*DEAD* LD: Sony MIJ TY 8X DVD+/-R 50pk cake $20! (*02/07 - 02/19*) *west only*

[mahjongmaniac]

UPDATE 02/05/06:

just took a look at the upcoming LD's flyer and apparently, it's on sale again for another ~2 wks or so.

starts this Tues Feb. 7th and ends the 19th.

like DVDManiac had stated, only the +Rs are advertised as $20, no pic or mention of the $20 on sale too, but i'd expect that it'd be same price.

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UPDATE 01/22/06:

if u look at the online links, it appears that the prices are still $20.

according to online prices, this deal will still be avail. til' Feb. 05.

no need to hurry. still lots of time to buy...

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EDIT: seems like this deal is only avail. for westerners since no LD exists in the east....

for those in the east, u can try to do a PM w/ LD using the webpage or online flyer which should be avail. 2moro ...

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last time Walmart had'em on sale for $19.77 (Oct) but it didn't last v. long as Walmart jacked up the price back to $24.77.
(it prbly was at that price for a couple wks but ppl were suspecting it was all MIT discs and thus ignored it until the word was spread on RFD stating that those were MIJ TYs...)

starting TOMORROW, LD (London Drugs) will be having a sale on their Sony DVD+/-R 50pk cakes for $20!

LD ($20): Sony DVD-R - 50-pack

LD ($20): Sony DVD+R - 50-pack



i've seen Sony MIJ TYs at LD b4 but i guess it'll be "YMMV" depending on location....

also, i've yet to witness the -Rs being MIJ TYs (only seen MIT) for the 25 and 50 pks but i've seen +Rs being MIJ (for both 25's and 50's)

the MID for the Sony DVD +R if MIJ should be: YUDEN000T02
the MID for the Sony DVD -R if MIT should be: SONY08D1

if u can't find any MIJ TY's at LD, u can always bring the flyer into walmart and get them to 100% match it


dunno if this is a "hot" deal anymore considering the bad news about the bonding issues of TY discs nowadays (which btw is spreading like a virus on RFD lol).... but the deal's there if ur still willing to take the risk

specific post from the DD from his own thread describing the bonding issues found here: http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...postcount=2543

[kud0s69]

Keep in mind. The last time I bought media at London Drugs (which was about a year ago). I was charged a Levy. It made the purchase not a good deal at all. I think the levy was around .75c per CD. (Yep, the last media I bought from LD was CD-R, maybe the levy does not apply to DVD!)

If they still charge this level, it might be very expensive to buy from LD.

Just giving the heads up, and was curious if anyone knows if they still charge (or ever charged) a levy on DVD Media.

[lint]

Keep in mind. The last time I bought media at London Drugs (which was about a year ago). I was charged a Levy. It made the purchase not a good deal at all. I think the levy was around .75c per CD. (Yep, the last media I bought from LD was CD-R, maybe the levy does not apply to DVD!)

If they still charge this level, it might be very expensive to buy from LD.

Just giving the heads up, and was curious if anyone knows if they still charge (or ever charged) a levy on DVD Media.

Looking at their latest flyer, they still charge levy's on CD media, but it didn't look like they charged it on DVD media. Can anyone else confirm?

[mahjongmaniac]

Keep in mind. The last time I bought media at London Drugs (which was about a year ago). I was charged a Levy. It made the purchase not a good deal at all. I think the levy was around .75c per CD. (Yep, the last media I bought from LD was CD-R, maybe the levy does not apply to DVD!)

If they still charge this level, it might be very expensive to buy from LD.

Just giving the heads up, and was curious if anyone knows if they still charge (or ever charged) a levy on DVD Media.

um... levies only apply to *CD MEDIA*... they don't apply to DVDs... FYI

and btw, the levy is NOT $0.75 / disc... (that'd be crazy!); it's actually 21c/disc and has been at that rate for a while now.

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Looking at their latest flyer, they still charge levy's on CD media, but it didn't look like they charged it on DVD media. Can anyone else confirm?

levy info on LD's website: http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures/...rs/cd_levy.htm

[kud0s69]

I had bought Maxell CD-R Audio disks, I guess I paid 77c. I knew it was somewhere around there. It wasn't cheap! I had always bought my media from costco


Cool that it does not apply to DVD media.

[subliminal]

yeah, it's somewhere around 20c/disc for cd-r's but 79c/disc for cd-r audio's...

[Adamge]

Can someone post a little information on why these discs are special? It sounds like they are especially good in the writable disc market.

Also, what are the reasons to choose + vs -? I've always bought whatever the store had. Does my DVD writer do both? It is an 8x Lite-on.

[lint]

um... levies only apply to *CD MEDIA*... they don't apply to DVDs... FYI

and btw, the levy is NOT $0.75 / disc... (that'd be crazy!); it's actually 21c/disc and has been at that rate for a while now.

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levy info on LD's website: http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures/...rs/cd_levy.htm

Thanks for the link.

[Junkguy]

Deal only for the west coast?

[DarkReaper]

PMable in Ontario?

[mahjongmaniac]

Can someone post a little information on why these discs are special? It sounds like they are especially good in the writable disc market.

well, b4, MIJ TYs were 1 of the best blank media in the market but now it might not be the case so much b/c of the possible bonding issue w/ TY discs....

Also, what are the reasons to choose + vs -? I've always bought whatever the store had. Does my DVD writer do both? It is an 8x Lite-on.

the +Rs are MIJ and -Rs are MIT; generally spking MIJ > MIT.

almost all burners nowadays writes both formats, so ur LiteOn likely takes both.

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Deal only for the west coast?

oh yeah... didn't remember that LD only existed in the west...


OP updated!

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PMable in Ontario?

not too sure about that, but it doesn't hurt to try

[mrken]

Did the old Taiyo Yuden 4X DVD-Rs sold by NCIX have this problem, or has this problem only surfaced in more recent (and higher-rated-speed) discs?

[pluto]

the +Rs are MIJ and -Rs are MIT; generally spking MIJ > MIT.

I picked up some 25 pack spindles of Sony +R media at the Sony store this weekend for $9.99 each and they are MIT - I haven't opened them yet cause I wanted to find out if they were any good, opinions?

Too bad there is no LD in S. Ontario

[chris.thesandman]

Man I am hitting that ASAP, hoorah for living in the west.

cheers and thx
chris

[akito925]

www.Factorydirect.ca
Has theses for 2x25 packs for 18.99 on sale this week.

went on last saturday fd on downtown was sold out.