I did a search for "JVC Taiyo Yuden" and it comes up with this eBay listing. https://www.ebay.com/itm/184657552462 This seller seems to have some of these new old stock available. Yes, it's very likely these became CMC Pro.
Actually, I have one of the TDK by TY that I have found in the spindle had been burned by my friend back in 2001. So these 74min CD-Rs were within the timeline that they were made by Taiyo Yuden. The quality of 24(?) years old TY disc holds up...
The Ultimate Guide To PSX CD-Rs is getting a serious update. I am diving into obscure ancient internet articles, like for example I found this:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020307134130/http://www.yuden.co.jp/product/jump_cd-r.htm
Simply...
I just want to vent some frustration. I bought another USB/IDE CD-R burner(Mitsumi Model CR-4824TU) from eBay, which the seller claims to be working. So I try to burn a Sony CD-R with it. Well it got stuck at the 50% of the burn, thought it was...
From personal experience, cheap media never really works for the launch consoles even with a good burner. The tolerances just are not there in a VC0A CDROM analog servo from 1994 to handle such garbage :) Same with my VC1A USA consoles, which...
Ha! I miss seeing that little blue disk icon next to the title of the name of the program.
BTW, I found this interesting video on repairing a "bad laser" on a SCPH-1001 PSX. Basically, the plastic track for the laser pickup unit had worn down...
Nice those are the ‘old reliable’ verbatim data life plus 74 minutes that I have on the guide: https://alex-free.github.io/psx-cdr/#verbatim-datalifeplus-74-minutes
Those are Mitsubishi chemical corp tho, def not taiyo Yuden as per ATIP/AZO...
I will agree with you that any TDK 74min CD-R packaging label printed with 'Made in Japan' will be TY.
I will still go ahead and waste couple of the low quality CD-Rs with it. Again I only paid around $20 for it.
I have some good news and bad...
As I mention in the earlier post, these TDK Taiyo Yuden were in a spindle with no label. The pattern on the top of disc looks almost the same as the ones made by Raitek that you have showing in your guide.
I did find an eBay listing for the TDK...
Quick update on those 74 minute TY's that I got, they're working incredibly well! Interestingly, the atip data from them is extremely similar to the TY That's CD-R CDR-74ZY:
ATIP info from disk:
Indicated writing power: 4
Disk Is not...
Looks like this has the same ATIP data(a tiny different in the lead out) for the TDK 74min that I had posted earlier.
ATIP info from disk:
Indicated writing power: 4
Disk Is not unrestricted
Disk Is not erasable
Disk sub type: Medium Type...
This is not applicable to all drives (although back in the day probably held true). Some drives have a stronger EMF signal/better write strategy in firmware for speeds higher then the minimum supported...
Set booktype of DVD+R to DVD-ROM. Increases compatibility with old devices. Required for Wii backup DVD+R when using software methods (no modchip).
C2 errors should happen rarely. A disc showing many of those is close to it's end of life. Worth...
Never had a Wii, so I think I got the Sony Optiarc for my Xbox 360. Later switch over to the Lite-On iHAS124b for their burnermax compatibility. I remember flashing the firmware on my Xbox 360's DVD drive.
Good to know about the C2 errors. My...