Packaging and DVD+RW Information
Packaging and presentation:
Our test media arrived in a double DVD case ensuring no damage could be done to the discs, although they are normally sold in spindles of 25.
The top writing surface of the disc is Orange with the BULKPAQ logo displayed in white.
The recording surface is a very light Purple and carries a dye code of PRINCO
according to VSO Inspector, DVDInfo, and our recording software.
DVD+RW information:
In these tests the software used for all the recording where CopyToDVD 3 and DVD Decrypter 3.2.2.0.
VSO softwares new Media information utility - VSO Inspector was used for gathering our information about the inserted media, DVDInfoPro and CDCheck were used to check the recorded DVD for errors, and the hardware used for this review where the NEC 2510A, Pioneer A07 XLB and the Plextor 708 DVD+/-RW drives.
As the above screenshot from VSO Inspector shows, the Media Code/Manufacturer ID of 'PRINCO', which is the id code used by PRINCO. PRINCO make low cost, affordable media dyes and can often be found on DVD-R that are very affordably priced. Infact Bulkpaq orange are amongst the best selling DVD-R ever released.
DVDInfoPro comfirming the media code:
Available burning speeds in both our Pioneer and NEC drives showed 4x recording available.
Capacity of the disc was 4.38 GB and compatiability problems should not be present with both PC and newer standalone DVD Players.
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