I'm lookin around but I know some heads on here keep abreast of deals more than I do

also, any recommended brands for DVD-Rs? Just got a burner and want to test it out

3/5/2005 7:59:25 AM

http://www.slickdeals.net/#p5817

3/5/2005 9:32:57 AM

whoa, I was just chatting with a friend about this and came here to do a search and see what was suggested and this one was at the top.

So is there any particular brand that I should stay away from in regards to the media? I found some 16x Verbatim media for .37 a disk.

3/5/2005 9:37:40 AM

and what's the suggested type now that is playable by most regular DVD players? Do most/all modern DVD players play all the variations? -R, +R, etc?

3/5/2005 9:42:55 AM

Sometimes Best Buy has 100 packs of namebrands (just never buy Memorex) for $40.... not too shabby

-ZiP!-

[Edited on March 5, 2005 at 9:43 AM. Reason : wow, its early]

3/5/2005 9:43:06 AM

five finger discount like black people know best

3/5/2005 9:49:08 AM

25 pack of TDK DVD+R or DVD-R for $7.99 at Circuit City

I picked up a spool (DVD+R) last weekend, and they play in everything I've tried.

I'm thinking about getting another spool later on since today is the last day for that special.

3/5/2005 10:09:59 AM

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1229414&Sku=K51-2128

3/5/2005 10:41:30 AM

and of course, tiger direct has a raleigh location, on capital blvd, behind outback steakhouse.

3/5/2005 10:11:14 PM

http://www.techbargains.com/
generally has about 5 times as many deals per day as slickdeals - use its RSS feed easy to read bargains

3/5/2005 10:45:34 PM

^^ and ^ are now

Quote :

"Sometimes Best Buy has 100 packs of namebrands (just never buy Memorex)"

ummm i always buy Memorex CD-rs for my music...

or were you talkin about their dvdrs

3/6/2005 9:40:12 AM

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?&ref=cj&pfp=cj&product_code=316430

FMI 4x DVD+R Media, 120 Minute / 4.7GB, Spindle, 100 Pack

19.99 after $50 instant savings...but never heard of the company


and whats the difference between DVD-r and DVD+R

[Edited on March 6, 2005 at 10:03 AM. Reason : .]

3/6/2005 9:56:01 AM

^^I'm talking about any disk from that brand - I've just always personally found them to be bottom-of-the-barrel. But if they work fine for you, then stay with 'em.

-ZiP!-

3/6/2005 10:08:31 AM

never buy discs that you've never heard of nor had anyone ever tell you that they were made by a name brand company..

i purchased an assload of the fujifilm dvd+r's at best buy when they had the deal. excellent quality discs from a great manuf at a good price.

3/6/2005 7:35:17 PM

Circuit City has Philips DVD +/-R, 25 for $7.95

3/7/2005 8:33:17 AM

sold

thx

3/7/2005 11:54:05 AM

Intrex locally sells the Ritek brand of media. Last time I bought some, the 50 pack was priced the same or slightly cheaper than Newegg.

3/7/2005 3:51:05 PM

^^^^ i also bought a ton of fujifilm ones when they were on sale - i havent had any problems at all

-ZiP!-

3/7/2005 8:47:05 PM

that's b/c they are a+ media.

i bought some prodisc dvd+r's a while ago and some of them suck.

3/7/2005 9:41:18 PM

CircuitCity now has 25 packs of DVD +/- R for $6.95, no rebates.

3/9/2005 8:18:08 PM

bttt?

Need some more. Anyone local got anything good going at the moment or do I just need to order them this go 'round?

4/16/2005 10:06:00 AM

you need cd-r's hova ?

4/16/2005 10:16:54 AM

Staples has Memorex 50pk DVD+/-Rs on sale for $19.94 and 50pks of CD-Rs for $9.94

4/16/2005 10:36:14 AM

i only use Ridata/Ritek dvd-rs. they are less than .40 each and are excellent quality. i once tried some freebies i got with these and the freebies didnt work for crap, so I stick with these. i am sure name brands are ok, but why spend a lot on them. i check pricewatch.com and find the lowest price for these and buy from that place...

4/16/2005 12:07:00 PM

Office Depot has Maxell 100-PK DVD+/-Rs for $37.99

Newegg has Verbatim 100PK CD-Rs for 14.99 after $10 mail-in rebate, free shipping

4/16/2005 1:45:37 PM

Circuit City:
Philips 15pk DVD+R $3.99 (no rebates)
Memorex 50pk CD-R $9.99 (no rebates)

4/17/2005 12:17:29 PM

Was it memorex someone said to stay away from?



edit

yup

[Edited on April 17, 2005 at 12:28 PM. Reason : durr, just had to read the thread again]

4/17/2005 12:27:35 PM

The Maxell deal at OfficeDepot was good, too bad it's over now.

I think the best deal now is Verbatim 100-pack 8x DVD+R's at amazon for $59.99 - $30 rebate = $29.99 with free shipping and no tax (this has been the low end of the going rate for this top end media). You can get Verbatim -R's for a bit cheaper, but I prefer the +R's so I can change booktype to DVD-ROM. I've already come across a couple DVD players that won't play anything BUT +R's with the changed bitsetting.

4/17/2005 10:58:58 PM

this week Office Depot has:
Maxell DVD Media 50-PKs for $18.99 (at Staples for $17.94)
Philips CD-R 100-PK for $14.99

ends up being the same deal as last week for the Maxell's


that Circuit City deal is a good price-per-disc but a 15pk isn't enough. is there a limit that you can buy? i didn't see one.


never used philips or maxell before but i've have bad experiences with Memorex so i don't bother with those anymore.

4/17/2005 11:44:36 PM

^are those maxell prices including a rebate?

-ZiP!-

4/18/2005 7:59:12 AM

no rebate.... just sale price

4/18/2005 11:49:04 AM

cool deal, thanks man i'll have to swing by there in the next few days

-ZiP!-

4/18/2005 1:49:47 PM

Quote :

"that Circuit City deal is a good price-per-disc but a 15pk isn't enough. is there a limit that you can buy? i didn't see one."

nope, you could buy 5 packs of them if you wanted to

4/18/2005 5:58:12 PM

Quote :

"never used philips or maxell before"

I know that the Maxell 8x +R's (made in Japan) are really good (at least for Plextor drives). I would put it right up there with Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim. I can't speak for all the other Maxell media, though.

4/18/2005 6:31:40 PM

bttt

any specials with maxell or verbatim at the moment?

-ZiP!-

5/1/2005 6:51:02 PM

its tony yayo i think

-ZiP!-

5/1/2005 6:59:03 PM

Office Depot:

Maxell DVD+R 25-PK $8.99
Maxell DVD-R 25-PK $8.99
Maxell CDRW 25-PK $8.99


supermediastore.com:

Verbatim DVD-R 100-PK $35.20 (after 20% coupon + free shipping)


http://www.supermediastore.com/verbatim-8x-dvd-r-100pk-free-shipping.html







[Edited on May 1, 2005 at 8:00 PM. Reason : link]

5/1/2005 7:48:41 PM

i can't find those maxells at that price on officedepot's site... you dont have a link though, do you?

the supermediastore deal looks good, though i'm interested in +R's

thanks for the info

-ZiP!-

5/1/2005 10:09:59 PM

supermediastore has +R's on sale too.

5/1/2005 10:36:34 PM

check the in-store ads on the website

5/1/2005 10:36:54 PM

Maxell DVD+R 25-PK 492-560 $8.99 SAVE $11 Reg. $19.99 add to list
Maxell DVD-R 25-PK 492-432 $8.99 SAVE $11 Reg. $19.99 add to list
Maxell CD-RW 25-PK 915-067 $8.99 SAVE $11 Reg. $19.99 add to list
Philips CD-R 50-PK 852-283 $8.99 SAVE $11 Reg. $19.99 add to list

ah - thanks

-ZiP!-

[Edited on May 1, 2005 at 10:48 PM. Reason : ]

5/1/2005 10:46:25 PM

J_Hova...i've burnt about 400 or so dvds and used about every brand and i think i've had 1...yes 1 that messed up. don't be suckered into buying name brands...just go to http://www.supermedia.com and get the cheapest dvd-r or dvd+r...i'm 399/400 and i pay .25 to .37 per dvd...

5/1/2005 11:49:52 PM

Quote :

"i pay .25 to .37 per dvd"

wait for a good deal to come along and you can get good quality name-brand media for that price. your dvd burner will determine whether that generic cheap shit will actually work. some dvd burners are pretty picky. even if they burn correctly, the cheap ones could give you problems in the future.


my Plextor drive works like a champ.....worth every penny.

5/2/2005 12:59:24 AM

my nec drive is perfect too...and i've burnt name brand and el cheapo brands with equal success

5/2/2005 1:34:06 AM

Quote :

"i've burnt about 400 or so dvds and used about every brand and i think i've had 1...yes 1 that messed up. don't be suckered into buying name brands...just go to http://www.supermedia.com and get the cheapest dvd-r or dvd+r...i'm 399/400 and i pay .25 to .37 per dvd"

Just because that was your experience doesn't mean it'll be EVERYONE else's experience. You can not generalize DVD burning with just one drive and only 400 or so DVD's. I've burnt over 3000 DVD's utilizing about 11 different burners and countless types of media, but I still don't generalize and I know I can't predict the next person's experience.

One thing I do know is that if you can get good media for cheap, there's no reason not to get it. You can usually find 8x Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden or Maxell media for about 25 to 40 cents per disc (sometimes after rebate).

[Edited on May 2, 2005 at 2:40 AM. Reason : new page]

5/2/2005 2:39:14 AM

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[Edited on May 2, 2005 at 3:58 AM. Reason : .]

5/2/2005 3:57:45 AM

i have yet to run into problems using a Lite-On DVD burner

-ZiP!-

5/2/2005 8:16:35 AM

120 DVD-Rs for $38.53 including shipping here: http://postsnet.com/r.html?c=472039&r=471406&t=382023147&l=1&d=86039303&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2esupermediastore%2ecom%2ffree%2dfujifilm%2d8x%2ddvd%2dr%2dmedia%2d20%2dpack%2ehtml%3fWT%2emc%5fid%3demailsuperdvdactive050504&g=0&f=-1

5/3/2005 10:21:34 PM

supermediastore.com: http://www.supermediastore.com/

100pk Verbatim DVD-R $33 (after $30 mail-in rebate) + $8.25 shipping
or
100pk Verbatim DVD-R $44 (free shipping)
or
100pk Taiyo Yuden DVD-R $25 (after $3 off code: tai3doff) + $8.55 shipping


newegg.com: http://www.newegg.com

100pk Verbatim DVD+R $25.99 (after $30 mail-in rebate) + $4 shipping + free newegg cd/dvd wallet

5/3/2005 11:11:58 PM

^^that's supermediastore too and 120 not 100

5/3/2005 11:13:55 PM