Hard to say if Sony is bad or not just because it doesn't burn at 2x on one drive.

I guess in my next review we will get another look at what it can do.

I have some of those MIJ Memorex, they are rare now I think.

Bought the Memorex BD-RE Made in USA knowing what they were, just for testing of course

What about the TDK? Good or bad reports?

skypx, that is quite a large collection!

What is the cost of BD media in Japan and in US Dollars? (if you know)

thanks

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Nice Zevi, I can tell by the color on those Memorex's that most of them are MIJ

The exchange rate was low when I got them. Approximately $7 for the BD-R's and $18 for the BD-R DL's.

I am wondering if you are robbing the bank that can afford so many the most expensive BR disk in the4 market?. This is lot of spending on things %95 people do not afford.

so far TDK has been good to me

Wow, you sure have a lot of choices. Where I am, I can find 2x Verbatim at $14-15 from a well known smaller retailer in Ontario, Canada (and they're at Future Shop too, but massively marked up) and Imation (I believe that these are the troublesome American-made ones?)/Sony at Best Buy...but marked up by a lot.

I haven't seen any Panasonic blanks...maybe I should ask around at some mom and pop stores.

Edit: Question - Where are the Verbatim discs made, country wise? And considering that Sony is MIJ, do they make their own media, or do they rebadge stuff from MEI (Panasonic)? ...Just trying to get confirmation of my previous statement

Sony have their own MID, probably made by them.

Verbs are made by Mitsubishi Chemicals from Japan.

best everyday price for me are 4x Panasonic BD-R from Fry's Electronics for $9.99

4x Panasonic for $9.99??

Is this in-store only?

This price is available online and in store, also this price has been around since December. First it was 2x Panasonic, in January or February they switched the 2x to 4x.

here is single pack
http://shop1.frys.com/product/544576...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

and here is five pack (printable)
http://shop1.frys.com/product/549898...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG


these are the best priced BD in retail.

I read they said that they spent $6-7 for a BD-R 25GB discs. Do you think this is so expensive compared to DVD DL 8.5GB for $2-3 a disc? I think if you refer to the retail price then it is, but not at $6-7 a disc, no?

Thanks!!! I am going to grab some, I can never find anything on their web page

edit: Thanks again nekrosoft13, just ordered a 5 pack.

edit-edit: Man I still can't find the Blu-ray media section on Frys, hmm it can't be that hard can it?

Well, not necessary. I don't see BD media highly priced anymore. Few months back they were $29.99 a pop but now we can get them much less. Some people in this thread got them for $6 per. Frys as nekrosoft mentioned is selling constantly at $10 for the 4x BD-R TDK. And they all are premium disks. Shop around wisely and you'll get them cheaper.

zaina, that was Panasonic, not TDK

I just got back from having a look at media at various places. I saw a Phillips BD-R, made in the Netherlands for $14+tax (unfortunately, I didn't take note of the speed). Any opinions about those?

right here, this is all the media they have
http://shop3.frys.com/search;jsessio...pType=pDisplay

Bookmarked!

Thanks nekrosoft13

50gb BD-R for $25

looks like a good deal as well

http://shop3.frys.com/product/490718...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG