Verbatim 8x DVD+R DL Media (Finally) Available In Stores

[Ian]

I was at our local Best Buy today and saw that they had gotten in 5 packs of Verbatim's 8x DVD+R DL media. At $24.99 its not exactly cheap.

It's hard to see in the picture but the box says that they discs will work at speeds up to 10x.

[dolphinius_rex]

any idea what the verbatim re-order number is? With a little luck I can get these babies into Canada in a couple weeks

[MediumRare]

Maybe the reorder numbers from Verbatim Europe will help you? Check for known media if they're the same.

G

[dolphinius_rex]

Verbatim Europe's re-order numbers are completely different from Verbatim America's.

[Ian]

I'll try to get those numbers for you next time I'm at BB.

[dolphinius_rex]

I'll try to get those numbers for you next time I'm at BB.

Thanks!!

[hoxlund]

any idea what the verbatim re-order number is? With a little luck I can get these babies into Canada in a couple weeks

i told you, u didn't believe me

also do you mean the sku? the item number?

or the model number from the UPC area?

[alexnoe]

They have been available here for a long time

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=152852 and

[Ian]

They have been available here for a long time

Yeah, yeah, yeah.. rub it in. You guys in Europe and Asia get all the good stuff first.

[MediumRare]

They have been available here for a long time

Yeah, yeah, yeah.. rub it in. You guys in Europe and Asia get all the good stuff first.

Yeah, and when they have the bugs worked out, you get it for half the price!

G

[thegdog]

Yeah, and when they have the bugs worked out, you get it for half the price!

G

Amen to that!

[dolphinius_rex]

Hrm... it looks like Verbatim doesn't want them being sold through proper distribution right now. They're using Bestbuy in the US as a testing ground, as there are major concerns that people with older drives will try using them and experience compatability issues.

[Ian]

They should be like Memorex and put a big ass disclaimer on the packaging. If consumers don't read it that's their problem.

[frank1]

. . .
as there are major concerns that people with older drives will try using them and experience compatability issues.

Could you please be more precise about which older drives are concerned ?

Is the compatibilty issue:
- the "MKM-003" MID code is not listed in the firmware of some older drives [like in the 2.1A firmware of the NEC 3500]
- ot they are burned at any speed (2.4x, 4x, 6x or 8x when allowed) with bad quality ?

In one word which burner and firmware burns these Verbatim "MKM-003" perfectly ?
And is a higher speed of 6x or 8x better as some people claim ?

[dodecahedron]

i think the media is not backwards compatible - you cant burn it at 2.4x/4x speed (dunno about 6x). so people with older drives (read: that don't support 8x DVD+RW) won't write to the 8x RWs.

[dolphinius_rex]

i think the media is not backwards compatible - you cant burn it at 2.4x/4x speed (dunno about 6x). so people with older drives (read: that don't support 8x DVD+RW) won't write to the 8x RWs.

Swtich 8x DVD+RW for 8x DVD+RDL, and you're 100% correct, as I understand it

[hoxlund]

maybe if my employee price is decent ill pick up a pack

[dolphinius_rex]

maybe if my employee price is decent ill pick up a pack

Can you at least find out the Re-order number for me??

[hoxlund]

the sku number?

or the model number on the back of the box?

[frank1]

I have a pack of 5 DVD+R DL Verbatim 8x code MKM-003
bought in Europe:
The Reorder number is:
43541 for a pack of 5
43540 for single in a jewel case


Then, if you have a look at both official US & European websites of Plextor
you can read among the recommended DVD+R DL 2,4x
the same Reorder number: 43460

[dolphinius_rex]

the sku number?

or the model number on the back of the box?

The one on the back I think. It should be printed on the Verbatim packaging itself.

[eric93se]

. . .
as there are major concerns that people with older drives will try using them and experience compatability issues.

Could you please be more precise about which older drives are concerned ?

Is the compatibilty issue:
- the "MKM-003" MID code is not listed in the firmware of some older drives [like in the 2.1A firmware of the NEC 3500]
- ot they are burned at any speed (2.4x, 4x, 6x or 8x when allowed) with bad quality ?

In one word which burner and firmware burns these Verbatim "MKM-003" perfectly ?
And is a higher speed of 6x or 8x better as some people claim ?

The compatibility issue would be becaues the MID code is not listed.

MKM003 is clearly capable of being burned at 2.4x 4x 6x 8x on the Pioneer 110.

[eric93se]

The new benq 1655 has MKM001 restricted to only 2.4x (what the package label states). Benq then has MKM003 capable of writing at 8x. So their basically forcing you to buy the more expensive discs to burn at the higher speeds. Lucky for us the all mighty ala42 made MCSE, so you can swap MKM001 write strategy with MKM003 enabling 8x burning.

[dolphinius_rex]

Verbatim 2.4x DVD+RDL really is not an 8x capable disc. It's great at 4x, and even pretty good at 6x, but 8x is pushing it too far. This is not just MY opinion, but even Verbatim's opinion! Yes, some drives like the Pioneer DVR-110 can burn MKM001 at 8x. And some individual drives of the DVR-110 can even do it well (same goes for the DW1640), but a lot of individual drives can NOT do it well, as shown by Ian and my reviews, as well as various user tests.

Now I don't agree with restricting MKM001 media to 2.4x, I think that's actually quite stupid, because the best quality results often occur at 4x recording, but I don't agree with it being burnable at 8x either.

As for "forcing" people to buy more expensive media. Do you REALLY think any DVD Burner really cares about making sure you buy some completely unrelated company's newest more expensive disc? They don't care at ALL about it. They have no reason to care about it.

[hoxlund]

the sku number?

or the model number on the back of the box?

The one on the back I think. It should be printed on the Verbatim packaging itself.

did you get your message today?

535911 i think was the reorder number, aviationwiz has the voicemail if you want to make sure