TDK DVD-Rs Suck?

[gtapex_trueno]

Riteks I would say would be the best brand media to get. However it seems that they've changed their dye for their dvdrs. The G05 have mixed results from people, some say it works fine, others say it doesn't.... I have yet to test them on my ps2, should be back in a week or so (Thanks spedmetal!). The G04 is probably one of the best media around. Another brand which people are claiming is good is Taiyo Yuden. You can order these online from meritline.com or rima.com. Meritline though is supposedly selling crap dye dvdr media. So for the moment buying from them isn't the best idea. Try out the Taiyo Yuden media, it's supposed to be very good media and is being recommended by many people.

[JPunisher]

I've used TDK's and they work fine.
The swap disk sucks. I have one and lots of newer games don't work with it. I bought an Infinity and never had a problem since. There is a site for the swap disk that adds a patch or something like that to the games to make them work with the swap magic but it's a hassle. www.swapmagicfix.com hope this helps.

[TarzanBoy007]

My friend and I have been using Maxell 4x DVD+R's.
He tried some other ones, but told me that these work fine in his messiah2 ps2.

When using HD Loader to install games, i've noticed that these maxell's 'read' at about half the speed of an original DVD, which i'm guessing is pretty decent speed for a DVD+R.

Unfortunately, I have been unable to find a good source for reviews on the quality/manufacturing of readable dvd's

If anyone knows of one, please post it