I don't know this supplier but this is the right brand (Mitsui/MAM-A)
<http://www.mediasupply.com/mamgold.html>
Also, when you buy media buy the +R instead of the -R. All CD's and
DVD's have a horrendous error rate compared to a hard drive and make
extensive use of their voluminous ECC bits. The +R format is simply
more robust in the ECC department.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD%2BR>
Chuck Norcutt
Winsor Crosby wrote:
> Any recommendations for a DVD? My most recent purchase of disks cannot
> produce a universally read copy. Looking around on the web I found a
> site that said that there is no relationship between the brand on the
> outside and the disk inside. It recommended a special software that
> would read the makers ID on the disk which does not help much if you
> have to buy the disk and analyze it to determine whether it is reliable.
>
>
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> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
>
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>
> On / May 13, 2008 CE, at 4:55 PM, Moose wrote:
>
>> In both cases, it's not just the gold reflective layer that gives the
>> longevity. The second major component in computer writable CDs and
>> DVDs
>> is the dye that changes color when the laser hits it. The only dye so
>> far known that doesn't fade/deteriorate relatively rapidly is patented
>> by Mitsui. I think all name brand gold disks use the Mutsui dyes, but
>> there's nothing to stop someone from making gold disks with inferior
>> dyes to make a quick buck.
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