Dual Layer 5 Pack with Jewel Case(Tesco)

Amalgam · 18-12-2008 10:01PM

I was in Ballybrack Tesco last night, none in sight, I asked were they on the website. Manager for that section followed me to the till, asked what I was looking for and very kindly went to have a gander in the stock room. Nothing.

PowerHouseDan · 18-12-2008 10:25PM

Kinda weird they are not listed on the UK Tesco website either.

parasite · 19-12-2008 01:13PM

Thanks OP, good deal for sure

degsie · 20-12-2008 05:23PM

Tesco in Lucan are selling these for €3.49 for a pack of 5. Had a few left after I helped myself to several

Irishpimpdude · 21-12-2008 01:10AM

There was some in tesco clearwater today i got the last pack at around 9 :mad: i wanted more argh lol

PowerHouseDan · 21-12-2008 01:15PM

There are Nine packs of these lefts in Tesco Mahon Point, Prob more as the Shelf where they are was actually full

blobert · 21-12-2008 02:42PM

I got 3 packs in Tesco Nutgrove earlier today, left the other 3 for someone here:)

MiloFoxburr · 21-12-2008 03:51PM

Bought 6 Packs of these in Tescos in the Square today ^^ Thanks OP

Cmar-Ireland · 21-12-2008 03:51PM

Got 5 packs in Tesco Newbridge, plenty left there too.

Irishpimpdude · 21-12-2008 07:46PM

I used 3 of these so far they play for a couple mins then i get unreadable disc on my xbox

rob316 · 22-12-2008 02:00AM

Bought 3 packs of these in wilton, cork. Had 5 left over. Thanks OP

Amalgam · 22-12-2008 03:19AM

Priced at 3.49 euro each pack of five.

I made my way down to Bloomfields in Dun Laoghaire late Sunday and purchased the 6 packs available at the store. Just to add, Bloomfields are open till midnight up to the 24th.

They're made in China. I find that odd, Ricoh Japan generally are a 'Made in Japan' product, the same goes for other good quality media like Taiyo Yuden. Japan made, typically.

What are the probabilities of the Media Code on the blanks being fake?

I don't know much about Ricoh media, there might be ways of telling if they're legitimate by markings on the inner ring.

Nice dark dye used. Tesco branded on top.

As well as the main pack, each media piece is plastic wrapped inside. Not suitable for most home thermal printers, Casio, TDK, LPCW-50, LPCW-100 etc. Media has a slight grain to it.

Here are a few pictures to help potential buyers. Sorry about the quality.

chabsey · 22-12-2008 11:53AM

Was checking Tesco's Jervis street and as you can see they have them marked on the shelf rather strangely. DVD+RW dual layer, which they're obviously not. In this case the sign is like a mix of two products, the dual layer which people want and this 8mm RW disc that is not a bargain.

Because this product says "DVD-RW" on the cover and because I know that 99.9% of Tescos employees will take one look at the sign and think that the RW means that the correct product is on display, I didn't bother bring it to their attention.

So, right price, wrong product and wrong product description.

Irishpimpdude · 22-12-2008 12:28PM

Anyone have success backing up 360 games? burned all 5 and they are all unplayable

blobert · 22-12-2008 12:57PM

Hmm, not such a great deal if they don't work...

Anyone else get them to work successfully?

MiloFoxburr · 22-12-2008 02:03PM

Irishpimpdude wrote: »

Anyone have success backing up 360 games? burned all 5 and they are all unplayable

Just tried one, seems to work fine. Was playing for about 10-15minutes.. Will try another later and post here.

I have a Hitachi Drive if people are curious.

DublinWriter · 23-12-2008 07:27PM

Just bought four boxes of them. There's about ten boxes left in Tesco Asbourne.

I kept the receipt just in case.

mailburner · 23-12-2008 07:55PM

and still none in galway
today was the third time ive tried in the last week

even pc world didnt have any whilst maplin
only have verbatim and they cost a bomb
think it was 32eu for 8

Amalgam · 23-12-2008 08:41PM

mailburner, I noticed only supersized Tesco stores seem to stock them.

These work grand for films, not tried data or 'other stuff'.

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Media might not burn on burners over 2 years old, but you can edit\import media codes in to your burner's firmware using:

DVD Identifier (to show and copy the media code)

http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/

MediaCodeSpeedEdit tool for DVD-Writers

http://ala42.cdfreaks.com/MCSE/

To edit firmware and flash/update your drive to accept the media you wish to burn on.

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I'm burning the Tesco DL on an LG GSA-4163B, which is over two years old now. The speed is 2.4x, but they burn just fine.

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All the above are 'Free' to use, no piracy required.

TVDX · 24-12-2008 12:39AM

Got a pack today.
I backed up two Video_TS DVD folders using these.
The first one worked without a problem.
Second disc failed during burning.
Third disc burned but had a problem in all players when the layers switched and had the look at the back of a disc burn gone wrong.
Nothing wrong with my hardware, it is a dual layer writer but just to be aware it is a gamble as to whether or not you'll get working discs.
I'm going to bring my pack back tomorrow and ask for a refund.

spongbob · 24-12-2008 03:15AM

i bought 2 packs last week and got 10 out of 10 perfect 360 backups! *touch wood* they seem to have a great colour dye and just as good as verbatims me thinks!!

priced at 3.49 untill the 4th/01/09

my advice stock up where possable!

Amalgam · 24-12-2008 08:21AM

TVDX, what burner have you got? It might be a Dual Layer burner, but the burner itself might not have the blanks 'Media Code' in the firmware, update your drive, if there is a recent firmware, or patch the firmware, using the links in my last post.

spongbob, yeah, the dye is great on them.

Bought more from Ballybrack this morning, nothing quite like shopping at 5.40am..

Irishpimpdude · 24-12-2008 01:45PM

spongbob wrote: »

i bought 2 packs last week and got 10 out of 10 perfect 360 backups! *touch wood* they seem to have a great colour dye and just as good as verbatims me thinks!!

priced at 3.49 untill the 4th/01/09

my advice stock up where possable!

What burner are you using and what xbox drive do you have?

spongbob · 24-12-2008 09:18PM

i dont know the drive in my xbox as i bought it from a friend. the burner is just a standard dual layer burner in my laptop.

Amalgam · 24-12-2008 09:50PM

spongbob wrote: »

i dont know the drive in my xbox as i bought it from a friend. the burner is just a standard dual layer burner in my laptop.

Very common in HP Laptops. More of an OEM brand than one from the shop.

Elessar · 02-01-2009 06:28PM

Bought 4 of these today but had to go on a hunt...

There are none left in Tesco Clarehall (I got the last one)
There are three left in Tesco Clearwater as of right now.

Elessar · 02-01-2009 07:32PM

Edit: For anyone with an Apple computer - these discs wont be accepted by the Matshita Superdrives - you must use an external burner or windows machine.
:mad:

Amalgam · 02-01-2009 10:50PM

Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R-DL:RICOHJPN-D01-067]
Disc & Book Type : [DVD+R DL] - [DVD+R DL]
Manufacturer Name : [Ricoh Co. Ltd.]
Manufacturer ID : [RICOHJPN]
Media Type ID : [D01]
Product Revision : [067]
Blank Disc Capacity : [Not Supported By Method 2]
Recording Speeds : [2.4x , 3.3x-8x]
[Method 2 Might Not Always Detect All Speeds]
** WARNING : Format 11h (Method 1) Is Recommended ADIP Retrieval Method
** WARNING : Format 00h (Method 2) Data Might Contain Drive Modified Values
** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 00h (Method 2) - Physical Information (Copy Of ADIP)
0000 : e1 0f 32 10 00 03 00 00 00 fc ff ff 00 22 d7 ff ..2.........."..
0010 : 00 00 03 52 49 43 4f 48 4a 50 4e 44 30 31 43 40 ...RICOHJPND01C@
0020 : 25 25 37 10 00 2c 6c 00 2c 6c 20 1f 0c 0c 14 14 %%7..,l.,l .....
0030 : 02 01 01 20 00 20 1f 0c 0c 14 14 02 01 01 20 00 ... . ........ .
0040 : 04 00 33 7b 5c 00 25 69 3a 26 1c 0a 0b 20 02 01 ..3{\.%i:&... ..
0050 : 01 00 00 58 62 42 26 1c 0a 0b 20 02 01 01 00 5f ...XbB&... ...._
0060 : 84 00 00 43 66 3e 26 1c 0a 0b 20 02 01 01 00 00 ...Cf>&... .....
0070 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0080 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0090 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00a0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00b0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00c0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00d0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00e0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00f0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
[ DVD Identifier V5.0.1 - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]

Just to to add. These are fakes. I asked over at CDFreaks about them and the 'media code' suggest the discs are made by Ricoh Japan, they are not.

Not too upset myself, as they seem to work fine for everyday video. A slight pause at the layer break, but I've not had any that were unplayable.

Here's the answer from the CDFreaks forum.

These Tesco media have faked MID code and were made by Umedisc's Chinese subsidiaries - Jilin Quingda and Henan Kerry.

Typically Ricoh Japan will be made in Japan and the physical media will also have stamper marks on the inner or outer ring, serial numbers etc. The Tesco media are totally blank.

Just a heads up.

shovel · 25-01-2009 10:45PM

Lads, just a heads up

These are still available for 4.99 euro in tesco manor tralee.

At least 6 packs on the shelf.

robcon · 25-01-2009 11:16PM

Saw them in tesco clearwater on friday. There were 8 boxes on the shelf. Bought 2 myself and put 3 or 4 behind the blank dvd cases on the shelf above for fellow boardsies!

Dual Layer 5 Pack with Jewel Case(Tesco)

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