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Here's my opinion on cd media. been using different brands for about 3yrs now. Yeah, the cheeper one's are manufactured to the lowest standard:
. They scratch real easy
. They have little protection to sunlight/heat/kids
. They have a short shelf-life.
I used to buy these discs, but abandoned this approach when I left them on a shelf and tried to use them after a couple of years. Some read ok, but 'some' isn't good enough really is it? I found that brands like Dischouse and Mirror were very poor in qualty, to the point where 3 out of 25 would be dudd just by looking at them.
So they may seem like a great deal, but you'll end up paying as I did over time. If you live in the UK, try the Northern Computer Fair, or any computer 'fair'. You'll get quality, branded media at trade prices (got 100 80min Memorex's in cases for 34 quid!). The same number would have cost me over 3x that amount in the shops. You don't need to buy 100 of them, either (1 if you want). Iv'e never had a Memorex go bad - even after 100 or so blazing away..
For PSX games the most popular seem to be Traxdata, Kodak, Philips, Sony & TDK as well as Traxdata Gold. The gold one's are said to be better becuase they relfect light more easily, but I think it doesn't matter that much really. Discs with no name should be avoided - even the gold one's.
Use branded medita: discs that come from a guranteed source of quality.
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