Sorry if this is another one of my stooooopid questions here, but in
one of the ad flyers that came in my Sunday (news)paper this morning,
I see that Kodak blank CD-R's are on sale this week. I was somewhat
surprised because I remember that years ago Kodak had a reputation for
producing some of the best-quality CD-R blanks (after other top brands
at the time such as Mitsui &/or Taiyo Yuden) that won't corrupt &/or
degrade over time as quickly &/or easily as those of inferior brands,
but unfortunately Kodak went out of the CD-R business early this
decade.
So when did they resume producing them, and more importantly, how do
the ones they make these days compare to the older ones they used to
make and other brands currently produced? Especially, how is the
corruptibility/degradability? Any help will be greatly appreciated -
thanks, as always.
DLee122298@aol.com wrote:
> Sorry if this is another one of my stooooopid questions here, but in
> one of the ad flyers that came in my Sunday (news)paper this morning,
> I see that Kodak blank CD-R's are on sale this week. I was somewhat
> surprised because I remember that years ago Kodak had a reputation for
> producing some of the best-quality CD-R blanks (after other top brands
> at the time such as Mitsui &/or Taiyo Yuden) that won't corrupt &/or
> degrade over time as quickly &/or easily as those of inferior brands,
> but unfortunately Kodak went out of the CD-R business early this
> decade.
>
> So when did they resume producing them, and more importantly, how do
> the ones they make these days compare to the older ones they used to
> make and other brands currently produced? Especially, how is the
> corruptibility/degradability? Any help will be greatly appreciated -
> thanks, as always.
>
I have heard nothing about Kodak returning to the blank-disc market and
would be (very pleasantly) surprised to learn that they had. It is
possible that these are leftovers from olden days, in which I would be
careful. Shelf life of unrecorded blanks is said to be 5-10 years, so
elderly discs may not prove satisfying.
If you get any additional information, please share it.
In article <fbkfna$5nk$1@madmax.keyway.net>,
Mike Richter <mrichter@cpl.net> wrote:
>DLee122298@aol.com wrote:
>> Sorry if this is another one of my stooooopid questions here, but in
>> one of the ad flyers that came in my Sunday (news)paper this morning,
>> I see that Kodak blank CD-R's are on sale this week. I was somewhat
>> surprised because I remember that years ago Kodak had a reputation for
>> producing some of the best-quality CD-R blanks (after other top brands
>> at the time such as Mitsui &/or Taiyo Yuden) that won't corrupt &/or
>> degrade over time as quickly &/or easily as those of inferior brands,
>> but unfortunately Kodak went out of the CD-R business early this
>> decade.
>>
>> So when did they resume producing them, and more importantly, how do
>> the ones they make these days compare to the older ones they used to
>> make and other brands currently produced? Especially, how is the
>> corruptibility/degradability? Any help will be greatly appreciated -
>> thanks, as always.
>>
>I have heard nothing about Kodak returning to the blank-disc market and
>would be (very pleasantly) surprised to learn that they had. It is
>possible that these are leftovers from olden days, in which I would be
>careful. Shelf life of unrecorded blanks is said to be 5-10 years, so
>elderly discs may not prove satisfying.
>
>If you get any additional information, please share it.
I've seen stacks and stacks of these at Staples. They are definely not old
stock from the "golden" days. The CD-R's look like your generic CMC Magnetics
blanks but I have not purchased any to actually test.
As for the DVD media; I've read they're made by Optodisc.
In article <fbkfna$5nk$1@madmax.keyway.net>, on Tue, 04 Sep 2007
13:38:09 -0700, Mike Richter wrote:
> I have heard nothing about Kodak returning to the blank-disc market and
> would be (very pleasantly) surprised to learn that they had. It is
> possible that these are leftovers from olden days, in which I would be
> careful. Shelf life of unrecorded blanks is said to be 5-10 years, so
> elderly discs may not prove satisfying.
>
> If you get any additional information, please share it.
Kodak announced them a year or so ago. They were to be known as "Kodak
Preservation Discs". I seem to recall reading that Kodak wasn't actually
planning to manufacture them - they were simply re-badging MAM-A gold
discs.
Looking at the Kodak site, I can't find mention of them - they may have
already stopped supplying them to retailers.
I actually bought a 75-pack spindle on Monday at Staples, where
they're on sale this week for $22.98 - $6.50 (instant rebate) - $7.50
(mail-in rebate) = $8.98, but haven't opened it yet, as there's a good
possibility that I might return them. They're definitely new - it
says "2007" on the outer packaging, where it also says "52X / 700 MB /
80 min.".
It also says the following on the outer packaging -
"Made in China for and distributed by Kodak Media, LLC, under license
from Eastman Kodak Company.
KMP MEDIA, LLC
Rochester, NY 14614
for assistance contact:
www.kmpmedia.com"
So given everything that's known about them so far, is it recommended
that I keep them or return them unopened? Thanks, as always.
I would avoid them myself... Get yourself a good set of
Taiyo Yudens.
DLee122298@aol.com wrote:
> Sorry if this is another one of my stooooopid questions here, but in
> one of the ad flyers that came in my Sunday (news)paper this morning,
> I see that Kodak blank CD-R's are on sale this week. I was somewhat
> surprised because I remember that years ago Kodak had a reputation for
> producing some of the best-quality CD-R blanks (after other top brands
> at the time such as Mitsui &/or Taiyo Yuden) that won't corrupt &/or
> degrade over time as quickly &/or easily as those of inferior brands,
> but unfortunately Kodak went out of the CD-R business early this
> decade.
>
> So when did they resume producing them, and more importantly, how do
> the ones they make these days compare to the older ones they used to
> make and other brands currently produced? Especially, how is the
> corruptibility/degradability? Any help will be greatly appreciated -
> thanks, as always.
>
> I would avoid them myself... Get yourself a good set of
> Taiyo Yudens.
Thanks. By now I've pretty much decided that I'll probably return my
Kodak 75-pack spindle (CD-R's) to Staples unopened - I already have a
lot of Taiyo Yudens, & was just looking for more CD-R blanks at least
nearly as good, but I guess I'll just stick with Taiyo Yuden for a
while, unless someone can highly recommend any other brands at least
nearly as good (how are the MAM ones these days?).
New Kodak CD-R's? 
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