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There are many different versions of DVD-Rs with Ritek G04-dye over here: Ritek labeled and unlabeled, silver and white printable, Ridata, "Grade-A-Media", Ridisc, Primedisc, 1Tek, The One, Arita, Traxdata, Fortis... Does anyone know which one is the best or at least if one of these brands/labels is 100% reliable?
Forgot two more: RiVision and Platinum.
Neipas02
16-12-2004, 07:40
I was curious about that too.. The only kinda I tend to find is Ridata..
I use the regular silver top media myself. As long as its go4 dye your ok. The only other difference is the top surface of the dvdr. Some are silver with the Ritek label printed on the top, some have a white blank printable surface. Others have a blank silver surface.
WordBringer
17-12-2004, 10:17
also dont forget office depot house brand they use g04s just with the office depot lable top im useing a 50 pack of these now works great and @ $18 cash for a 50 pk and walked out with them they was well worth it.
seaneyb2003
17-12-2004, 11:05
i like traxdata but i use ridata
Isn't Compatibility with the burner an issue anymore?
I tried some Ritek RiDisc and they were awful...movie back-ups and PS2...the DVDs kept skipping (on all players) and FMVs on the PS2 were skipping also...but i think they were G05.
But i only got them because they were out of RiData G04 with a purple label with the bottom third creamy/white for writing...they are the best so good i bought 150 of them...cos they always sell out.
The Go5 dye seems to get mixed results from different users
Yep, G05 where reported to be unreliable. And I heard that (at least in Europe) Ritek sell many B-Grade-G04s to be labelled by other companies (especially Traxdata, Princo(?) and Arita, they wrote), and without any label. So to be on the safe side, one should not get unlabelled ones or other companies, but the A-Grade Ritek-owned-labels Ridata and Primedisc (French company). At least thatīs what they say. Did anyone have problems with Ridata G04s yet? And is there a difference between printalbes (white and silver) or non-printables? And are there DVDs out there with a "Ritek" label on it?
I haven't had any problems whatsoever with Ridisc DVD-R (G04), although their Ritek CD-R is rife with errors and problems :mad:
These are the worst discs i have ever used as i explained above...
http://www.neogames.co.uk/shopimages/products/normal/ridisc_large01.jpg
And these are by far the best...not one single coaster (touch wood it al' stay that way), but there like goldust there so hard to find, they keep getting replaced by crap stuff...i hope there not planning to Discontinue them.
http://www.computer100.co.kr/itemimg/13732s.jpg
seaneyb2003
20-12-2004, 01:20
no way man those top ones are wicked! i used them and they worked for me.
I agree with Seany - those top ones are the best I have ever used. Youy have a strange burner if those ****ed up on you, Skykid... :rolleyes:
Well, seems there are different experiences with the Ridiscs then. Thanks for the pics, skykid! I think they are G04s, as G05 are always 8x as far as I know. Could find them rather cheap on nierle.com (25 Euro for 50). The Ridata ones are extremely expensive, 1,80 Euro per piece is just ridiculous. So might I be on the safe side with the Ridiscs? And what do you think of these, Ritek labelled? http://www.artandhobby.org/images/ritekpurple4xdvdrmontage.jpg
But are a bit more expensive then Verbatims with TY-dye, are they worth the higher price?
I don't think you'll have any problems with the Ridisc...
lufcfan, it must be my burner then (Sony DW-U18a) it only likes the RiData.
I noticed that on DVDDecrypter it stated the RiDisc (Top Image) as being G05, when on the site i bought them it said G04 and now it says G05 (must be because of my complaint).
They were truly awful...on two batches...so i put it down to the dye...or the burner eiether way the RiData is the best for me...its just that the specific ones i get (bottom pic) are so hard to find.
seaneyb2003
20-12-2004, 13:59
yeah ive had 2 dodgy riteks now. Different types. ive seen ty disks ment to be good. They have budget writen on them has anyone else seen these?
ToyFigure
20-12-2004, 14:15
I've been using RiData discs and thus far no problems. But the ones I'm using has the same label design but only in gold/matt gold colors (not purple/white)...so what are those that I'm using?:confused:
Hey skykid, found the Ridatas you are looking for at this place Ridata DVD-R G04 (http://www.dvd-discount.it/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=116) where they sell them for 25 Euro per 50x cakebox. If you live in Europe that should be okay for you, donīt you think? Has got just a german and an italian laguage version, but I suppose everything selfexplaining. I ordered the Ritek ones (see the picture of my yesterdays post) today at a different site and hope they are perfect. Ritek-label on them should guarantee A-grade, though Ridisc was a lot cheaper.
I noticed that on DVDDecrypter it stated the RiDisc (Top Image) as being G05
@Skykid
Nope, you must have had some clones then as 4x RiDisc are always G04 - if it was indeed G05, then you must have had the 8x version, in which case, you have the wrong picture, lol :)
Not sure of that, lufcfan. In another forum a guy reported major problems with Ridiscs that looked exactly that way and were 4x labeled. He had bought them as G04s, but checking the dye-type they obviously were G05s. When he reported this to the reseller they took them back and changed the dye-info on their website to G05. And quite often you can find ads with Ridiscs that say "G04/G05" and show pictures of 4 x DVD-Rs. So there seem to be 4x out there with G05-dyes, strange world!
Hmm. Very - these I have here though are G04 and I haven't had a coaster from them in 50 discs on my Lite-On 832S DL burner at 4x...
H|LLJD00
21-12-2004, 10:28
So where do you all buy ur media?
www.svp.co.uk (http://www.svp.co.uk)
www.ebuyer.com (http://www.ebuyer.com)
Hello All,
Does Anyone Know If The Purple Lableled Riteks That Frates So Kindly Posted Are Available In The Usa. I've Always Gotten The Silver Matte G04's From Meritline. I Know It's Only A Cosmetic Difference, Just Want To Vary The Look Of My Media.
Any Help Is Greatly Appriciated.
Version 5/ Duo
Sorry for the wrong spelling FRATRES, on my previous post.
@Skykid
Nope, you must have had some clones then as 4x RiDisc are always G04 - if it was indeed G05, then you must have had the 8x version, in which case, you have the wrong picture, lol :)
Nope they must have been clones then, becuase i could burn at 8x aswell...but on the disc it says 4x and the image is the exact one that i have...
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