dbminter

Well, the caveat you have to know is that a manufacturer can put anything in the MID that they want to. So, CMC could always put MCC in the field just to sell their junk. It's rare but it has happened before. Fakers put SONY in their MID for their cheaper media to make people think they were quality Sony media, back when Sony made its own media and back when Sony offered SOME quality products. Plus, I've read reports of some people having problems with MCC discs. However, I pin them down to having cheaper manufacturer's drives. Because some drives return no quality issues with CMC yet quality drives can have problems with burning CMC media. However, it's relatively rare to encounter anyone faking MID's anymore. I'd buy something that says MCC. It's all I buy now actually in the realm of DVD-R.

If the MID is MCC that means Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. That's the good stuff. If fact, I believe that whole MID you posted is the same as the DVD-R's I used for my LightScribe DVD-R and my inkjet DVD-R. I've been using those for 3 or 4 years now. I've not had a single failed burn that I can remember. The only discs I had to throw away were discs I accidentally burned with incorrect data or discs I thought were wrongly burned for whatever reason. Even if the packaging doesn't say Mitsubishi, it's the MID that matters. The packaging can say anything on it. Mitsubishi puts their MKM label on their BD-RE's, making you think they're the old kind Mitsubishi used to make. CMC, however, actually makes them, from the MID. Verbatim puts their name of the label of the Life series DVD-R's, but they're made by CMC. So, if I were in your position, I'd feel confident in buying those.

I don't know how long they last and you can't trust how long the manufacturer says they will last. The technology hasn't been around long enough to reach the X years they say they last so you won't know for sure if their estimated lifespans will last that long until that amount of time has actually passed.

I don't remember where I saw that. Some post about Verbatim DVD-R's is all I remember. Plus, I believe LTH BD-R use AZO and LTH uses organic dyes. LTH recycles DVD production lines to make the BD-R so they're using dyes, which are organic. So, AZO, to me, is organic and not inorganic. Often times what you find in forum posts has to be taken with a grain of salt.

I saw it from a forum poster once on a different site. So, I doubt it's validity. As I said, as far as the science goes, I don't think the way DVD's are burned can be used with inorganic dyes.

I just know that it's a better brand of dye. I've also read that it's an inorganic dye, but I don't know about the validity of that statement. I thought CD and DVD dyes were all organic. That the basic science of the burning process used on CD and DVD recordable media meant that the dyes had to be organic.

For my opinion, reread my last reply. It contains my entire opinion. As for the package, it has the AZO label on the insert. So, that would seem to mean it uses AZO, but I don't know if CMC made media also uses AZO or not. I don't recall if the store bought ones I had that were CMC had AZO. I don't think they did. If I had to go with my gut, I'd say that since it says AZO, it wouldn't be CMC. But, you won't know for sure until you buy some a sample and check.

It's hard to say. The insert for those discs is similar to the brick and mortar stuff you find in stores, which means it's CMC. However, that insert says AZO on it. AZO is generally Verbatim's higher quality brand of dye, but that's not to say that CMC still didn't make them. But, those inserts are also found on the quality Verbatim non CMC stuff you find online. Since they're only 10 to a pack, you can get one and test to see. And you won't be out a whole lot of money to run a test on a good 50/50 shot.

You know how the signs next to elevator doors say "In case of fire, elevators are out of service?" So, my question is, what if you're IN the elevator when the fire alarm goes off? Does the elevator let you off at your floor or the nearest floor so you can use the stairs? And what about people in wheelchairs who are on a floor above the first when the fire alarm goes off? They can't leave the floor because they can't use the stairs and must use the elevators. I guess such a person would have to use a cell phone and call for help. But, not everyone has a cell phone, believe it or not.

In this day and age of cell phones, does England still have any of those iconic red telephone booths on the street? In the United States, telephone booths disappeared from the streets years ago. In fact, public telephone in stores also disappeared. So, in the States, Clark Kent no longer has a place to change into Superman on the street!

When you first start Windows 8, a lock screen appears. You have to press a key or a mouse button for the Windows logon prompt to appear. Is there any way to change this behavior? It's an absolute waste of damn time. You HAVE to logon to Windows so making the user press a key to make the logon prompt appear is damn idiotic! Thanks!

Because I didn't know WinAmp could do that. That's available in the free version, right?

Thanks! Looks like I could also load the MP3 in 4Dots I have installed and edit the fields in that before converting them back to an MP3.

I've answered this before. I think (But I could be wrong.) TDK might be Ritek, which is the same as Ridata. Ridata is Ritek and I've had good luck with Ritek. Sony is Ritek. I don't think I've ever heard of SmartBuy, so that's new for me to answer, I think. If I had to go with a choice, I'd probably take Sony. I know for sure what Sony is. Sony DVD-R is Ritek. In the United States, anyway. Sony Ritek is decent 2nd tier media. The only problems I've had with Ritek is my LG burner sometimes won't read Ritek DVD-R that was burned 9 years ago. My Pioneer and LiteOn will read them, though.

When you rip a CD to an MP3 with something like say Windows Media Player, the software populates the fields of Artist, Title, etc. If you have a CD with no available track information, you get things like Track 01 for a Title. So, I was wondering if there was software available to load an MP3 so you can edit these fields. Freeware, of course. Thanks!

I need software that will convert DVD Video to Video For Windows compatible container files that VirtualDub can edit. Freemake is not an option as it creates Windows Media Player codec containers that VirtualDub cannot edit. Preferably freeware. Thanks!

Actually, turns out I already had one installed! Pazera Audio Extractor.

I need some software that will extract the audio from an AVI file to a .WAV or .MP3 or some format I can convert to .MP3. Preferably freeware. Any recommendations? Thanks!

Yeah, I turned it on because I discovered by trial and error that .CCD is supported for mounting by Virtual CloneDrive. Although I don't think you can double click on .CCD files if you have VCD installed like I do but not CloneCD.

When ImgBurn creates an image of an audio CD, 3 files are created. The .cue and .cdd files and the .img file itself. When going to burn this CD image, which file should be opened in ImgBurn? I believe the .CDD is for CloneCD loading, right? So, I'm guessing it's the .cue file.

Let's say I have a data DVD. It's just data, not a movie DVD that needs decrypting before VIDEO_TS can be copied. Which is faster? Copying and pasting the root directory containing the contents to my HD or reading the disc to an image file in ImgBurn? If I had to make a guess, I'd say the image reading would take slightly longer.

Well, I'm torn. My memory tells me that TDK is a good DVD, but that's only going by memory. Ridata is Ritek which I've had only a few issues with. However, Europeans report problems with Ridata media. So, I don't know what Brazilians are likely to get. Plus, who's to say TDK hasn't switched to CMC since I last encountered a TDK DVD? I'm more familiar with Ritek so I'd probably try the Ridata first. However, who's to say Ridata didn't farm out to CMC for the Brazilian market.

Never heard of Smartbuy or Nipponic, so I'd be wary of them. I think, but I can't back this up with experience, that Phillips uses CMC for its DVD media. Ridata is Ritek, a good 2nd tier manufacturer from my experience, but some in Europe say Ridata is poor quality. TDK used to make a good CD-R and I think I've had a few of their DVD's, but I can't be sure. TDK also makes Verbatim's BD-RE DL but uses CMC for its own BD-RE's! The sad fact of the matter is, where you live, you're most likely only going to know by buying some, inserting a disc into a drive, and use ImgBurn to check the MID/DID string. If I had to make the decision, I'd limit my field to TDK and Ridata. I've had more expierence with Ridata than TDK but I believe TDK makes a good DVD. I just don't know for sure.

I had a LiteOne drive, I think it was, that had some sort of internal counter of how many times it burned a disc. However, my tests with the feature didn't actually show it WAS keeping an accurate count!

I haven't used any other site except Amazon.com to get my media since about 2004. So, I can't say. I've not heard of billet banking either. From the JPG, I can only relate that it looks like a Western Union form of payment. Where you electronically send cash. I doubt Amazon.com accepts that as a form of payment. I Googled billet banking and got only questions asking if it was accepted for various services as payment. I got a few Brazil hits so it's apparently fairly common in Brazil? I searched wikipedia too and there was no page devoted directly to billet banking. So, without knowing what it is, I can't say.