The Secret of the Taiyo Yuden discs . . . in Theaters NOW!
Polychromic
speaking the language of the monkeys. Suddenly before me I found a
discarded isle full of treasure. At least that is what it appeared to be.
TRAPS!
I stepped carefully, knowing that each step could be my last. Finally,
with utmost care and precision I found what I had traveled all that way to
acquire! Taiyo Yuden CD-R discs. They were carefully hidden among fakes
but I was able to CHOOSE WISELY. Thus I escaped with my wits and life
with treasure in hand. Once I was clear of the fake treasure I was able
to examine my loot more carefully. Yes, the cakebox was smaller slightly
at the top than the bottom. Yes, the black speech did say Made in Japan
instead of the dreaded Made in Taiwan. Success!! I had found a supply of
the cherished genuine Taiyo Yuden discs at last.
$14.99 Fujifilm blue 50 pack of 48x CD-Rs with labels printed in 5 colors.
:)
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Zac Bond
"Polychromic" <mac...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I stepped carefully, knowing that each step could be my last.
> Finally,
> with utmost care and precision I found what I had traveled all that
> way to
> acquire! Taiyo Yuden CD-R discs. They were carefully hidden among
> fakes
> but I was able to CHOOSE WISELY. Thus I escaped with my wits and
> life
Bizarre; I was just reading about the joys of high-quality disc
hunting today on Wired I think. I don't understand the point though.
To me, CD-R's are just disposable anyway.
-Ophidian
Polychromic
When you make as many custom CDs and backup CDs as I do, wasting time on a
bad burn due to low quality discs isn't something you want to do. Plus,
why bother making backups on that way at all if they aren't reliable. I
have discs back to 1992 and they all work, or did before I copied them
over to DVD. I have only had one Taiyo Yuden fail on me and it was
because I smudged it before writing to it. I tend to stick with brands
that have proven themselves to me. :)
Optician Dragon
wrote:
>On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 01:11:15 -0500, "Zac Bond" <zw...@cwru.edu> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Polychromic" <mac...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:rg8h41d4a6hbrs2sl...@4ax.com...
>>
>>> I stepped carefully, knowing that each step could be my last.
>>> Finally,
>>> with utmost care and precision I found what I had traveled all that
>>> way to
>>> acquire! Taiyo Yuden CD-R discs. They were carefully hidden among
>>> fakes
>>> but I was able to CHOOSE WISELY. Thus I escaped with my wits and
>>> life
>>
>>Bizarre; I was just reading about the joys of high-quality disc
>>hunting today on Wired I think. I don't understand the point though.
>>To me, CD-R's are just disposable anyway.
>
>When you make as many custom CDs and backup CDs as I do, wasting time on a
>bad burn due to low quality discs isn't something you want to do. Plus,
>why bother making backups on that way at all if they aren't reliable. I
>have discs back to 1992 and they all work, or did before I copied them
>over to DVD. I have only had one Taiyo Yuden fail on me and it was
>because I smudged it before writing to it. I tend to stick with brands
>that have proven themselves to me. :)
What!?? You mean you don't buy KHypermedia CDs?
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Lost Dragon
Woo! CompUSA special all the way!
Although, really, I generally prefer to buy Fuji - preferably the ones
that say "Made in Japan". I gues I share Poly's affinity for decent media.
That or I see waaaaaaaay too many students coming in with cheap crap and
wondering why their research paper is sitting on a dead (insert favored
media) by the end of the semester.
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Samurai
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> Although, really, I generally prefer to buy Fuji - preferably the
> ones that say "Made in Japan". I gues I share Poly's affinity
> for decent media.
Kodak and Philips here. Neither has yet let me down.
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Ashikaga
> Quoth Lost Dragon:
> ...
>> Although, really, I generally prefer to buy Fuji - preferably the
>> ones that say "Made in Japan". I gues I share Poly's affinity
>> for decent media.
>
> Kodak and Philips here. Neither has yet let me down.
I didn't get the original, but I assume you guys are talking about blank
media. I usually use TDK. Fuji doesn't work very well.... Too many
coasters and can't record things on them at rated speed.
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Polychromic
The problem is most of the brands you see on the shelf buy their media
from just a few factories and then rebrand it. Fujifilm discs can be
either Taiyo Yuden (made in Japan) or other, lesser discs (made in Taiwan)
so using the label and cakebox shape as indicators when you're shopping
can steer you to the right kind.
Ashikaga
<snip>
> from just a few factories and then rebrand it. Fujifilm discs can be
> either Taiyo Yuden (made in Japan) or other, lesser discs (made in Taiwan)
> so using the label and cakebox shape as indicators when you're shopping
> can steer you to the right kind.
I like cakebox. And I want to buy a hat box.
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Optician Dragon
wrote:
I like cakebox. Cakebox is not edible.
Zac Bond
> When you make as many custom CDs and backup CDs as I do, wasting
> time on a
> bad burn due to low quality discs isn't something you want to do.
> Plus,
Allright, long-lasting backups are good. But I burn MP3 CD's for my
car on a weekly basis, and I've never had a bad burn, at least not in
years. I will grant that they tend to start cracking and flaking
after several months of sitting in my car :-P
For backups, I just have one of those nifty external drive
encasements--plug it in, copy my drive (Well, my MP3's and My
Documents anyway), unplug it and let it sit until next time.
'Course, I surely don't do it enough...
-Ophidian
Mils Michael
> media. I usually use TDK. Fuji doesn't work very well.... Too many
> coasters and can't record things on them at rated speed.
I really don't see how you guys notice a difference. I just buy
the cheapest crap available, burn at lowest speed and enjoy...
-Moa Dragon
Samurai
...
> I really don't see how you guys notice a difference. I just buy
> the cheapest crap available, burn at lowest speed and enjoy...
If you come back to a CD-ROM a couple of years later, it's more likely
still to be working if it's burned on a decent brand -- and even the
best CD-Rs are really only meant to last around ten years.
Ashikaga
Well..., some cheap craps work better than some. It's about the brand
rather than price. TDK isn't the most expensive one either. CompUSA's
ugly looking plain CD-R's works okay too. New Egg's generic ones work too,
just not Fuji's....
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