First post, by ncmark
Well......up until now I have been using Verbatim Ultralife Gold 8X DVD disks. Expensive, yes - but also, they have hardcoat (which I like). These were made in UAE by Falcon. Pretty good overall.
The last ones I got (fortunately only three five-packs) were 16X and made in Taiwan.
Uh-oh.
The others were probably NOS, while these were manufactured after after CMC took over.
I looked at the media code - TYGO3 - and thought maybe these are okay.
Wrong.
Total, complete GARBAGE. As in only suitable for a landfill materials.
I doubt they even have the hardcoat, as I was easily able to scratch one (even though it says hardcoat on the package.)
So for anyone getting a chuckle out of my thread title, I know the end of DVD storage actually came years back. First it was the sellout of Taiyo Yuden, and then the sellout of verbatim.
It is no longer possible to get good DVD media (except possibly on ebay)
Cheers