●DVD±R series (total 16 types)
With the sharp price reduction of DVD burners, more and more consumers are beginning to pay attention to this product. At the same time, the "diving" of DVD recording discs has also enhanced people's desire to buy a burner. The two complement each other, allowing high-tech products such as DVD burners to "fly into the homes of ordinary people." Some of these discs are already cheaper than many CD-Rs, so let’s take a look together. (All DVD recording disks are not responsible for replacement)
(4X+R, 1.8 yuan/movie)
The price of this product is lower than that of many CD-R discs, and the speed of the 4X is enough. After all, it is a 1.8 DVD burning disc. What else can we force? According to the merchant, its quality is acceptable. For friends who have just bought a DVD burner, it is good to use this product to practice. However, I still remind you that some inferior discs can damage the machine. You should carefully check whether there are serious defects in the discs when purchasing.
(4X + R, 2.2 yuan/movie)
It feels not much different from the previous product, but the packaging feels a little more refined.
(4X + R, 2.8 yuan/movie)
The same low-priced discs have average workmanship and a rough printing layer.
(8X-R, 10 yuan/movie)
This is a very common platter on the market, 25 pieces per barrel. Pioneer's burner once came with this product, and with the "PioData" trademark, many friends will associate it with Pioneer. In fact, this is an independent brand and has nothing to do with Pioneer. However, it only has -R's discs, which seem to be technically supported by Pioneer. PioData's disc quality is OK, and it is more than enough for general applications.
-star (4X±R barrel, 5.5 yuan/piece)
When it comes to V-star, you may not be familiar with it, but when it comes to Weibao, you must be "very well-known". V-star is a brand launched by Weibao Company for the public. All of them are produced by the famous Japanese "Sunsuiding" factory. The quality is definitely not mentioned, and the price of 5.5 yuan per piece is very valuable. Because this product has a high cost performance, there are many fake V-stars on the market. You should see clearly when purchasing. The easiest way is to buy it at the counter I recommend. Not only is the quality guaranteed, but you will also get better service when mentioning this website’s daimyo (occupational disease).
-star (4X±R single-chip package, 6.5 yuan/piece)
V-star's single-chip product is only 1 yuan expensive and is also very worth buying.
7. Mitsubishi (4X ±R barrel, 7.5 yuan/piece)
I don’t want to say more about the quality of Mitsubishi’s burning discs here. The price of 7.5 yuan is completely worth buying.
8. Mitsubishi (8X ±R barrel, 9 yuan/piece)
The 8X's burning disk costs less than 10 yuan, and the quality is quite guaranteed. Highly recommended.
9. Mitsubishi (4X ±R single-piece package, 10 yuan/piece)
The 4X single-chip package only costs 10 yuan.
10. Mitsubishi (8X ±R single-chip package, 16 yuan/piece)
The 8X monolithic installation is a little more expensive, but good protection can make your important data more secure.
11. Yiminxin (4X ±R single-chip packaging, 9 yuan/movie)
Yiminxin's quality is also well-known, with a single chip of 4X less than 10 yuan.
Rongli (4X ±R single-chip package, 12 yuan/piece)
* Rongli Group is one of the world's largest optical and magnetic recording products manufacturers. As early as the 1980s, Rongli was hailed as the "video tape king" by the industry. Its DVD burning disc is also well-known. However, the 4X single-chip package with a total of 12 yuan does not have any advantages over big brands like Mitsubishi and Yiminxin.
13. Tsinghua Unigroup (4X-R single-chip package, 5.5 yuan/piece)
Tsinghua Unigroup only has -R products, the price of 5.5 yuan is quite reasonable, and it is reasonable in terms of quality.
14. BenQ (4X ±R single-piece package, 8 yuan/piece)
BenQ's DVD burning disc quality is also very excellent, and its Daxin Technology is a famous CD manufacturer. BenQ's DVD burning disc uses the most advanced Phthalocyanine formula recording layer and high-quality AZO dye, making the actual shelf life greater than 30 years. In addition, in order to solve the problem that the current speed of discs cannot keep up with the development of burners, BenQ has developed the "speed up" super-speed burning technology after careful research and development, which can effectively shorten the actual burning time. Of course, the effect is better with BenQ's DVD burner.
15. BenQ (8X ±R single-chip package, 12 yuan/piece)
This is a BenQ 8X burning disc, and the price is more reasonable at 12 yuan.
(4X + R single-chip package, 15 yuan/movie)
As the developer of the +R standard, Philips has launched only +R, and it is more expensive. However, with PHILIPS's technical strength, its own +R products should be very guaranteed in all aspects.
●DVD-RW series and DVD+R DL double-layer burning series (total 4 types)
DVD-RW is currently at a high price and has fewer film sources on the market. I will introduce 3 models here. Like DVD±R, they are all single-chip and do not provide replacement services.
1. Yiminxin (16 yuan/movie)
2. Mitsubishi (20 yuan/piece)
(29 yuan/movie)
●DVD+R DL double-layer burning series
Mitsubishi 2.4X (129 yuan/piece)
Since Mitsubishi Chemical Media mass-produced the D9 double-layer burning disc in mid-May, after nearly 3 months of anticipation, we finally saw the retail version of the D9 disc on the market! I have already introduced it in detail to you in previous articles, let’s take a look below.
This is the Mitsubishi double-layer burning disc. It is essentially the same as the "Weibao" D9 discs randomly given by some burners, but it was replaced with the packaging. However, due to the high price, I couldn't unpack the packaging, so everyone will just look at the shell.
The back of the packaging is briefly introduced, but they are all in Japanese.
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The discs are produced in Singapore.
In my previous article, I predicted that D9 discs would be more expensive, but today I heard the dealer quote a retail price of 129 yuan, Tang Tang was still surprised. At this price, you should be able to buy more than a dozen single-sided single-layer burning discs of good quality. So I think this double-layer disc currently has no cost-effectiveness. Of course, there are many enthusiasts with a large wallet. According to the dealer, a customer who just arrived at the disc bought two (rich people!)
The dealer revealed that since this is a new product and contains relatively advanced technology, the price will definitely be high, which is also a normal phenomenon in the IT market. I believe that after a period of time, when the D9 disc is distributed on a large scale, the price will naturally be adjusted to a reasonable level.
■Thinking
There is one problem that we cannot ignore. At present, machines that support 4X DL double-layer burning have appeared in the international market. I believe that they will see it in China soon. At that time, this disc that only supports 2.4X will be behind. There is a gap of nearly 20 minutes in the completion time (the 2.4X takes 45 minutes to engrave 8.5GB, while the 4X only takes less than 30 minutes), which is very attractive for business people who regard time as life. But can the 4X discs keep up in time? If not, can 2.4X products be used "overclocked"? After all, the speed of engraving a plate in 45 minutes will make many people "crazy".
Double-layer burning is the direction of future development. Before Blu-ray technology is popularized, it will become the absolute main force in the market. But objectively speaking, it is too early to buy now because it is not satisfactory in terms of price, compatibility and speed, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. We are also looking forward to a more convenient and cheaper "double-layer burning" entering your and my life. However, if you don't care about money and want to try it out, I didn't say the above.
The price is repeated last: 129 yuan.
■Buying skills
Although I have introduced more than 40 types of burning discs above, there are far more types of discs in the market than this, so it is no exaggeration to describe them as "confusion". So how do you buy Ruyi products in the mixed-use disc market? Purchase skills have become a topic that will always be attractive. Strictly speaking, purchasing discs should be divided into two steps: observation and on-machine testing, but when we buy in the market, it is not so realistic to test on-machine testing, so I will give you some advice from the appearance observation:
1. Look at the printing layer
We all know that a recording disk is from bottom to top, the disk base layer, the dye layer, the reflective layer, the protective layer, and the printing layer. The printing layer pattern of good quality discs is generally exquisite, without particles or burrs. The light source is generally not transparent when viewed through the disc. Some inferior discs are not only roughly printed, but some are even secondary printing (this is to cover the pattern of the first layer), and the shading properties of the discs are very poor.
2. Look at the base of the disk and reflective layer
The disk base is the layer that the laser needs to pass through. Its quality is directly related to the recording and reading quality of the disk. We can hold it in our hands to use the reflection of light to observe whether the disk base and reflective layer are as smooth as a mirror. Even if there is a slight wrinkle or grainy feeling, it does not meet the regulations. In addition, some inferior discs have very thin bases.
3. Look at the ring code
The ring code is a circle of characters in the inner circle of the data. Because it is arranged in a ring shape, it is commonly called the ring code. It records information about the disc manufacturer (note that it is the manufacturer, not the brand manufacturer). The ring codes of good quality discs are generally clearly visible, while the ring codes of inferior discs are relatively blurred, and some are even covered by the printing layer and cannot be recognized. In addition, some famous brand products have ring codes, and generally have black ink codes in the clamping area, which records the production date, production line, dye type and other information of the disc.
4. Look at the speed
Now most CD-R discs are nominally burning speed of 52X, but in fact, there are not many discs that can reach this speed. Not to mention domestically produced discs, even products produced by major international manufacturers are difficult to reach this limit speed. Moreover, the burning quality theoretically decreases with the increase in burning speed, so real experts will never use 52X to burn discs, and some famous discs will not only focus on the speed. For example, Mitsubishi Deep Blue, the nominal burning speed is 16X. Some people may say that this is the limit of Mitsubishi AZO dye, but low speed is also an important reason for its excellent burning quality. In order to burn high-quality CDs, some music enthusiasts generally use 4X to burn. In short, nominal speed is by no means a measure of disc quality.
5. Look at the brand
Finally, I still recommend that you buy famous brands of major manufacturers, such as BenQ, Mitsubishi, Yiminxin, etc. The quality of some miscellaneous brand platters is really unavailable, and it may damage your machine. Of course, the most important thing is our valuable data. Some disc suppliers claim that their products have a shelf life of 50 or even 100 years, but some cannot be read after only one or two years. This loss cannot be compensated by the price difference of a few dollars.
6. Do you have to be replaced?
I never take the issue of guaranteed replacement, for three reasons:
1. If the quality of the disc is good, the probability of Frisbee is generally very small. If there is, it is also likely that the software operation is incorrect or the compatibility of the disc and burner is problematic;
2. If there is a compatibility problem, then it will be bad if you engrave it. Just choose another brand. So I suggest that before buying a large number of discs, you must buy one or two to try it out, and then buy it in batches. In fact, the compatibility of burning discs is still quite serious now, such as Samsung Combo and Mitsubishi Deep Blue discs (it is said that refreshing the latest Firmware can improve a little), BenQ burner and Prodisc discs, everyone should pay attention to the compatibility of
3. If you are afraid of the quality of the disc and care about the replacement service, it is probably not just a Frisbee, your machine... So my last suggestion is: the quality of the disc is much more important than providing replacement service.