optodisc or ritek [Archive]

killbinladennow!

28th March 2003, 20:16

which is better?
which has the best compatability?
cuz their both cheap prices i was wondering if they are good?

Doom9

28th March 2003, 21:38

I'd go for Ritek. Ritek G03 are the only halfway usable cheap disks (G04 are way better though and qualify for 4x writing whereas G03 doesn't even qualify for 2x writing).

gooki

29th March 2003, 02:06

Ritek any day.

spruceland

29th March 2003, 08:02

I third that :)

Jazz

29th March 2003, 09:55

Just to add some spice: I've had consistenly good results with Optodisc, but to may shame I have to admit I've never touched a Ritek in my life.

killbinladennow!

29th March 2003, 23:10

well damnit!

why do you guys say ritek is the best. is there any proff or tests that show the greater compatibilty between the two? cuz i also have heard that optodisc is very good.

Doom9

29th March 2003, 23:59

In fact there is... c't (the best German computer mag) did extensive testing where the Riteks came out best of the cheap media.

killbinladennow!

30th March 2003, 04:16

really!

is there a link to where i could read the artical

bgates222

30th March 2003, 06:31

if you use a sony dru 500a the ritek g03 can be used at 2x

alexnoe

30th March 2003, 21:17

The only optodisc dvd-r which I have seen so far was made by Vivastar

killbinladennow!

31st March 2003, 06:06

what? i got a optodisc right here made by optodisc technology corporation.

DirtyAbdul

31st March 2003, 08:00

stick with ritek!

i just bought a spindle of 50 optodisc (branded and blue) from rima.com. about 1/3 of them have concentric scratches at the outer 1/6th of the disc -- talking about quality control :confused: . data verification with "verify on" in nero and dvd-decrypter after burning reveal read errors at the end of the discs. returning them back to rima would be more expensive than the discs are worth :sly: .

anyway, just out of fun, i ordered a 2nd spindle of 50, but this time the golden ones, and they seem to be ok so far... i don't know if those undergo a more rigorous quality control, but just the experience with the first batch certainly doesn't give me a lot of confidence in the optodisc brand...

i haven't checked other threads, yet (since i just bumped into this one), but has anyone tested the 4x princos (available at allmediaoutlet)? not that i have confidence in princos (gosh, no!), but i think it takes a certain degree of die quality to produce 4x dvd-rs, right?

DA