Blank dvds :)

[daywane]

Office Max has blank dvd's 25 pack $10.00 after instant $15.00 rebate. just bought 3 packs $32.00 after tax and out the door.
I have used this brand often and have had no problems.
 thay have +r's and -R's
better grab em before I do  

[SNAAKE]

Are they 4X or 8X  

[NinjaEpisode]

2.4x according to their website:

DVD-R:
http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&expansionOID=-536891921&prodBlockOID=537067433

DVD+R:
http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&expansionOID=-536891921&prodBlockOID=537112810

[Dougmeister]

Any idea who makes Khypermedia?

Are these discs any good, etc.?

[pointdablame]

Any idea who makes Khypermedia?

Are these discs any good, etc.?

No, they aren't.  At all.

http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm  They aren't worth anything in my book, but that's just my .02

[daywane]

I dont see why you say that
I have used over 100 of them and have had no problems.

I have never been one to buy name brands
I have a huge colection of movies and I am backing up 100's of VCR tapes
I am using 3 PC's with the cheapest dvd burners from tiger direct ($45.00) each
plus I am always backing up my Hard drives
at less than 50 cents a disk I think its great.

[pointdablame]

I don't buy brand names either.  

You can easily find much much MUCH better discs at under 50 cents a disc.  NewEgg has a 100 pack of 8x riteks right now for 50 bux + a $10 rebate.  I said what I said because those discs are not good.  The dyes are consistently uneven, the burn quality is sub-par, and they have been known (and I've experienced) to simply not work after as little as 4 months.

I didn't mean to personally insult you... it's just not worth the risk IMHO that all your discs may not work a year from now.  I'd much rather buy quality than save 3 cents a disk.  I've used them, as have hundreds of reviewers online, and they all say CMC are terrible.  You've had good luck.... good for you, but I fear you may be upset if failures occur after only a few months... especially on hard drive backups and movie backups....

[daywane]

I took no insult
I hope I did not seem up set. ( I was not)
I had no Idea that thay would quit working  
if that happens I will be pissed

[pointdablame]

I took no insult
I hope I did not seem up set. ( I was not)
I had no Idea that thay would quit working  
if that happens I will be pissed

Well I'm not wishing that on you either... hopefully they will be fine.  I just don't trust them because CMC has one of the highest failure rates around... just not worth it in my book.

[menace]

http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm  

That site has its fair share of fear mongering wouldn't you say?  I've bought a number of different types in their class 3 and 4 and have had maybe 1% failure rates more likely caused by encoding errors than anything else.  Furthermore I've checked some of my oldest burns (2 yrs now) and they still run fine.  And although 2 yrs isn't that much, dvd writing hasn't been prevalent to the average consumer for much more than that.  I guess I am just an anomoly