4x 8x DVD discs being passed off as 16-18x

[nekrosoft13]

According to a DigiTimes reporter quoting "industry sources"; media that are in reality, 8x and 4x DVD+R/-R discs, are now being passed off as 16x and 8x respectively and the problem seems to be on the increase.

As demand for 16x DVD+R/-R discs grows with the increasing use of 16x and 18x DVD burners, some makers have mislabeled their discs with higher speeds in order to grab profits, the sources pointed out, noting that there have been reported cases of counterfeited TDK 8x and 16x DVD+R/-R discs made by small makers in Taiwan.

The article mentions that among Taiwanese manufacturers, only CMC, Ritek, Prodisc, Daxon and Lead Data are capable of producing the 16x discs. The smaller producers are limited to the slower 4 and 8x speeds.

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/14095

[L3thal Veteran]

Wow :|

[+Warwagon MVC]

WOW X2 :|

[samg]

WOW x 3 :|

[Brian M. Veteran]

WOW x 4 :blink: - wonder how many wows we'll get :p

Back on topic: i rma'd my dvd-rw drive because it would only write at 8x on 16x disks... im still waiting for the replacement, but maybe there was no need :(

[=NickJ=]

wow x5 :| (sorry couldn't resist)

[Inplode]

damn that blows hard !

WOW x 5

[QwertyManiac]

And to think, these unbranded ones come at 16x though of severely low qual >_>

Oh yeah... WoW X6

[flapjackman176]

WOW x6

WOW x7

and mine...

WOW x8

Picking up for the slackers above me

[WarStorm]

WOW x9 or x10

[Vice]

That is really annoying. I hate it when companies do stuff like this.

[Roofy]

and WOW x11

[idoia]

woof woof :dog:

[nekrosoft13]

please don't rename this topic to the "wow" topic

quite a few companies do this, where they produce 4x 8x dvds, and put good media IDs on them (taiyo, mcc) and so on

[Matrix XII]

Aww mannn, that's just shady :(

[CrisCr0ss]

wow x12

but honestly thats gay, cant they sue? Ill stick to my Taiyo Yuden :p

[Tristan]

yeah I bought some cheap GQ cdrs from Fry's(Outpost) its says 52x but the highest it can burn is 24x

[G4M3R]

I brought some SAST 8x DVD+R a couple of days ago and they burn at 12x, so lucky me.

[Matrix XII]

What DVD's do you guys buy?

Fujifilm for me :)

[nekrosoft13]

What DVD's do you guys buy?

Fujifilm for me :)

see, thats one mistake already

fuji, doesn't make their own dvds

most fuji in stores are ritek, few cmc, and very rare Made in Japan Taiyo Yuden

Taiyo Yuden is the best

i really don't care whos name is on the dvd

what matters is who actually made it

that said i only buy

MCC

MKM

Taiyo Yuden

MXL

few prodisc (cheap)

[Luis.A]

WOW x13. thats just a very deceiving move on behalf on the producers. :s

[QwertyManiac]

The major brands we get here are Sony [bS], Moser Baer [Good] and Samsung [Crap]... rest all are unbranded :(

[Malbojia]

Hey sony ain't that bad well the D21's ya the dye gets a nice run in the middle but if you look at the back end of a sony 50 pack and its says R5, you be getting somne Taiyo's TTY002

[Pallab]

The major brands we get here are Sony [bS], Moser Baer [Good] and Samsung [Crap]... rest all are unbranded :(

I also buy only moser baer.

[RootWind]

The only quality ones I can find on store shelves are usually Verbatim, manufactured by Mitsubishi CC.