"Media ID Quality Guide | HdBluDVD.Com - More HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, DVD Information"

(1) The following list is in preference order. The best discs are near the top of the list. The discs at the bottom of the list are suitable only for a landfill. PVC is the best of all, WFKA is the worst of all. (2) Some companies may have listings in different classes because quality is better/worse in other disc formats. (3) Some long media IDs have been abbreviated, and some RW/RAM codes have been left off the list (too many to list). The "media ID" column is mostly intended for showing the DVD-R and DVD+R codes. (4) Feel free to use the CONTACT US link at the top of the page, to submit new media IDs or ID corrections. 1ST CLASS MEDIA: Almost flawless burns with 95-100% reliable results. These discs are suited for pretty much anything. They will usually serve as excellent archival quality media, as well as video masters. These discs are often the most expensive DVD media, so be sure to take advantage of sales, when available. (Trivia: The 5 best discs ever created are probably PVC001001, PVC001002, MXLRG02, MCC00RG20 and YUDEN000T02, with exceptional quality burns.) MEDIA ID MANUFACTURER COUNTRY FORMAT NOTES PVC001001, PVC001002, PVCW00 Pioneer Japan DVD-R, DVD-RW PVC stopped making media in 2003 MCC00RG20, MCC01RG20, MCC02RG20, MCC03RG20, MCC002, MCC003, MCC004, MCC00RW, MCC01RW, MCCA01, MKMA02, MKM001, MKM003 Mitsubishi Chemicals, Mitsubishi-Kagaku Media, Verbatim Singapore, Taiwan, India DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL some outsourcing TYG01, TYG02, TYG03, YUDEN000T02, YUDEN000T03 Taiyo Yuden Japan MXLRG01, MXLRG02, MXLRG03, MXLRG04, MAXELL001, MAXELL002, MAXELL003 Hitachi Maxell Japan DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM SONY04D1, SONY08D1, SONY16D1, SONYD21, SONYD11, SONYS11, Sony Taiwan, Japan DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW some outsourcing TDKG02, TTG01, TTG02, TTH01, TTH02, TDK501, TDK502, TDK001, TDK002, TDK003 Comments Please login to post comments or replies.