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Verbatim 16x DVD-R in Canada?

PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:26 pm
by jberry
Anybody know where these are in Canada....want to try some.

Re: Verbatim 16x DVD-R in Canada?

PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:42 pm
by dolphinius_rex
jberry wrote:Anybody know where these are in Canada....want to try some.



www.blankmedia.ca has them

PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:14 pm
by jberry
totally forgot about them....thanks....I see your name on the page too ;-)

PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:49 pm
by dolphinius_rex
jberry wrote:totally forgot about them....thanks....I see your name on the page too ;-)


Yeah, I do Q&A for them at no charge. I like supporting businesses in Canada who make an effort to NOT sell fake media, or take advantage of their customers.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:17 pm
by jberry
I figured that....first order for me from them....want to try out 16x on my lg4163b...hope it goes well.

I note that they call the verbatim dvd-r 16x media "Verbatim Branded"...what does this mean?

PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 10:21 pm
by dolphinius_rex
jberry wrote:I figured that....first order for me from them....want to try out 16x on my lg4163b...hope it goes well.

I note that they call the verbatim dvd-r 16x media "Verbatim Branded"...what does this mean?


It's what their supplier lists them as.... since I haven't brought any of those in from the US myself, I can only assume that somewhere on the disc is the name "Verbatim" whether on the disc itself, or in the hub somewhere.

I believe it was listed as such so that people would differentiate between that disc and a thermal printable disc.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:27 am
by RJW
Ohhwell that way you know you at least got something of MCC quality standard (it might be less nice when it comes to cosmetics.) and not some cheap ass version like some other brands sell.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:01 am
by jberry
supposed to be here friday....will let you know what it looks like.

maybe post an image if I remember how :D

PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:58 pm
by dolphinius_rex
jberry wrote:supposed to be here friday....will let you know what it looks like.

maybe post an image if I remember how :D


CDRlabs offers image hosting now, so posting an image is MUCH easier :wink:

I look forward to seeing this :)

PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:49 pm
by jberry
I will...watch this post

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:08 pm
by jberry
well I got them...there are in a Verbatim case...genuine verbatim...confusing as to why they say verbatim branded. nice writing surface...dunno why TY makes the gloss shine....

These verbatim are made in Taiwan...16x DVD-R. MEdia code MCC 03RG20.

sound good?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:28 pm
by dolphinius_rex
jberry wrote:well I got them...there are in a Verbatim case...genuine verbatim...confusing as to why they say verbatim branded. nice writing surface...dunno why TY makes the gloss shine....

These verbatim are made in Taiwan...16x DVD-R. MEdia code MCC 03RG20.

sound good?


Can you post a pic?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:40 pm
by jberry
Image....here you go 8)

So...with my LG 4163b...16x no go in its enclosure...either firewire or USB 2.0...drops to 8x but starts at 16x....this normal?

Burns at 16x in the PC though.

What is the deal with this?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:33 am
by Gen-An
I find it odd that Verbatim 16x DVD-R discs for the US/Canada markets use the disc branding scheme from the European Verbatim discs...

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:49 am
by jberry
what scheme is that? The media code look ok?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:54 am
by Gen-An
This is how most of the Verbatim DVD media sold on the US and Canadian markets is branded, including the 16x DVD+R.

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:55 am
by RJW
jberry wrote:Image....here you go 8)

So...with my LG 4163b...16x no go in its enclosure...either firewire or USB 2.0...drops to 8x but starts at 16x....this normal?

Burns at 16x in the PC though.

What is the deal with this?


Ehh 16x is problematic on most USB 2.0.
C't did some nice tests with different drives on different enclosures.
You will see some weird stuff.
Enclosures not supporting drives.
Enclosures limiting to on USB and firewire. Different performance on USB 2.0
and firewire.

PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 2:08 pm
by jberry
two different things then? 2 diff pics!!!

PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2005 10:17 pm
by dolphinius_rex
Gen-An is right, most Verbatim media has looked like his pic... but I'm not sure if we just got a shipment originally meant for Europe, or if they're switching over.