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Top Ranked Blank DVD (or CD) Media
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Updated 10/30/2009: This article was written in part from information found on the very informative site DigitalFAQ.com. Please visit DigitalFAQ for more detailed information. A special thanks goes out to Kevin from DigitalFAQ for allowing us to use some of this content.
These are the most important things to know about blank DVD (or CD) media: - The best media can have a 95%-100% success rate. We've found #1 Taiyo Yuden to be the best so far.
- The worst media we've tested can have a 0%-50% success rate.
- The best media will ensure your copies will last for years, and have the most successful burns.
- The brand printed on the disc package tends Not to make much difference!
Listed below is a good low cost store that sells the BEST blank media (both CD and DVD). Taiyo Yuden is the way to go. You may have success with other online stores or blank media brands. However, we purchase our blanks from here. The best blank media (Taiyo Yuden) is not that much more costly than the cheap stuff. - #1 Taiyo Yuden from SuperMediaStore.com
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What is the best quality DVD media?
Blank CD and DVD media is quite different. Most people assume it's all just about the same, and purchase it based on price. Do NOT do this!
We've learned that
not all blank media is good. In fact, a large portion of it is bad. There are a
lot of companies that import cheap blanks from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other
locations that have poor production standards. These days, blank media is
fairly low cost. It's not worth the few cents you may save on cheaper discs
since you never know what your getting if you switch brands a lot. Most people
don't realize how much difference there is in blank cd or dvd media
Brand does not necessarily indicate who actually produced the discs.
However, you can look for a media
ID to determine the origin. As it turns out, the media brand means very little.
Interestingly, there are few factories that actually make blank cds and dvds.
To find the origin of a sample blank CD or DVD, you can check the Media ID.
This show the disc maker.
Find out the media id of the blank discs you own:
- Find and download the free version web. They keep changing the URL so we have to direct you to their web site and you need to browse around to find this. Otherwize, purchase the pro version. It's worth it..
- Once installed, put a blank DVD in your DVD Writer/Burner click the "Media/Info" icon (top toolbar) to see something like the image below:
Media ID and Quality
This chart shows several blank media and their associated media ID.
#1 Taiyo Yuden
is the best (they invended CD disc technology).
We've compiled this list from several sources:
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Highest quality media: Very
reliable:
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Media ID
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Maker
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TAIYOYUDEN, TYG01, TYG02, YUDEN
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Taiyo Yuden
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MCC
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Mitsubishi
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Medium quality - Its Acceptable:
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sonyD05
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Sony
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FujiFilm
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Fuji
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RICOHJPN
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Ricoh
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Ritek
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Ritek
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PRODISC
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Prodisc Media
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Questionable to low quality
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MBI
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MBI
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CMC
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Pioneer
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CMCMAG
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Pioneer
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There
is a more complete list on DigitalFAQ.com
You can also refer to: www.videohelp.com.
Where do I buy the best quality blank cd and dvd media?
We trust these sites and have personal experience buying and using media from all of these sites:
- Rated #1. Supermediastore.com.
Favorite from 8/14/2005 to present (this article updated 9/14/2009).
We always recommend Taiyo Yuden as the brand. This store has very fair prices.
We have information from the site cd-fulfillment.com They purchase a lot of blank media.
They purchase from this store, as well as the following 3 others. Sometimes you can
compare prices, but all 4 of these offer the lowest prices found.
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Tied #2-4. tapeonline.com.
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Tied #2-4. meritline.com.
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Tied #2-4. cdrom2go.com.
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Others: You're safe purchasing from the big box stores whether online or at the
physical store. Try Best Buy, Target, WalMart.
Curious about what makes blank media different?
Improvements in Technology: Manufacturing methods are always improving. However, the basic process is as follows;
- Plastic is put down on a mold
- A metal reflective foil is placed on that
- Dies and ink are then added. Usually, you'll see DVDs are purple, and CDs are green, and Blu-ray discs are bluish
- Finally, the disc is spun at high RPMs to spread out the dye.
What can go wrong:
- Disc Balance: when a circular object spins, it's moving faster on the outside compared to the inside near the center.
The disc is most unsteady on the outside, so burns with large data amounts tend to fail more often because the
disc becomes worse the further out you get from center.
- Burning too fast: Try burning at 1/2 the speed you blank media is rated for. It may take a little longer,
but you can rest assured you'll have the least burn errors.
- Player compatibility: We recommend purchasing CD-R or DVD-R blank media.
- User Error: Yes, even you can help improve the burn process. It's best to burn on a computer that's not running a
lot of other programs. store your burned DVDs CDs in a dust free place out of the sun
- Other: Click here for more information from DigitalFAQ
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