RedSpy Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 With verbatim dvd+r dl discs, it seems pretty straightforward that the ones made in singapore are best. But what about the single layer DVD+Rs? After doing a quick search on the internet, I can say that I'm totally confused. MCC? CMC? Prodisc? MBI? PAPA? MIT? WTF? Can anyone explain what all this means and which one I should get? I would be most appreciative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGHTNING UK! Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 You'd want the ones with the MCC media code. Not the 'value' stuff that could use a different media code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSpy Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 But aren't there inferior brands that use the mcc code? I thought that's what I read somewhere but wasn't sure if that info was outdated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhoTrux64 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I believe it's the CMC MAG that are the cheapo's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSpy Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) how could I tell if the mcc is actually a cmc? I have some single layer (+) I bought a while ago and I'm trying to find out where it was made. I know it's on the outer cover but because I got it before I knew about how quality can be affected by where it was manufactured, I threw it (the outer cover) away before checking. When I pop it into my drive and load up ImgBurn, it says MCC-004 but how can I tell if it's actually a Singapore MCC and not a CMC (Taiwan?) or a Prodisc (???) or a MBI (India?)? Edited March 28, 2013 by RedSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Unfortunately, you can't. Anyone can put anything in the MID field. Fake SONY were made for a long time. Same thing with what's on the label. The Memorex label is on their DVD media, but, CMC makes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSpy Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 ahh well that's a bummer. I guess I will use these to make data dvds.and order new ones from newegg. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I don't use DVD+R but I do know that these Verbatim Lightscribe DVD-R's are MCC's. I use them all the time. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014IWVTK/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSpy Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 just curious, why don't you use DVD+R? I was under the impression that + was superior to - and so I stopped using DVD-R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Mostly for compatibility with standalone DVD players. I mostly burn movies to DVD. Although, ironically, for DVD-9's, DVD+R DL is what I use because they are, strangely, more compatible with standalone DVD player than DVD-R DL's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSpy Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Ah I see. Thanks for all the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Happy to impart what little knowledge I possess that is useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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