I have been buying bulk (taped up, no spindle) 4x Taiyo Yuden disk from http://www.supermediastore.com/media1.html (out of stock right now) Tend to ship fairly quickly.
For about $33 + s/h. I have gotten them for as low as $25 per hundred with price breaks and coupons and free shipping. And http://www.shop4tech.com/z/DVD_R_4X_4.7GB/1_88_248/ ($31 with free shipping right now). Often they have coupons for additional discount. Shipping seems to take and extra day or two (because it is not shipped right away when you order) I routinely burn these disks at 6x. I used to burn at 8x, but I was experiencing too many coasters (more than 1 is too many :), but at 6x it always burns fine. I have used lots of Ritek in the past and only had a problem with one batch of +RWs (on a great sale at Amazon) that I believe had a manufacturing problem (you could see irregularities in the dye). On my drive, the Ritek +R 4x will burn at 12x with factory firmware (I have used +R in the past if they were on sale, but do strickly -R format and +RW format now as I have an older DVD player that will not recognize the +R disks). I now use a modified firmware and can burn (at my discretion and risk) any disk at any speed, so I don't know how the -R Ritek 4x are seen. All that said, I have been quite happy with the Taiyo Yuden and they are one of the most highly rated brands available. With the 4x disks, you can often get a bargain if you shop around. I don't know how much longer the 4x disks will be available, but I just stocked up on 400, so I should be in good shape for the near future. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Fisk > > Where does everyone buy thier DVD media? I just got a new > DVD burner and > need to get some disks. Since this is actually my first DVD > burner I'm > wondering what is good media and where is a reliable place to get it > cheap? > > > Thanks, > > > Christopher Fisk
