Ritek G04

[fratres]

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?

[fratres]

Forgot two more: RiVision and Platinum.

[Neipas02]

I was curious about that too.. The only kinda I tend to find is Ridata..

[Warlock]

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]

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]

i like traxdata but i use ridata

[skykid]

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.

[Warlock]

The Go5 dye seems to get mixed results from different users

[fratres]

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 that´s 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?

[lufcfan]

I haven't had any problems whatsoever with Ridisc DVD-R (G04), although their Ritek CD-R is rife with errors and problems

[skykid]

These are the worst discs i have ever used as i explained above...


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.

[seaneyb2003]

no way man those top ones are wicked! i used them and they worked for me.

[lufcfan]

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...

[fratres]

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?
But are a bit more expensive then Verbatims with TY-dye, are they worth the higher price?

[lufcfan]

I don't think you'll have any problems with the Ridisc...