Taiyo Yuden + Case Logic = The ability to reseed decades from now. :good:
Computers and Related Hardware/Software
Started by groink · 6 Oct 2003 · 5,867 replies
General Discussion
bmwracer wrote:
Have you tried Supermediastore? I bought 100 8X Verbatims a couple of months ago and they were on sale... Hmm, maybe they were dumping the 8X stock... :headscratch:
That's how I bought my 500 HP DVD-R 8x when Office max was closing that one store and dumping them for .14 cents. While they were dumping the 16x for over .30 . Seems most people don't realize how good the 8x were and opted for the 16x. Sadly I'm halfway thru my stock and going fast. I keep looking for store closings to get some more of this bargain.
:victory:
in case anyone wanted to try the printable Verbatim 16x's, supermediastore.com has the 100 pack spindle for $14 after rebate.
bmwracer wrote:
Looks like your software and/or your burner aren't recognizing the 16X DVDs correctly...
I second that, 2.4x is speed for double layer dvds. I just bought 16x Imation DVDs and there's warning on them that some old burners might not recognize them and will need a firmware update.
I just found some taiyo yudens 8x 100 for $29 free shipping. I ordered one stack and I'll let you know how they record.
http://www.shop4tech.com/item5167.html
http://www.shop4tech.com/item5167.html
ralphm1999 wrote:I just found some taiyo yudens 8x 100 for $29 free shipping. I ordered one stack and I'll let you know how they record.
http://www.shop4tech.com/item5167.html
That's a pretty competitive price. When you get them, run a couple against DVD Identifer to make sure they are real TY (there are some sold as TY but not).
rima.com has the 8X for $26.99 but you have to pay the shipping. Rima always has real TY's. I always get the white hub-printable to avoid having to write on the disc with a marker.
Hanzo21 wrote:
That's a pretty competitive price. When you get them, run a couple against DVD Identifer to make sure they are real TY (there are some sold as TY but not).
rima.com has the 8X for $26.99 but you have to pay the shipping. Rima always has real TY's. I always get the white hub-printable to avoid having to write on the disc with a marker.
I check every stack I buy with DVD Identifier automatically to see if I should prepare for coasters. :nut:
ralphm1999 wrote:
I check every stack I buy with DVD Identifier automatically to see if I should prepare for coasters. :nut:
"GQ" great quality brand make excellent drink coasters or freesbie's(haven't tried it out of frustration...lol :rofl: )
ralphm1999 wrote:I just found some taiyo yudens 8x 100 for $29 free shipping. I ordered one stack and I'll let you know how they record.
http://www.shop4tech.com/item5167.html
I've ordered from shop 4 tech before. Bought some no name DVDs, back in the days where you could buy a Verbatim DVD for only $20. :bleh:
Never had problems with them, but I haven't checked back my data since then. Maybe it's all corrupted. =T
Recording engineer develops everlasting glass CD
The transparent glass CD in its special case.
A Japanese recording engineer has developed the world's first glass CD guaranteed not to warp, distort and of a beautiful design, according to its maker.
Music critics who have tried out the CD said that it's outstanding and virtually like listening to a live performance.
But high quality music to last forever comes at a price -- 98,700 yen apiece to be exact -- as glass CDs have to be made by hand.
"I wanted to make a CD that could be passed on to grandchildren," the glass CD's inventor, Suenori Fukui, said.
Fukui, 60, noticed that glass was a great receptor of sound and decided to try and create a CD from the material. He spent a decade developing the glass CD together with Mitsugu Ikeda, a technician from a company called Tomie Media Solutions.
Information on the glass CD is read by laser. Because existing plastic CDs are not completely transparent, information on them cannot be read perfectly. They are also susceptible to bending or warping if left in sunlight or humid areas, which leads to sound distortion.
As glass CDs are completely transparent, information on them can be read perfectly, improving sound quality. They are not affected by heat or humidity and remain in perfect condition forever.
N & F Label, seller of the glass CDs, has put its first glass CD on sale. It is a recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Air on G String."
Music critic Sachio Moroishi was delighted with the sound quality.
"If they make a few more, the price will probably go down, but this has the potential to change the world of audio media," he said.
Tests of glass CDs will soon be carried out in Tokyo at Ishimaru Denki in Akihabara and Tower Records in Shibuya. (Mainichi)
October 21, 2006
The transparent glass CD in its special case.
A Japanese recording engineer has developed the world's first glass CD guaranteed not to warp, distort and of a beautiful design, according to its maker.
Music critics who have tried out the CD said that it's outstanding and virtually like listening to a live performance.
But high quality music to last forever comes at a price -- 98,700 yen apiece to be exact -- as glass CDs have to be made by hand.
"I wanted to make a CD that could be passed on to grandchildren," the glass CD's inventor, Suenori Fukui, said.
Fukui, 60, noticed that glass was a great receptor of sound and decided to try and create a CD from the material. He spent a decade developing the glass CD together with Mitsugu Ikeda, a technician from a company called Tomie Media Solutions.
Information on the glass CD is read by laser. Because existing plastic CDs are not completely transparent, information on them cannot be read perfectly. They are also susceptible to bending or warping if left in sunlight or humid areas, which leads to sound distortion.
As glass CDs are completely transparent, information on them can be read perfectly, improving sound quality. They are not affected by heat or humidity and remain in perfect condition forever.
N & F Label, seller of the glass CDs, has put its first glass CD on sale. It is a recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Air on G String."
Music critic Sachio Moroishi was delighted with the sound quality.
"If they make a few more, the price will probably go down, but this has the potential to change the world of audio media," he said.
Tests of glass CDs will soon be carried out in Tokyo at Ishimaru Denki in Akihabara and Tower Records in Shibuya. (Mainichi)
October 21, 2006
Tu_triky wrote:Recording engineer develops everlasting glass CD
The transparent glass CD in its special case.
A Japanese recording engineer has developed the world's first glass CD guaranteed not to warp, distort and of a beautiful design, according to its maker.
Music critics who have tried out the CD said that it's outstanding and virtually like listening to a live performance.
But high quality music to last forever comes at a price -- 98,700 yen apiece to be exact -- as glass CDs have to be made by hand.
"I wanted to make a CD that could be passed on to grandchildren," the glass CD's inventor, Suenori Fukui, said.
Fukui, 60, noticed that glass was a great receptor of sound and decided to try and create a CD from the material. He spent a decade developing the glass CD together with Mitsugu Ikeda, a technician from a company called Tomie Media Solutions.
Information on the glass CD is read by laser. Because existing plastic CDs are not completely transparent, information on them cannot be read perfectly. They are also susceptible to bending or warping if left in sunlight or humid areas, which leads to sound distortion.
As glass CDs are completely transparent, information on them can be read perfectly, improving sound quality. They are not affected by heat or humidity and remain in perfect condition forever.
N & F Label, seller of the glass CDs, has put its first glass CD on sale. It is a recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Air on G String."
Music critic Sachio Moroishi was delighted with the sound quality.
"If they make a few more, the price will probably go down, but this has the potential to change the world of audio media," he said.
Tests of glass CDs will soon be carried out in Tokyo at Ishimaru Denki in Akihabara and Tower Records in Shibuya. (Mainichi)
October 21, 2006
Interesting.
I can see how it can be very durable and reliable (if you don't drop it), but better sound quality? There's error correction built-in to account for read errors and the like so I don't see any improvement there. :headscratch:
bmwracer wrote:
Interesting.
I can see how it can be very durable and reliable (if you don't drop it), but better sound quality? There's error correction built-in to account for read errors and the like so I don't see any improvement there. :headscratch:
the technical aspects are beyond me...i just thought the technophiles here might find the news interesting....
yeah if you don't drop it.
Tu_triky wrote:the technical aspects are beyond me.
Gomen, my dweebness rears its ugly head. :beaten:
bmwracer wrote:
Gomen, my dweebness rears its ugly head. :beaten:
i mean they explain why the sound is better, due to the transparency of the medium....but i don't know how that works.
oO i got a question xD
Is it good to buy a Desktop Computer at Dell??? My father wants to buy there cuz he has a discount xD
Is it good to buy a Desktop Computer at Dell??? My father wants to buy there cuz he has a discount xD
Tu_triky wrote:i mean they explain why the sound is better, due to the transparency of the medium....but i don't know how that works.
If the recording were analog, I could understand that, but being digital, all you need to do is read a 1 or 0...
The bitstream is arranged so that the hardware can correct any read errors before decoding... That's why a scratched disc can usually be read with no problems.
If you scratched a vinyl LP, you're hosed. :beaten:
bmwracer wrote:
If the recording were analog, I could understand that, but being digital, all you need to do is read a 1 or 0...
The bitstream is arranged so that the hardware can correct any read errors before decoding... That's why a scratched disc can usually be read with no problems.
If you scratched a vinyl LP, you're hosed. :beaten:
beyond mah feeble brain....
bmwracer wrote:
If you scratched a vinyl LP, you're hosed. :beaten:
Ah, who can forget vinyl. I still have a box of 12" and 7" vinyl. I keep hoping it will get valuable one day.
Anime Dad wrote:I still have a box of 12" and 7" vinyl.
As do I.
I still have my 29-year old Technics direct drive turntable with a Grado moving coil cartridge. :beaten:
One day i'm going to transfer all my vinyl to CD - it's impossible to find some of that stuff on CD. I have the software, just not the time.....
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