best kind of blank dvd media?

[dreuxscott1]

so what do u guys think the best kind of blank dvd media is??also whats better dvd-r or dvd+r

[zimmy]

dvd -r 's don't play with some older dvd players...but other than that it's just preference...i usually go with whatever is cheapest at the time sinc ei go through so many

[IronAdonis]

Verbatims are the best.

[dreuxscott1]

i heard ritek dvds are the best..something about the ink they put on them..so i should go with dvd+r's then??instead of the -

[zimmy]

ritek are the best...dunno about ink since most have no label's... verbatim = sux... they are the best out of the store sh*t people buy...but i have litterally burned over 1000 dvd's and had less than 3 become coasters. I use prodisk because my pioneer doesn't like ritek and it doesn't read there speed right

[Hitman]

I use TDK+ and ive done countless burns. As a rule of thumb I use DVD+ for movies and CDR- for music. Zimmy the ink he is refering to is what the put on the physical side of the disk for burning on.
Check this out, i refer to it now and again when my local sells out of TDK...
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

[zimmy]

oh... duh :P i knew that really

why don't you guys buy online? i usually get 100 cake box's for 20-25 bucs

[dreuxscott1]

i just bought 100 for 25 like zimmy said of some riteks..i bought dvd-r though..i was reading and it said dvd-r is better for movies and dvd+r is suited more for data...not sure but well see i guess..i also need to buy a dvd burner now....i have a laptop so i was thinkin about getting an external one but then i saw people buy enclosers and purchase and internal one and put it in that...what do you guys think??external or buy an encloser and get an internal??anyone know of a good cheap burner?

[zimmy]

sure do...i'd go with an external put in an internal firewire/usb enclosure.

you can buy a good 16x pioneer dvd burner that handles -/+ r/rw for like 30 bucs

i always get my stuff from www.newegg.com

[rbehniwal]

BenQ or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R have always worked for me without any coasters ever and I've gone through a countless number of dvds

[zimmy]

taiyo yuden is GREAT...but who can affor 38-45 cents a dvd when the difference is maybe 1 coaster per 1000

[mds]

Use an s-video cord from your graphics card straight to your tv. You dont need to waste money on blank dvd's. You just have to see if your card has that capability

[zimmy]

lol ...ghettooo :P Sides that...hd's are more expensive than dvd's. you know how big my hd would have to be to put over 500 movies on it?