Help! DVD media question! Did I get ripped off?

[duckdown]

Hi all..
I don't know if The Digital Dolphin posts here, but he's a blank media guru, and on another site he was saying how authentic Maxell discs (I remember him saying mediacode MXLRG) are just as good as TY discs..

So I went out and did a pricematch at Staples, and got two 25 packs of the +R ones (I have a BenQ DW1620, supposedly +R works better) but I just opened a pack and this is what DVD Identifier says:


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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R:RICOHJPN-R01-002]
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Disc & Book Type : [DVD+R] - [Not Available]
Manufacturer Name : [Ricoh Co. Ltd.]
Manufacturer ID : [RICOHJPN]
Media Type ID : [R01]
Product Revision : [002]
Blank Disc Capacity : [2,295,104 Sectors = 4,482.6MB = 4.38GB (4.70GB)]
Recording Speeds : [1x , 2.4x , 4x]
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[ DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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Did I get ripped off? Is this 1st class media? I also have two 25 packs of -R that I picked up.. Will those be MXLRG ? I need to know if I should return this stuff!! Thanks all.

[SallyDog]

I've been burning exclusively with Sony +R which is also RICOHJPN, so I don't think you have a problem. The Sony's have given my +150 burns with no coasters yet :D

DON'T CROSS POST http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93069!

[Angelus]

I think RICOHJPN R01 is one of the best media you can buy...I have a 100 pack of Ridata with that code and all my burns have been flawless thusfar. When you buy brand media you never really know what you're actually getting...you can buy 2 of the exact same coasters of discs and they can have different media codes.

[ammck55]

I don't have the admin authority to both move this thread and merge it at the same time. I can move it to the DVD Burning forum, but unless it's merged over there, it's still a cross-post. I'll close this one; anyone that's interested in this issue and wants to make further comments or suggestions can follow Sallydog's link to the thread that's still open on the topic in the DVD Burning forum.

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