Hey All,
Was in Big W yesterday looking for DVD's and came across this. Not a huge saving, nor the best brand of discs, but is saved me a little bit of money because I was after 200 DVDs. I opened the packet up and did a scan with Nero CD-DVD Speed - here's what came out:
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<TR><TD><B><FONT face='arial' size='-1'>Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info</FONT></B></TD><TD></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#505050'><B><FONT face='arial' size='-1' color='#FFFFFF'> Basic Information</FONT></B></TD><TD bgcolor='#505050'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> </FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Disc type:</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> DVD-R</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Book Type</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> DVD-R</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Manufacturer:</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> unknown</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> MID</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> MBI 01RG40</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Write speeds:</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> 6 X - 8 X - 12 X - 16 X</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Blank Capacity</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> 4.38 GB</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> </FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> 4488 MB</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> </FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> 4706076672 bytes</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#505050'><B><FONT face='arial' size='-1' color='#FFFFFF'> Extended Information</FONT></B></TD><TD bgcolor='#505050'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> </FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Layers</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> 1</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Usage</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> General</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Copyright protection</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> n/a</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Recorder information</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> </FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Disc Status</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Empty</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#505050'><B><FONT face='arial' size='-1' color='#FFFFFF'> Raw Data</FONT></B></TD><TD bgcolor='#505050'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> </FONT></TD></TR>
<TR><TD bgcolor='#E0E0E0'><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> Pre-recorded Information in Lead-in (0Eh)</FONT></TD><TD><FONT face='arial' size='-1'> </FONT></TD></TR>
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0000 - 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 02 85 0D 10 88 9A 80 00 - .@….R………
0010 - 03 4D 42 49 20 30 31 00 04 52 47 34 30 00 00 00 - .MBI.01..RG40…
0020 - 05 88 80 00 00 00 02 00 40 D4 05 00 20 E9 90 7C - ……..@……|
0030 - 68 F6 90 7C FF FF FF FF 61 F6 90 7C 2E 6A DD 77 - h..|….a..|.j.w
0040 - 67 6A DD 77 00 00 15 00 02 00 00 80 38 00 00 00 - gj.w……..8…
0050 - 18 00 00 00 38 00 00 00 78 D4 05 00 40 00 01 00 - ….8…x…@…
0060 - 0B 00 00 00 80 D3 05 00 4E 00 4E 00 F8 D4 05 00 - ……..N.N…..
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i Don't consider this a bargain, Target had 100 for about $15 at the end of march