So far I have used 200 of these disks. I am happy with them. They are recognised on my machine and all my mates. The only thing ive noticed with them is that the beffer fluctuates all the time when using dvd decryptor. I have never had it do that with other media, but the disk burns and plays fine
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altho i never participated in this test i recently purchased 25 of these dvd-rs , i have burned around 20 of these discs (@4x) on a pio 105 with hacked firmware (2x4all) runnin on an athlon 2000xp ,758 pc2100 ddr , and win xp with service pack 1 , not had one coaster so far , they seem like pretty good blanks , play fine in my yamada standalone (altho everything does lol)cant get em to read on a matsui dvd125 , (but its a b*****d of a machine).hope this helps

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disks came first thing this morning, checked the disks and both seem free of marks.
using

105
p4 2.66 proc
512mb
80g hd

league of gentlemen 2 multi episodes
daredevil retail

i ripped the disks using decrypter, shrunk it with dvd shrink 2.00 and burned with nero, i tested the both disks on my pc, pioneer 444s (can be fusy) and goodmans 14" dvd/tv combo (this to can be fussy) both disks played with no problems at all, very inpressed with the quality.

only really used datawrite before but going to get myself a stash of these.

thanks for the chance to test, look forward to the next one.
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Thanksfor the disks, they just arrived but it looks like the postie
has been doing a little dance on them.....both disks scratched all over.
(PS tests completed and posted 1hr 30mins after received)

Pioneer 105 writer f/w v1.30, liteon 165 reader, winME, stomp

Disk 1 (this one has scuff marks)
3.74 gig of DiVX at 4x on the fly.
Writing started off ok at 4x, 10 mins in drops to 2x, 1x, burn finished
the writer was all over the place speed wise, total time 20 mins. Dvd
speed transfer test is a bit mountainous, but all reads back OK.

Disk 2 (this one has a huge deep scratch + scuff marks)
4.3 gig of MP3s at 4x on the fly.
Wrote at 4x all the way, perfect dvd speed results

I am impressed that these disks worked at all,seeing the state they were in. My Liteon players are very quick to read from assorted points on both dvdrs. (I didn't know my 105 could switch speeds up and down in mid burn)

Compared to the other 4x disks I have tried
better than datawrite red or yellow
equal or maybe better than Bulkpaq Orange

I will buy these if they get to be the same price as the Orange disks.

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disks came first thing this morning, checked the disks and both seem free of marks.

using the following

Pioneer 105 writer f/w v1.30 hacked
Pioneer 114 Dvd Rom
amd 1.2
512mb
50g hd

Disk 1 i did a on the fly copy of daredevil retail (ntsc) copied at 4 speed no problems at all it was a 4.3 gig image

Disk 2 i burnt a 4.3 gig image of a movie (pal) copied at 4 speed with no problems at all.

Tested on the following

Pioneer 525 (Player)
Pioneer 105 (DVDR)
Pionner 114 (Dvd Rom)
Pacfic 1002 (Player)

This 0ine dvdr are very good i will be buying some when i finish of the red top datawrites i just got.

many thanks for me being a able to test this lovely discs.
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Got both of the discs just this morning and i've just finished up burning and testing both of them.

Hardware:
Pioneer 105 Firmware 1.30
Pentium III 600
256MB SDRAM
::Win2k3 Server
::Nero Burning Rom V5.10.35

Xbox V1.1 (modified)
EvoX D.6 Bios
Samsung DVD Drive


Media:
:::Disc 1:::
Burnout 2 - Xbox (Downloaded ISO)
2932MB
Burnt at 4x
Time burning: 10:18

On inspection of the disc i found nothing wrong with it, a perfect purple surface. During the burn process there were no errors and the recording buffer didn't fluctuate beyond 91-97% all the way through so there was no chance of a buffer underrun. I've now tested the game on my xbox and it works flawlessly, tried booting it 5 times and it loaded everytime. It plays smoothly and as a delightful suprise i found that my console doesn't sound like an airplane taking off when its reading the disc unlike other media i've used at 4x.


:::Disc 2:::
Midnight Club 2 - Xbox (Downloaded ISO)
3228MB
Burnt at 4x
Time burning: 11:16

I did find some minor scuff marks on the disc, but they seemed quite unnoticable, however some dust had gathered on the surface after i left it on my desk so i tried to clean it using the ol' shirt rub, it got rid of the dust but made a few more minor marks on the surface. The burn process had no errors and the speed stayed constant throughout although i cant comment on the recording buffer becuase i was having too much fun playing burnout 2. The game booted flawlessly 5 times out of 5 and plays smoothly however the fmv sequences in the game (which are aplenty) play very jaggedly with the sound skipping out quite a lot, that may have been due to the scuff marks or fast burn speed. So other than that the burn was pretty much perfect.


In conclusion the disc burns well at 4x for console games but may be a little temperamental when it comes to minor scratches, however this may have been an isolated case and could have been explained through a number of other reasons (e.g. bad rip, fast burn) so i wouldn't rely on my testimony alone. Despite the fact that the burns were fast, had no errors and played well (not to mention quietly) i think i'd personally stick to the brand i'm currently with since i'm not quite ready to make the investment of 100 discs on a media i'm not 100% about. But maybe after 10 or 20 more positive reviews i could be won over


Thank you very much for allowing me to test this media and enjoy playing burnout 2 and midnight club II for the rest of the day
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Recieved my 2 discs this morning.

DVDInfo 1.05 reports them as Leaddata01 as the manufacturer and a write speed as 4X

tested using the following

Pioneer 106 Burner fw 1.05
Liteon 166S DVD reader
Windows XP
Stomp RecordNow 4.5 as burning software

First impressions of the disc (which arrived in a plastic sleeves and in pristine condition) were good. Dye looks uniform across its entire surface. The top surface is a shiny silver mirror top with black writing and logo's. The only problem is that all thumb marks are clearly visible.

With the first disc i copied a full 4.3 gig movie @ 4x on 106 with f/w 1.05 using RecordNow Max. Total recording time was 15:06 so we are talking 4X recording. Disc varified without problems and a Nero CDspeed surface scan was 100% good. Tested movie in Pioneer 656A,Toshiba 210E and Xbox. Loading seemed fine in all cases. Chapter skips were virtually instant and no problems playing from start to finish.

Second disc burned @ 4x on Pioneer 106 f/w 1.05 using RecortdNow Max. This time a XBOX ISO. Loading times were very good. No pauses or skipping during loading or gameplay.

So first batches looking good. I'll be buying some of these. Here hoping for a bit of consistancy in manufacturing at last.

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Received my discs this morning thanks guys

P4 2.26
XP Pro
2x 80gig h/d
Sony dru-500a 1.0f f/w
Pioneer dvd-rom
512 ddr

Tested first disc recording a film 4.1 gig from my h/d this completed in 14 mins at 4x, yes my first 4x adventure on my sony.

Second disc recorded a film 4.3 gig on the fly this took 31 mins 2x but ithink this maybe down to my dvd-rom not reading fast enough ??
Both discs played fine on pc, ps2 and scan dvd.

In conclusion these discs do at least burn at 4x which is better than the other reviews i`ve done with my sony,

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discs received this morning first impressions-nice clean looking disc

burnt using the following

pioneer 105 firmware 1.30 hacked
pioneer 119 reader

burnt 4.3gig film 4 speed on the fly no problem tested in a smart dvd 2000,pioneer 119 and bush 2020 perfect playback no skipping or pausing chapter skip very clean and fast

burnt xbox iso 4 speed tested in 2 seperate xbox's loaded very quickly first time every time

nice looking excellent allround blank

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received my discs in the post this morning - suprisingly scratch free!!

hardware:

Sony DRU-500AX (firmware 2.0f) in an external USB2 case
tested on 2 PC's, writing same data (backup of Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio, disc 1)

PC1: Athlon XP2000+, 512MB DDR, 400GB RAID-5 (IDE), Win2000 SP3
PC2: P4 1.5G, 512MB SDRAM, 40 + 160GB IDE drives, Win2000 SP4

- both using Nero v5.5.10.28 for writing and have LiteOn LTD-166S DVDROM drives. The writer will write quite happily at 4X on either machine ... if fed Verbatim blanks ... so there are no performance issues on either machine to affect the burn speed.

PC1 burnt successfully ... but at 2X , however it did verify OK. Nero CD speed test showed a pretty flat curve right up to the very end where it dropped very slightly (9X to 8X), a couple of other little glitches but nothing major.

PC2 burnt the same data at 2X ... again, verification of data passed OK.

both discs play fine on either PC (using the DVDROM) and on a Sony DVP-NS905 DVD player.

thanks for being given the discs to test, maybe others will burn at 4X!! (damn picky Sony writer )

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disks came this morning Sat 28th, Nice looking disk
using the following

Sony 4 X writer original firmware
P4 2600
512 meg ram
2 X 80 Gig HD
Windows XP Pro

wrote Volume 4 of the Roughnecks cartoon multi episode
used decrypter and DVD2ONE and Nero
Also a copy of PS2 Medal of Honour

both Works fine will depend on the price of course
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received discs this morning. both a bit scratched but that's due to the plastic sleeves.

personally, I don't like the appearance of disc. the shiny silver top gets scratched and greased up by fingerprints too easily.

but that's not really an important issue.

for both discs, I used Nero to burn.
Athlon 2GHz, 512MB RAM - Windows XP.

disc 1 - I did a ps2 game - stuntman - burnt at 4x from image file. no buffer under-run. disc played without problems.

disc 2 - I did a film - men in black 2 - burnt at 4x on the fly - as I don't usually do this, I was quite impressed with the results. slight buffer underun, nothing much though. finished disc played on panasonic standalone dvd player fine. also worked on ps2.

conclusion - although these discs worked well, they performed no better than the 80p ICE white discs I already use. And at £1.13 a disc they are too expensive for me to consider them as a realistic alternative.

Thanks for the test discs.
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Got the disks they wasn't a mark on them I am glad to say
O.k
dISK1
Did a full backup of scum using DVDShrink 2.3 (First time I ever used it)
Played flawless on my Pacific 750
Played flawless on my daughters Pacific 1000
Played flawless on my Technics HiFi
I also sent this disk to a m8 down south and I am waiting to see how it plays on his dvd players.
disk2
Re-encoded T3 on to dvd using mpeg-vcr to join tmpgenc to convert and tmpgenc to create dvd wrote to disk using stomp 4.5
Again absolute perfect results on my dvd players.
I am taking the disk to a m8s this weekend to see how it fairs on his Tosh sd210-e as I havn't made a disk yet that plays without error on his machine which is were I think the real test will be

Sorry for the delay in posting my review but at least I have unlike some people

Puter Stats

Athlon 2500+Barton fsb 333
Asus A7N8X-Deluxe
512 PC3200 ram
Pioneer A05 F/W 1.30 (I think not sure till I get Nero reinstalled)
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Ok recieved yesterday had a few scratches etc on them so being honest test results might not be fair on the media itself.
System
2000xp athlon
512 ddr
80 gig and 120 gig HD's
2x 105's
1x toshiba M-1712
1x samsung 616

First disc burnt was lethal weapon 4 film only burnt in 15 mins and this was a 4,489.25 file so was filling the disc to the brim.
Loaded quitely and played fine slipped chapters well.
2nd disc
cult kids classics 2
from an iso burnt in 14 mins(not quite a full disc)
loaded quitely but was very jumpy with the intros until it got to the menu.Play the eps ok so I cannot be sure it was because the discs were scratched on arrival or if it doesn't like menu systems like the reds didn't.

Overall
There are discs that do the same job cheaper and as they were damaged I can't say if the disc was at fault or the condtion of them.Judging by the smooth loading I would say the condition was more responsible as many other media types are noisier than this disc when they load.
Thanks fo rthe opportunity to test them pity they were scratched to the extent a review is difficult to perform fairly.
I would suggest that all companies sending media send them with the writing side facing inwards and the printed side outward to protect the discs for knocks etc.Alternatively fold carboard around them to protect them after all these reviews are for their benefit to sell their media but if they are damaged when recieved makes a fair review impossible.

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Test system
Athlon XP 2200+
1GB DDR400 Ram
160+200gb hard drives.
Pioneer 120 DVD-Rom drive
Pioneer A05 DVD Burner
Windows 2000 SP3
Stomp RecordMAX 4.5
Nero CD-Speed

Ronin P703 standalone DVD-Player


Both Discs are in good condition in their sleeves, no dirt or scratches. Nice even dye to the edge of the disc.

Test Disc 1
Burnt a 4.20gb film at 4x taking just over 14 minutes. Graph in Nero CD-speed (using Pioneer 120) was near perfect - nice straight gradual curve with only a few jitters at the start of the disc. Playback was flawless on the Ronin dvd player, fast chapter skip and fast forward/rewind. No stuttering/skipping. Same results for playing in Pioneer 120 dvd-rom and A05.

Test Disc 2
Burnt a 4.35gb film at 4x taking just over 15 minutes. Graph in Nero CD-speed (using Pioneer A05) was perfect - nice straight gradual curve with very minor imperfections on the curve - A result I've yet to find with a good many discs I've used. Playback was flawless on the Ronin dvd player, fast chapter skip and fast forward/rewind. No stuttering/skipping. Pioneer 120 dvd-rom didn't like this disc at all, taking a long time to spin up and very stuttered playback. A05 had no problems playing back this disc.

Conclusion:
These discs are of very high quality and the results show that. The fact it doesn't read back in the Pioneer 120 doesn't concern me that much as I've had other discs that wouldn't read in it but were perfect. I've had a few of these discs before this test and had varied results with them, being able to burn at 2x only or no playback in any device was the main problem with them. I can only hope from these test discs that these problems have been sorted. I think the current pricing of these discs is fair, falling midway between the Princo 4x and Ritek 4x discs, but I would like to see it fall further before commiting to buying more. They do an excellent job but there are cheaper alternatives that do the same job just as well - the lower quality not affecting the operation of the disc.

Thank you for including me in the test
fieryfredo

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