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New Kodak Preservation CD-R DVD-R media

PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:28 am
by LoneWolf
Hi guys,

Has anyone picked up any of this media yet?

I'm transferring an audio cassette to CD for a colleague. The tape is a master that his uncle cut at Columbia in the 50's or 60's; we're doing this so that we can preserve the music and with it, his family's heritage. I'd like to use discs that aren't prone to degradation over time.

Of course, I don't need a 100-pack spindle, so if anyone knows where I can find these in small quantities (say, 5-25 pack) I'd appreciate knowing that too.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:30 pm
by MonsterMan
Where can one get these at all?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:22 pm
by burninfool

PostPosted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:29 am
by Justin42
Wow.
:roll:

For the price, buy 5 100-pack spindles of 5 different brands, burn copies on each of the 500 discs you bought, and store them well.

I'm sure at least 1 copy will last as long as the Kodak. ;)

PostPosted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:18 am
by redk9258
How about these..

http://www.mofi.com/cdr.htm

Anyone ever tried them?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:04 am
by dolphinius_rex
redk9258 wrote:How about these..

http://www.mofi.com/cdr.htm

Anyone ever tried them?


Mitsui discs as well I think :wink:

PostPosted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:27 pm
by Scour
dolphinius_rex wrote:
Mitsui discs as well I think :wink:


What about MPO? They had also Gold-Discs in the past

PostPosted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:15 pm
by dolphinius_rex
Scour wrote:
dolphinius_rex wrote:
Mitsui discs as well I think :wink:


What about MPO? They had also Gold-Discs in the past


Yup, they make Emtec's Gold CD-R and DVD-Rs.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:42 pm
by [buck]
Given that they're still distributed by KMP media, the company Kodak pawned their name off to, they're probably B or worse grade gold media!

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:55 pm
by dolphinius_rex
[buck] wrote:Given that they're still distributed by KMP media, the company Kodak pawned their name off to, they're probably B or worse grade gold media!


Nope, I talked with MAM-A yesterday, and they told me it's all the same grade as MAM-A's own brand of media.... although the MID code may be different, and therefore the results can vary. As Ian's previous tests show, the TDK MID may not work very well with the Gold media's attributes.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:00 am
by LoneWolf
Hey Dolph,

Any idea where I can get, say a 5-10pack of these CD-Rs? Rarely do I need something as high-quality as this, but I could use a few now, and 100 at that price is way too rich for my blood.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:25 pm
by dolphinius_rex
LoneWolf wrote:Hey Dolph,

Any idea where I can get, say a 5-10pack of these CD-Rs? Rarely do I need something as high-quality as this, but I could use a few now, and 100 at that price is way too rich for my blood.


Well, you could always order from MAM-A's online shop, then you can get 25pks of Gold CD-Rs and 10pks of Gold DVD-Rs:
http://store.mam-a-store.com/standard-- ... -gold.html

And I recommend getting the 4x Gold DVD-Rs and NOT the Gold 8x DVD-Rs. This is based on Ian's poor results with 8x rated Gold media from Memorex (which MAM-A Claims is the same grade as their own brand).

PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:44 am
by LoneWolf
Shoot! Doesn't look like they make 80min. CD-R's, they only list the 74min discs. It'll be cutting it close on this project I'm doing, I'll either have to find other discs or make a test disc off my regular media first to see if it will fit.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:06 pm
by dolphinius_rex
Regular Gold CD-Rs also come in 80min, but not the Archival Gold CD-Rs.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:09 pm
by RJW
[buck] wrote:Given that they're still distributed by KMP media, the company Kodak pawned their name off to, they're probably B or worse grade gold media!


Only for america. MAM-E is supposed to have the kodak brand name for europe.
:o

PostPosted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:38 am
by Bhairav
Hey, how about these:
http://www.verbatim.com.sg/products.cfm?productID=41732

I may be getting a good deal on them, are they any good? I have some older 52X DLP discs, marked "Super Azo". Excellent discs. Are these as good?

PostPosted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:48 pm
by LoneWolf
I found a vendor on Amazon who carried a ten-pack of the MAM-A discs for $17.00 + shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00065 ... oding=UTF8

The shipping was lousy, but I really don't need that many, probably 2-3 for what I'm doing. The music was created by my colleague's family and is part of his heritage, so I want him to have some forever copies. I found out that all 24 tracks on the tape only take about 60 minutes, so the archive-grade CD's will work.

It's too bad I'm not better at cleaning things up; I did the best I could, but my talents in reducing hiss/noise/etc. are limited, even with the proper software. At least with a digital copy, it won't degrade any further.

PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:39 am
by dolphinius_rex
Bhairav wrote:Hey, how about these:
http://www.verbatim.com.sg/products.cfm?productID=41732

I may be getting a good deal on them, are they any good? I have some older 52X DLP discs, marked "Super Azo". Excellent discs. Are these as good?


Those are Gold COLOUR Topped Vinyl CD-Rs only.... no actual gold in them.

PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:49 am
by [buck]
dolphinius_rex wrote:
Bhairav wrote:Hey, how about these:
http://www.verbatim.com.sg/products.cfm?productID=41732

I may be getting a good deal on them, are they any good? I have some older 52X DLP discs, marked "Super Azo". Excellent discs. Are these as good?


Those are Gold Topped Vinyl CD-Rs only.... no actual gold in them.


What's the point of that? It sounds like a waste of gold.

PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:03 am
by dolphinius_rex
[buck] wrote:What's the point of that? It sounds like a waste of gold.


post edited to be a little more clear :wink:

PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:06 am
by [buck]
dolphinius_rex wrote:
[buck] wrote:What's the point of that? It sounds like a waste of gold.


post edited to be a little more clear :wink:


Got it :wink:

PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 2:34 pm
by dodecahedron
[buck] wrote:What's the point of that? It sounds like a waste of gold.

Gold is beautiful!
imagine a CD made of solid gold! :D
Mr. Goldfinger is spinning in his grave :wink:

PostPosted: Mon May 29, 2006 12:59 am
by Bhairav
dolphinius_rex wrote:
Bhairav wrote:Hey, how about these:
http://www.verbatim.com.sg/products.cfm?productID=41732

I may be getting a good deal on them, are they any good? I have some older 52X DLP discs, marked "Super Azo". Excellent discs. Are these as good?


Those are Gold COLOUR Topped Vinyl CD-Rs only.... no actual gold in them.


Yeah, but will the dye be as good as the older Super Azo discs? These are the only Verb CD-Rs available here, unfortunately.