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Jul 23, 2012 14:02:35   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Lyn Buchanan wrote:
I have found that most of the manufacturers are actually very concerned about things like this. When I get a bad batch of disks, I always write to the company, through their website, and tell them the batch number, and alert them to the fact that it was a bad batch. I have never asked for replacement disks, and usually even tell them that I'm not writing for that purpose, but they usually send a new pack, just for the thoughtfulness of you giving them feedback on their product. As far as they are concerned, customer satisfaction is much better for their business than bad word-of-mouth critiques.
I hope this helps.
I have found that most of the manufacturers are ac... (show quote)

That's a good idea. Using a magnifying glass, I found a long number around the center hole of the disc. Just to be sure they were bad, I put them into a couple of other drives, and they were all bad.

Follow-up - Each disc has a different 19-digit number!

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Jul 23, 2012 14:23:37   #
liebgard
 
[quote=Festina LenteMy experience is you get what you pay for in disks (CDs or DVDs). Mass production has really made them a volume commodity.
If what I'm buring is important (achive files or a DVD family movie) I use archive DVDs.[/quote]

Exactly!

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Jul 23, 2012 21:41:14   #
mwh2385 Loc: Fairfield Glade, Tennessee
 
Philips, Memorex are the worst DVD's to work with. We produce about 10 DVD's weekly and we use Taiyo Yuden Premium Line DVD-Rs. We have a failure rate of about 3%.

If you order from Amazon, they will take anything back if it fails, or if you don't like it.

We have order ours from Meritline for several years. Good company to deal with.

Bear in mind, that normal DVD recorders usually wear out after 50 or 60 burnings.


Mike H.

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Jul 23, 2012 22:02:32   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
mwh2385 wrote:
Philips, Memorex are the worst DVD's to work with. We produce about 10 DVD's weekly and we use Taiyo Yuden Premium Line DVD-Rs. We have a failure rate of about 3%.

If you order from Amazon, they will take anything back if it fails, or if you don't like it.

We have order ours from Meritline for several years. Good company to deal with.

Bear in mind, that normal DVD recorders usually wear out after 50 or 60 burnings.


Mike H.

As I said, if I get 40 good discs out this pack of 50, I can live with that. If the last three fail, then i'll contact Amazon.

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Jul 24, 2012 10:22:10   #
Snert Loc: south central Indiana
 
I got a 25 ct. package of HP cd-r's over a year ago. I tried writing to some of them last night and my machines couldn't use them - didn't recognize ANY of them. "Please insert disk and retry." Still in the original packaging and they were stored in a closet; in the dark and never hot nor cold.
It's a plot by Them That Design Stuff to get our money. We have to buy new technology which will wear out so we have to buy new...ad nausium; it's the same old song and dance. And the new crap is so (in)convenient!

I've got scads of 5 1/4 and 3 1/2" floppies that are still read/writeable with the old fogie computer I still have working.
None of them will hold an 3 megapixel shot, but they work.

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Jul 24, 2012 12:51:27   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Snert wrote:
I got a 25 ct. package of HP cd-r's over a year ago. I tried writing to some of them last night and my machines couldn't use them - didn't recognize ANY of them. "Please insert disk and retry." Still in the original packaging and they were stored in a closet; in the dark and never hot nor cold.
It's a plot by Them That Design Stuff to get our money. We have to buy new technology which will wear out so we have to buy new...ad nausium; it's the same old song and dance. And the new crap is so (in)convenient!

I've got scads of 5 1/4 and 3 1/2" floppies that are still read/writeable with the old fogie computer I still have working.
None of them will hold an 3 megapixel shot, but they work.
I got a 25 ct. package of HP cd-r's over a year ag... (show quote)

I know what you mean. It's hard to beat a pencil and paper. You can see if there is a point on the pencil, and you can see if there's room to write on the paper. Go beyond that - even to a ballpoint pen - and things become uncertain.

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Jul 24, 2012 20:38:28   #
bawlmer Loc: Baltimore, MD
 
Festina Lente wrote:
jerryc41 wrote:
I got a pack of 50 Philips printable DL DVDs from Amazon. Of the 47 I've used so far, 10 have been bad - could not write to them. In the past, I might have had one bad disc - maybe. I usually use Taiyo or Ridek. I was using three different computers, so the problem was with the discs. There's no mention of a warranty on the label.

I've seen some lots like that Jerry. It can be frustrating.
Getting your money back (unless from a local retailer) is rarely worth the effort (Amazon being a notable exception, so request a return authorization and they will even pay the postage!).

My experience is you get what you pay for in disks (CDs or DVDs). Mass production has really made them a volume commodity.
If what I'm buring is important (achive files or a DVD family movie) I use archive DVDs.
quote=jerryc41 I got a pack of 50 Philips printab... (show quote)


Just curious, I've heard of archive DVDs but I've never tried them. Are they a better quality than standard, off the shelf DVDs? I have a ton of photos that I would love to get off the computer. I've got them on CDs but I don't trust those either.

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Jul 24, 2012 22:22:51   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
bawlmer wrote:
Festina Lente wrote:
jerryc41 wrote:
I got a pack of 50 Philips printable DL DVDs from Amazon. Of the 47 I've used so far, 10 have been bad - could not write to them. In the past, I might have had one bad disc - maybe. I usually use Taiyo or Ridek. I was using three different computers, so the problem was with the discs. There's no mention of a warranty on the label.

I've seen some lots like that Jerry. It can be frustrating.
Getting your money back (unless from a local retailer) is rarely worth the effort (Amazon being a notable exception, so request a return authorization and they will even pay the postage!).

My experience is you get what you pay for in disks (CDs or DVDs). Mass production has really made them a volume commodity.
If what I'm buring is important (achive files or a DVD family movie) I use archive DVDs.
quote=jerryc41 I got a pack of 50 Philips printab... (show quote)


Just curious, I've heard of archive DVDs but I've never tried them. Are they a better quality than standard, off the shelf DVDs? I have a ton of photos that I would love to get off the computer. I've got them on CDs but I don't trust those either.
quote=Festina Lente quote=jerryc41 I got a pack ... (show quote)

They are more expensive, and they say they are better, so they must be better. Why else would they charge more? ;-)

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