Comments on: What real Taiyo Yuden media looks like http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like Transmissions from the Little Blue Marble Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:29:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick McFarland http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-132315 Patrick McFarland Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:55:21 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-132315 I contacted someone I know at SMS to get this resolved for you. I contacted someone I know at SMS to get this resolved for you.

]]> By: AMy http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-132312 AMy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:31:00 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-132312 Hi again, Well, I guess Super Media Store doesn't give a crap or something -- I've emailed them twice now, with nary a peep from them. I suppose I'll try giving a call tomorrow, and if that still doesn't pan out, I'm just going to have to dive in and use these weird sticky DVDs. Sigh. I am not happy with this experience and am reconsidering Taiyo Yudens as well as SMS. Incidentally, I tried Googling Taiyo Yuden and sticky edges and got maybe two or three relevant hits from others who've experienced the same exact thing, though no one ever reported back on whether or not the edge residue affected their burn. Hi again,

Well, I guess Super Media Store doesn’t give a crap or something — I’ve emailed them twice now, with nary a peep from them. I suppose I’ll try giving a call tomorrow, and if that still doesn’t pan out, I’m just going to have to dive in and use these weird sticky DVDs. Sigh. I am not happy with this experience and am reconsidering Taiyo Yudens as well as SMS.

Incidentally, I tried Googling Taiyo Yuden and sticky edges and got maybe two or three relevant hits from others who’ve experienced the same exact thing, though no one ever reported back on whether or not the edge residue affected their burn.

]]> By: Patrick McFarland http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-132269 Patrick McFarland Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:06:12 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-132269 Hmm. Email SMS, I think you may have gotten a defective batch. I've never heard of or seen such a weird issue. Hmm. Email SMS, I think you may have gotten a defective batch. I’ve never heard of or seen such a weird issue.

]]> By: Amy http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-132268 Amy Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:26:20 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-132268 Sorry to bug, but -- I just tried gently scraping off the sticky residue, but was completely unable to. Despite its sticky feeling (and ability to attract lint, thus confirming that I'm not imagining the stickiness due to faulty fingertips), it does not scrape off at all the way tape residue would. Is it just glue that got squeezed out the edge during manufacturing and dried on top? Sorry to bug, but — I just tried gently scraping off the sticky residue, but was completely unable to. Despite its sticky feeling (and ability to attract lint, thus confirming that I’m not imagining the stickiness due to faulty fingertips), it does not scrape off at all the way tape residue would. Is it just glue that got squeezed out the edge during manufacturing and dried on top?

]]> By: Amy http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-132267 Amy Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:21:37 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-132267 Hi Patrick, Like millions of others, I too am extraordinarily grateful to you for your informative and easy-to-understand article on choosing blank DVDs. I just received my package of 100 silver therman Taiyo Yuden DVD+Rs today, ordered from Super Media Store. I opened it up a few minutes ago and was perturbed to find that the edges of many of the discs have a sticky substance, similar to tape residue -- it's sticky and textured and I could scrape it off with my nails if I wanted to. I noticed it immediately on the top disc, simply by looking at it because most of the disc was shiny and perfect, but a two-inch (or so) arc of the edge circumference stood out with its rough appearance. I flipped through the rest of the stack randomly and saw (and felt) similar sticky residue on other discs. I haven't noticed anything sticky on the undersides, only on the tops -- although at least one disc had a bottom clear plastic edge that seemed to stick out further, so you could feel that it wasn't flush with the silver (inner?) layer. Yeah, I know I'm being real technical with my description here. Mainly I'm worried about the weird sticky crap on the very edges of the tops of so many of my brand-new discs and wanted to ask you if this is normal, if you know what this stickiness is, and/or if I should send for a replacement spindle. Thank you in advance for any help and advice you can impart! Amy Hi Patrick,

Like millions of others, I too am extraordinarily grateful to you for your informative and easy-to-understand article on choosing blank DVDs.

I just received my package of 100 silver therman Taiyo Yuden DVD+Rs today, ordered from Super Media Store. I opened it up a few minutes ago and was perturbed to find that the edges of many of the discs have a sticky substance, similar to tape residue — it’s sticky and textured and I could scrape it off with my nails if I wanted to. I noticed it immediately on the top disc, simply by looking at it because most of the disc was shiny and perfect, but a two-inch (or so) arc of the edge circumference stood out with its rough appearance.

I flipped through the rest of the stack randomly and saw (and felt) similar sticky residue on other discs. I haven’t noticed anything sticky on the undersides, only on the tops — although at least one disc had a bottom clear plastic edge that seemed to stick out further, so you could feel that it wasn’t flush with the silver (inner?) layer. Yeah, I know I’m being real technical with my description here.

Mainly I’m worried about the weird sticky crap on the very edges of the tops of so many of my brand-new discs and wanted to ask you if this is normal, if you know what this stickiness is, and/or if I should send for a replacement spindle.

Thank you in advance for any help and advice you can impart!

Amy

]]> By: harryo http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-130981 harryo Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:39:08 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-130981 Anyone can make a label and barcode, seems reading the disk should provide the origin, but even that can be fake. Let's check back in 50 years and see. Anyone can make a label and barcode, seems reading the disk should provide the origin, but even that can be fake. Let’s check back in 50 years and see.

]]> By: Patrick McFarland http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-125758 Patrick McFarland Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:40:13 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-125758 Mine came from SuperMediaStore, who buys theirs directly from TY in Japan. It sounds like the US office isn't as well informed as they'd like. Mine came from SuperMediaStore, who buys theirs directly from TY in Japan. It sounds like the US office isn’t as well informed as they’d like.

]]> By: Andrea Sunderland http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-125757 Andrea Sunderland Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:15:24 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-125757 I'm wondering where you got your Taiyo Yuden media from? I wrote to the Taiyo Yuden office and asked them who the legitimate distributors of their products (in North America) are and they said this: "Here are our direct distributors. ZEI MEDIA PLUS 800-561-2469 (QC, Canada) MICROBOARDS 800-646-8881 (US) DISC MAKERS www.discmakers.com *ULTRA series Uline www.uline.com" Just wondering if the disks you got were from one of those folks? That way, we know that we can refer to the photos you posted and know that those are REALLY Taiyo Yuden disks. I’m wondering where you got your Taiyo Yuden media from? I wrote to the Taiyo Yuden office and asked them who the legitimate distributors of their products (in North America) are and they said this:

“Here are our direct distributors.

ZEI MEDIA PLUS 800-561-2469 (QC, Canada)
MICROBOARDS 800-646-8881 (US)
DISC MAKERS http://www.discmakers.com *ULTRA series
Uline http://www.uline.com”

Just wondering if the disks you got were from one of those folks? That way, we know that we can refer to the photos you posted and know that those are REALLY Taiyo Yuden disks.

]]> By: Patrick McFarland http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-115757 Patrick McFarland Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:48:59 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-115757 The blue side should be down. They are correctly oriented in the cakebox. The blue side should be down. They are correctly oriented in the cakebox.

]]> By: Joan Kiplinger http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-115747 Joan Kiplinger Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:22:55 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-115747 Help!! Just got TY CDs. Which side is up -- the white or the bluish shiny?? There are no markings on disks. As white side is up in the cake box, I presume that's how they are put in disk drive?? Joan Help!! Just got TY CDs. Which side is up — the white or the bluish shiny?? There are no markings on disks.

As white side is up in the cake box, I presume that’s how they are put in disk drive??

Joan

]]> By: Robert Davis http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/comment-page-1#comment-3310 Robert Davis Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:19:45 +0000 http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/12/09/what-real-taiyo-yuden-media-looks-like/#comment-3310 I agree with you on the superiority of the TY media, but Rima (www.rima.com) also guarantees authenticity of the TY media they sell. Newegg has also recently started selling it, and they are a reliable vendor. I've bought my last several batches of DVD+R's from Rima, as they cost a bit less that SMS, and these are the real thing. I agree with you on the superiority of the TY media, but Rima (www.rima.com) also guarantees authenticity of the TY media they sell. Newegg has also recently started selling it, and they are a reliable vendor.

I’ve bought my last several batches of DVD+R’s from Rima, as they cost a bit less that SMS, and these are the real thing.

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