Mark Wrote:
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> Freericks mentioned the quality of DVD's so I
> thought I would expand on this.
>
> A good name brand on a pack of DVD's does NOT
> necessarily mean the DVD's are good quality. Very
> few of these name brands actually have their own
> discs manufactured. They get most of them from
> factories in Japan or Taiwan. In addition, some
> items on the shelf will have the same packaging
> but be entirely different discs made by different
> companies in different countries.
>
> With a few exceptions, the best DVD's are those
> made in Japan by a company called Taiyo Yuden. The
> worst are those made in Taiwan. Check out the
> following website for a guide:
>
> [www.digitalfaq.com]
> [www.digitalfaq.com]

Thanks for the great resource, Mark. But what I can't figure out is how you know which brand to buy? Seems you have to buy them and then put them in your machine to see if they are right.

Also, I didn't see anything about the Gold Archival line. Is this what they were referring to as the sham 3rd Class? My camera store is selling these as the asnwer to all problems. Now you got me worried.