 4.5 GB S/L & 4.6GB compressed D/L took 6.6 and 6.5 minutes with maximum boning speed reaching to the 15.5S & 15.7X. This burning was done on NEC ND-3500AG with modified F/W 2.18_TDB.


P.S.the burning time meant to be 6.06 (6 minutes and 6 sec) & 6.05.

PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 11:11 am
by vsekh
Are these Fuji 8x TY02 media?

PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 11:58 am
by Ian
vsekh wrote:Are these Fuji 8x TY02 media?


I bought a 50 pack of their +R discs a couple of weeks ago and they were YUDEN000T02

PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:42 pm
by Dartman
The plus and minus I got also a couple of weeks or longer ago were TY also, not Yuden. Some stores have Yuden it seems and some carry TY in the made in Japan spindles. Mine do 16 in the BenQ 1620 and I think 12 in the 3500, maybe 16 for the minus.
Very good quality in either burner, lets hope the Yudens works as well.

PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 3:05 pm
by TCAS
vsekh wrote:Are these Fuji 8x TY02 media?


Yes they are:

Taiyo Yuden Company Limited (T02)

PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:39 pm
by dolphinius_rex
Dartman wrote:The plus and minus I got also a couple of weeks or longer ago were TY also, not Yuden. Some stores have Yuden it seems and some carry TY in the made in Japan spindles. Mine do 16 in the BenQ 1620 and I think 12 in the 3500, maybe 16 for the minus.
Very good quality in either burner, lets hope the Yudens works as well.


Taiyo Yuden has two codes, one for DVD-Rs and one for DVD+Rs:

8x DVD-Rs: TYG02
8x DVD+Rs: YUDEN000T02

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:00 am
by crea78
pointed out by krkdnose @ CDFreaks

"You can get TWO spindles for $19.99 if you take Sunday's Circuit City ad with you. There's a coupon in there for "Buy one get one free" on any DVD media and Best Buy will price match that."

If you have a Circuit City near you, then this is a great deal with the coupon. 100 TY Discs for $20 is INSANE :) Just make sure you show the coupon to the cashier when you get ready to purchase the discs. The manager will probably have to approve it, but krkdnose didn't have a problem when he went to two of his local BestBuys.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:57 am
by uknown1234
crea78 wrote:pointed out by krkdnose @ CDFreaks

"You can get TWO spindles for $19.99 if you take Sunday's Circuit City ad with you. There's a coupon in there for "Buy one get one free" on any DVD media and Best Buy will price match that."

If you have a Circuit City near you, then this is a great deal with the coupon. 100 TY Discs for $20 is INSANE :) Just make sure you show the coupon to the cashier when you get ready to purchase the discs. The manager will probably have to approve it, but krkdnose didn't have a problem when he went to two of his local BestBuys.

why didn't I see this yesterday.
*scrambles to find sunday paper for another run at bestbuy*

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:03 am
by uknown1234
kinda makes the deal of $15 for 50 pack 4x spin-x dvd-r (moser baer) at officemax mute.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:14 am
by VEFF
crea78 wrote:pointed out by krkdnose @ CDFreaks

"You can get TWO spindles for $19.99 if you take Sunday's Circuit City ad with you. There's a coupon in there for "Buy one get one free" on any DVD media and Best Buy will price match that."

If you have a Circuit City near you, then this is a great deal with the coupon. 100 TY Discs for $20 is INSANE :) Just make sure you show the coupon to the cashier when you get ready to purchase the discs. The manager will probably have to approve it, but krkdnose didn't have a problem when he went to two of his local BestBuys.


I tried this a while back (PM a B1G1F OD deal at BB) and one of my local BestBuy stores refused; others have also been denied.
This is YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary)!

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 12:54 pm
by uknown1234
yea either way is still worth a shot

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 3:15 pm
by Markz2k
I had no problems using the CC coupon at Best Buy. Grabbed 4 +R packs (Japan-made in the TY spindle), and just went through the normal checkout lane with the CC flyer. The clerk didn't even need manager approval. This was at the new Tustin, CA BB store.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:52 pm
by KTL
I went to two BBs today, first store didn't honor the coupon when I brought them up to the cashier. But the second store honored it when I brought them up to CS counter. Luckily, I grabbed two flyers from CC beforehand, as they took the coupon. The 50-pack DVD-Rs were on sale too, and were made in Japan as well, which seems to be TYG02. I'll have to stop by a third store and check. ;)

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:23 pm
by Hef
Can you get these fliers at CC?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 12:49 am
by KTL
Yup, it's more of a booklet since there are quite a few pages. The coupon is on the inside of the front page.

PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 12:45 pm
by bobmitchell
Hey...

Based on this post...I tried something and it WORKED! Went to BB and presented the coupon for Buy one Get One free...and then handed over two packages of Verbatim DVD+R DL Media. Got 6 disks for $29.99 plus tax...The manager came over and checked the CC coupon...never specified brand or quantity. If you want to pick up some DL media much cheaper...go to BB and use your coupon.

Bob
=D> =D> =D>

PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:46 pm
by crea78
bobmitchell wrote:Hey...

Based on this post...I tried something and it WORKED! Went to BB and presented the coupon for Buy one Get One free...and then handed over two packages of Verbatim DVD+R DL Media. Got 6 disks for $29.99 plus tax...The manager came over and checked the CC coupon...never specified brand or quantity. If you want to pick up some DL media much cheaper...go to BB and use your coupon.

Bob
=D> =D> =D>


That's a very good deal, considering DL media now is $8+. I don't have the money now to get DL media since I just spent $60 on blank media the past couple weeks, but I would take up on this offer if I did.

Re: Fuji DVD 8X at Best Buy

PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:37 am
by SA
TCAS wrote:I just finished burning 2 DVD Video using Nero Burning Rom, in both cases the burning process of 4.5 GB S/L & 4.6GB compressed D/L took 6.6 and 6.5 minutes with maximum boning speed reaching to the 15.5S & 15.7X. This burning was done on NEC ND-3500AG with modified F/W 2.18_TDB.


So were these burns -R or +R. I picked up the DVD-R 8X Fuji discs (Made in Japan) today. The media code is TYG02. With NEC 3500, 2.18 firmware and Nero 6.6, it says it supports up to 12X. That's still fast, but I was thinking these were supposed to hit 16X, but now I see that's the +R 8X Yuden's.

PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:54 am
by ETP
Mine hits 16x in the dialog box with the 3500 and Fugi 8x +R and 2.16

Re: Fuji DVD 8X at Best Buy

PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:06 am
by TCAS
SA wrote:
TCAS wrote:I just finished burning 2 DVD Video using Nero Burning Rom, in both cases the burning process of 4.5 GB S/L & 4.6GB compressed D/L took 6.6 and 6.5 minutes with maximum boning speed reaching to the 15.5S & 15.7X. This burning was done on NEC ND-3500AG with modified F/W 2.18_TDB.


So were these burns -R or +R. I picked up the DVD-R 8X Fuji discs (Made in Japan) today. The media code is TYG02. With NEC 3500, 2.18 firmware and Nero 6.6, it says it supports up to 12X. That's still fast, but I was thinking these were supposed to hit 16X, but now I see that's the +R 8X Yuden's.


All you have to do to try with Nero6.6 to creat a data disc or just go ahead and burn a S/L DVD Video to find out that these discs (FUJI TYG02 +R) will burn at max 16X.

PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:07 am
by KTL
The Fujifilm 8X DVD-R is TYG02, which can only burn up to 12X, while the 8X DVD+R is YUDEN000T02, which can burn up to 16X. If you have any older DVD-R with TYG01 media code, there's a hacked Liggy 2.18SE firmware done by Quikee2 that uses the TYG02 strategy to support 12X burn. There are also other strategy swaps. You can read about it here.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:18 am
by BoGMan1a
Ahhhhh! The sweet satisfaction of a 16x burn on my NEC 3500 =D> \:D/ . I got some 8x Fuji's today and just burnt my first disc! I am now spoiled LOL. I will just have to get through all the 4x and 8x media that I still have before I hit these up. Oh well, just wanted to express my pleasure at the quality of these discs.