Sony DVD+/-R Sale In Staples

[TCAS]

Sony DVD+/-R (8X) mixed MIJ & MIT are on Sale at Staples starting Sunday Dec 11 for $15.99/ pack of 50 count.

[jjones]

Best Buy has them on sale for $14.99 each

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 3712187288

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 3712187226

[Dartman]

The plus I bought last sale was Yuden T02 and is some of the best burning I have gotten lately so that would be a good deal for folks. Lets hope all the plus is yuden.

[M17]

I picked some DVD+R yesterday, it's made in Japan.
How could I tell if it's TY or something else?
Usually cd-r media made in Japan was TY, is this true for dvd media?

Thanks
M17

[TCAS]

have the disc in your drive open the Nero Toolskit, Nero CD Speed and click on disc information that will tell open the "Media Code" and please post that information back here that every one else benifit from it.

[Jim]

I stopped by Best Buy on the way home today to price match Mario Kart DD and picked up a spindle of the Sony DVD+R. Tons of MIJ spindles.

Jim

[TCAS]

I stopped by Best Buy on the way home today to price match Mario Kart DD and picked up a spindle of the Sony DVD+R. Tons of MIJ spindles.

Jim

What was the price you paid for?, did you ask for the price match ?.

[unclebud]

the store (best buy) here had them labeled instant rebate $14.99
they were the accucore labeled ones incidentally
don't forget the 10% off coupon
gl hth

[Jim]

Right, they were $14.99 on sale and then the 10% coupon dropped them down to $13.49 plus tax. The MarioKart was price matched to $29.49. I originally paid $34.99 when it came out.

Jim

[LoneWolf]

Thanks for the deal (even though I won't be using it).

I know this is a bit off topic, but I hope everyone remembers how Sony BMG has acted in the past few weeks (read: rootkit fiasco) when they look at Sony products on store shelves. Without offense to the original poster, I won't be buying any Sony products, even well-made ones, for a long time.

[dolphinius_rex]

Thanks for the deal (even though I won't be using it).

I know this is a bit off topic, but I hope everyone remembers how Sony BMG has acted in the past few weeks (read: rootkit fiasco) when they look at Sony products on store shelves. Without offense to the original poster, I won't be buying any Sony products, even well-made ones, for a long time.

Better not buy any CD-Rs then, as Sony owns some patents on them. Also don't watch any HD Ready TV or Movies, since it's filmed on a Sony proprietary format... In fact, don't watch most TV or movies, since the non-HD stuff is usually shot on Sony product, or Sony format tape stock anyways.

And why boycott Sony DVDRs? The departments are unrelated, and it's only taking sales away from Daxon (and BenQ!!), or possibly Taiyo Yuden (depending on the OEM).

[dodecahedron]

it's too bad that Sony has it's fingers dug in so deep in our lives in so many ways.
a scary thought really.

[dolphinius_rex]

it's too bad that Sony has it's fingers dug in so deep in our lives in so many ways.
a scary thought really.

There are companies far more dug in then Sony...

[dodecahedron]

examples ?

[dolphinius_rex]

examples ?

Microsoft.

Before you disagree, try to imagine a world where one or the other went bankrupt (yes, I know MS going bankrupt is implausible, but humour me)... which one would cause more world devistation?

There are companies that could take over for Sony in media innovation. There are music and movie labels that could take over for them. There are hardware manufacturers who could fill in the gaps (quite happily probably too). There is nothing Sony does that is essential to life as we know it. Microsoft on the other hand is ingrained into our daily activities to such a degree that if they went down, the world would probably go into shock, at least from a business perspective.

[LoneWolf]

Better not buy any CD-Rs then, as Sony owns some patents on them. Also don't watch any HD Ready TV or Movies, since it's filmed on a Sony proprietary format... In fact, don't watch most TV or movies, since the non-HD stuff is usually shot on Sony product, or Sony format tape stock anyways.

And why boycott Sony DVDRs? The departments are unrelated, and it's only taking sales away from Daxon (and BenQ!!), or possibly Taiyo Yuden (depending on the OEM).

Maybe I cannot avoid it all...but if I can avoid any product bearing the Sony name, perhaps it will be enough. And yes, I know Sony BMG is only one division of Sony; however, if Sony sales suffer because of Sony BMG's mistake, perhaps changes will be made to the way Sony BMG does business in the future.

I understand what you're saying Dolph, and I admit, it's just me, one person, and I that Sony is huge. But I have to stand for something if I believe in it, even if it doesn't make a huge difference.

P.S. Another can of worms, but if MS theoretically went bankrupt, they wouldn't die. Someone would snap them up in a heartbeat with dollar-signs in their eyes.

[unclebud]

a friend that works for sony japan video game division took me out to dinner monday night, if that makes anybody feel better
we had katsu with ochitzuke

[dodecahedron]

i disagree.
the world can do very well without microsoft.
well, at least it it doesn't have it's fingers so deep in my life as Sony appears to have.