Ritek GO4

[frizzle]

Can anyone in Australia tell me where to buy Ritek GO4 DVD-R disks and how much.I live in Adelaide.Thanks dudes

[TylerDurden]

I think you can do a google search with the local option set.




Tyler!

[patch god]

You're one lucky bastard. I live in south oz. Yup here in adelaide.

You want taiyo yuden 4x DVD-R they are better than ritek.

Get TDK 4x DVD -R made in japan discs. They cost about 4 bucks each at **** smith electronics. But they are the best quality DVD-R on the planet.

I kid you not.

[frizzle]

Went and bought a TDK 4x DVD-R made in Japan.My PS2 will not read it.It seems that my PS2 will only read Silver Disks.Thanks anyway

[patch god]

Rubbish. What are you talking about?

Is your Ps2 modchipped?

Silver disks? All DVD-R are a purple colour.

[Frito]

Purple? Mine are all Silver.

[TylerDurden]

Are you guys talking about the same side here? Usually when we say purple we mean the bottom, the side that the burner burns to or reads from.





Tyler!

[patch god]

Im talking about the bottomside here.

Talking about what colour the top is, has to be the most useless idea ever. Why, the top could be any bloody colour of the rainbow.

BTW, there is NO, an i mean NO way those discs could not work on a correctly modded PS2.

I'm still confused about what he meant by silver discs only working.

[TylerDurden]

Easy now. Maybe hes talking about the top or maybe hes talkin about cdr's or maybe hes talking about hksilvers.





Tyler!

[patch god]

Yeah. True. I'm just gonna wait for him to answer. Coz I dunno wtf is wrong. Taiyo Yuden are better than ritek. Heck they are better than anything. Especially on a Pioneer. I have the PI/PO results to prove it as well.

[TylerDurden]

Very nice.





Tyler!

[patch god]

Well if you want to have a look here is an excellent site, Tyler.

Possibly the best on the net.

A review of the Pioneer 107 Here (http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/137)

take a look at the DVD writing performace in particular.

[patch god]

Review List (http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/search/B/)

[frizzle]

Maybe i have a problem with my eyes but i have 2 different brand of DVD-R's that both look silver on the bottom to me.1 of them is IMATION and the other LASER.They look silver to me compared to the TDK and PRINCO.My PS2 plays the IMATION and LASER but won't play the other 2.Maybe it only likes cheap ****.Thanks guys,buy the way it has got a Magic 3.1 chip.

[EVOEvo]

[i]Get TDK 4x DVD -R made in japan discs. They cost about 4 bucks each at **** smith electronics.[/B]


JESUS CHRIST $4 each Damn and i tought 70 cents each for riteks was high sheeshe i think i would rather use my 70 cent flawless riteks thats never gave me any problems b4 paying $4 for a disc with a dif name that plays no better.

[patch god]

No this is in australia. Prices are much higher. Ritek would be over 2 dollars here at least.

Also, your Laser brand DVD-R are pathetic. btw, that is the topside you are talking about. Not the bottom.

Both the imations and lasers are purple on the bottom.

Man I hope you aint putting stuff in upside down.....

Which game are you trying to copy? What writer do you have?

This is a joke. Laser and Imation or should i say AN32 and CMC are pathetic garbage.

You are certainly doing something wrong here my friend.

[frizzle]

G'day, I must admit that the Imation is silver on top with writing on it but still looks silver to me on the bottom.The Laser is white on top and it also looks silver on the bottom.These disks might be a joke but they work.This is why i am asking about better disks.I have backed up 5 games using the Laser disks and 1 using the Imation.I backed up Nba Live 2004 on the Tdk and it didn't work.Burnt it on the Laser disk and it worked fine.Burner is a Pioneer 106D with updated firmware.I am using Record Now Max 4.5.Thanks for any advice cause it has got me what is going on.
I stand corrected took the disks outside in better light just now and they do have a slight purple tinged to them,but not like the Tdk or Princo.Too many beers affecting my eye sight.

[patch god]

Wait a second. You are saying the disks are silver looking on the underside? Perhaps you are using cdrs? The TDK is a DVD-R.

If you burn a cdr game to a DVD-R it is not likely to work. Perhaps this is what you are doing wrong?

Obviously you are not blind. Those disks, the imation and Laser, are they cdrs?

[frizzle]

All of the dvd's i am taking about are DVD-R's.

[TylerDurden]

Is there any way you can scan one of these discs or take a pic of one? I would like to get in touch with you via some sort of instant messenger so I can see them for myself. It would have to be done like this because of the very small file attachment allowed on these forums.




Tyler!

[patch god]

Ok well i am stumped. I use TDK DVD-R 4x they alsways work the PI/PO scans are excellent. I have a PS2 with messiah 2 modchip.

The burns work perfect in an old version 4. I have the Pioneer 106D as well.

Well, i dunno. I can'thelp you find ritek. I have no clue wheth they would even work in your PS2 since it likes low quality and wont play high quality disks??


btw, tyler, you're talking to frizzle right?

[frizzle]

Does this help at all?
Type : DVD-RW
Certified Write Speed: 2.0 X
Drive Write Speed : 1.0 X - 2.0 X
Manufacturer ID : OPTODISCK001

Label: -
Contents:
blank disc inserted (4.38 GB)

This is the Laser Dvd.

[patch god]

DVDRW!?! WTF. Post all your other DVD's information please.

[frizzle]

Thanks anyway Patch God.That is why i was asking cause i really have no idea.I suppose i might be lucky that my PS2 likes cheaper stuff,wish i could say that about my 3 kids.Thanks mate.

[frizzle]

Using DVD-RW cause i was getting sick of wasting money on other disks.Can always use em on something else.

[patch god]

I find it very wierd that your ps2 plays DVDRW. Most dont.

[frizzle]

I must have 1 weird PS2.Mine seems to love the DVD-RW.That tells me that it is not just me that finds this strange.

[TylerDurden]

Originally posted by patch god
I find it very wierd that your ps2 plays DVDRW. Most dont.



Thats untrue. Out of 4 ps2's that Ive had, 3 of them played RW either + or -. RW has less reflectivity though so regular -R is best.



Tyler!

[patch god]

Oh ok. I had no idea. I thought the laser needed to be tweaked to play DVDRW.

[frizzle]

Guys do you think i should give up and just keep using what works?

[TylerDurden]

Sure. If it works for you then do that.




Tyler!

[patch god]

I dunno mate. I find it wierd that is plays DVDRW and not DVD-R.

DVDRW is expensive also. I think somethinghas been tweaked on ur PS2.

[frizzle]

When it comes to a PC no prob but when it comes to anything to do with a PS2 no idea.That is why i love this forum so much.Get to talk to people that have seen it or heard it.Thanks very much guys and have a good day or night.