[78-L] reliable CD-R blanks?

[David Lennick]

I used Sony for a few years and then they switched manufacturers and I began 
turning out beer coaster after beer coaster. I took them up on their warranty 
and took a batch of them back to their location in north-east Toronto, where I 
had to park behind barricades and cross a field of mud. They cracked open a 
spindle and gave me a number of blanks equal to the ones I was returning. Not 
even a bag to put them in. To hell with Sony. (I got my revenge when I got that 
movie pulled, but that's another story.) I then used Fuji 40x for a couple of 
years, and those are no longer available. I then found the TDKs in a store on 
Spadina and bought there for a couple of years, and followed them to their new 
location on Gerrard at Broadview, but they can no longer get them...so now I 
order from these guys in Laval, Quebec:

blankdvdmedia.com

They got 'em. Not as cheap as the store on Spadina, and you pay for shipping, 
but they got 'em and they show up the next day.

I also have a cakebox of Philips Audio CD-Rs which I bought in an emergency 
(took a chance since they don't show the speed) and they're fine in real time. 
Philips white label are for duping only.

dl

On 12/27/2014 1:38 AM, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
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> David touches briefly on an important point - you should look for brands that will write in real time, (1x); the brand I always look for is SONY.
> db
>
>       On Saturday, December 27, 2014 12:38 AM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid>  wrote:
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>
>
> I use TDK Duplicator Series, one of the only brands that will record in real
> time. White thermal printable surface.
>
> dl
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> On 12/27/2014 12:29 AM, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
>>
>> It's been awhile since this came up and time keeps on grinding away and
>> things keep changing, SO... what's the latest on which brand of CD
>> blanks to buy? Which common brands have the lowest error rate(s) and the
>> highest longevity? Remember when we had to look for "Made in Japan" or
>> "Made in Taiwan" on the box to get decent quality? All the others (Made
>> in China, Viet Nam, Indonesia, etc.) were pretty much crap. Does this
>> still apply?
>> And, one more thing, what's the best site that gives current CD-R test
>> results?
>> Here's one I found quickly:
>> http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_quality.shtml
>> Are they reliable? Is there better?
>> Happy... er... joyous... ah... merry... um... that is to say...
>> Hohohohohohohoho, gang!
>> Malcolm
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