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Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: DiaM0nd99 on June 21, 2006, 07:54:00 AM
QUOTE(buster1395 @ Jun 21 2006, 02:23 PM) View Post

I have seen these 2 types of media for about $1 a disc and just wondered if anyone has tried them on the 360 yet?


for $1 but a couple and try them out.  smile.gif
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: vish24 on June 21, 2006, 07:58:00 AM
i checked out the office depot(canada) website i only saw memorex dl's. Do only the US stores have them?
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: nekkron99 on June 21, 2006, 08:04:00 AM
QUOTE(vish24 @ Jun 21 2006, 07:05 AM) View Post

i checked out the office depot(canada) website i only saw memorex dl's. Do only the US stores have them?

I rarely see them online, but they have them in their physical stores.  I haven't tried their DL media, but their DVD-5's are great.  Just ugly. dry.gif
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: RavenHawk on June 21, 2006, 08:27:00 AM
I bought the 25 pack of OD DL a few days ago - they are Ritek. Burnt 5 discs and all work fine in my Sammy.
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: FlashKick on June 21, 2006, 09:14:00 AM
$1 per disc? that's even better than the online media stores biggrin.gif
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: brpc on June 21, 2006, 12:08:00 PM
yeah i would like to know if these mugz work on an hitachi with a pioneer burner if so..its time for a trip to the store smile.gif
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: grillo2k3 on June 21, 2006, 12:31:00 PM
I bought those disk (Office Depot Riteks) but didnt work on my Hitachi, only disks that i can get to work are CMC's from walmart (HP Brand 3 pack for 10 bucks) but they boot right up with no tricks.
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: ybaig123 on June 21, 2006, 01:57:00 PM
QUOTE(grillo2k3 @ Jun 21 2006, 06:38 PM) View Post

I bought those disk (Office Depot Riteks) but didnt work on my Hitachi, only disks that i can get to work are CMC's from walmart (HP Brand 3 pack for 10 bucks) but they boot right up with no tricks.


damn that sucks..cuz i just bought those discs yesterday..25 bucks for 25...and i was gonna give this whole mod a shot today...i guess if they dont work..with or without the softboots..then i'll hold off on the modding for now...anyone else try these?

also..does ne one here know if the the samsung dvd burner that comes with the inspiron 6000 automatically set book-type to dvd-rom..i heard this was the case...can anyone confirm this?
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: TIME2PLAYDAGAME on June 21, 2006, 03:58:00 PM
QUOTE(ybaig123 @ Jun 21 2006, 04:04 PM) View Post

damn that sucks..cuz i just bought those discs yesterday..25 bucks for 25...and i was gonna give this whole mod a shot today...i guess if they dont work..with or without the softboots..then i'll hold off on the modding for now...anyone else try these?

also..does ne one here know if the the samsung dvd burner that comes with the inspiron 6000 automatically set book-type to dvd-rom..i heard this was the case...can anyone confirm this?
The 25 for $25, is that @ Office Depot? If so, did you have to go to the store to get that deal? Im looking on their site & all i see is Memorex 3pk for $15
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: ybaig123 on June 21, 2006, 04:49:00 PM
QUOTE(TIME2PLAYDAGAME @ Jun 21 2006, 10:05 PM) View Post

The 25 for $25, is that @ Office Depot? If so, did you have to go to the store to get that deal? Im looking on their site & all i see is Memorex 3pk for $15



yup..in store only...Michigan Ave in Chi had 1 left...got it during my lunch break  ph34r.gif
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: brpc on June 21, 2006, 05:02:00 PM
i wonder about these with a pioneer dvd burner and hitachi dvd drive in the xbox360?
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: lobango on June 21, 2006, 05:40:00 PM
i have a 111d and i'm very curious as to see if the OD DLs work, but the store doesn't have them.

can someone else with a 111d try it?
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: brpc on June 21, 2006, 05:41:00 PM
i would but the closest store is an hour away..but if someone can confirm these working it would be worth the drive.
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: TIME2PLAYDAGAME on June 21, 2006, 09:58:00 PM
I can confirm these do work on my Samsung. Burned @ 2.4x, Pioneer 110D 1.37 origional fw, CloneCD. I haven't hooked my Hitachi up since i got the Sammy, so sorry i can't help you guys out in that dept.

Thanks a mil to the people who pointed out this awesome sale. Either way you look at it, these are Ritek discs, just branded Office Depot. I threw it through DVDInfo Pro just make sure. Hope someone helps ya guys out with the Hitachi.

25 for $25 WooooHoooo!  love.gif
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: dchurch16 on June 22, 2006, 06:52:00 AM
if the office depot brand dl media is a generic ritek disk, then i am curious to see what type the Playo discs are....can anyone run dvdinfopro on one of these and see never know they could be the same type as verbatim i doubt it but hey for a buck per its worth lookin at....i would do this myself if i had one on hand but all i got is office depot which do not work with hitachi, looks like im giving them to my buddy with the samsung drive, oh well its worth it cause i do have to use his drive to get my ss.bin anyway...this way he wont complain as much  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: SupaPhish on June 22, 2006, 07:13:00 AM
QUOTE(dchurch16 @ Jun 22 2006, 12:23 PM) View Post

if the office depot brand dl media is a generic ritek disk, then i am curious to see what type the Playo discs are....can anyone run dvdinfopro on one of these and see never know they could be the same type as verbatim i doubt it but hey for a buck per its worth lookin at....i would do this myself if i had one on hand but all i got is office depot which do not work with hitachi, looks like im giving them to my buddy with the samsung drive, oh well its worth it cause i do have to use his drive to get my ss.bin anyway...this way he wont complain as much  tongue.gif


I have playo discs.. they scan as RICOHJPN D00

tried burning using my dell notebooks nec 6650a, no go... but ill c how it goes when i get my pioneer 111d in on monday

Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: Mysoundhurts on June 22, 2006, 12:04:00 PM
I have iused office depot dl's anmd they work fine, no choppy video or anything run same as all media, never tride ritek though so don't know about that one, ive read of issues
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: pinoy24 on June 22, 2006, 12:31:00 PM
Playo works great i have samsung drive.
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: joe_blow_xbox on June 22, 2006, 11:53:00 PM
I bought the Office Depot 25 pack DVD+R DL today for $24.99.  Got the last two the store had.  It is RITEK D01.  I'll test it out tomorrow when my Pioneer 111D comes in.

I have the Hitachi 47D.
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: Flap Jack Man on June 22, 2006, 11:28:00 PM
QUOTE(pinoy24 @ Jun 22 2006, 12:02 PM) View Post

Playo works great i have samsung drive.



Could you and everyone else from now that has successfully burned a working copy state in your post the results like TIME2PLAYDAGAME did meaning say which XB 360 drive you successfully used, what DVD Burner you used, what firmware you used with the burner, what speed you burned at and finally what program you used to burn the DVD.

This would make it more clear for everyone. Also state any issues you may have had with this media.

I just order a 20 pack of these DVDs and will post my results also.

Also since we are talking about different media not just PlayO media state what media your using.




Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: TIME2PLAYDAGAME on June 23, 2006, 06:25:00 AM
Just a follow up on those Office Depot(ritek) discs. There were certain points where the voice would skip while the tutorial of Hitman was playing. I reburned the disc @ 1x and its fine. Im not certain if it was the speed or possibly a bad disc in the batch? A friend of mine burned it fine @ 2.4x on memorex though. I heard that even the retail disc is strenuous on the laser, so just a heads ^  
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: MiahX007 on June 23, 2006, 10:59:00 AM
http://forums.slickd...ht=Office Depot

I got them, and tried JAde Emprie and The Guy Game on XBOX1, was very choppy and froze in places on both. Jade disk even had erros on PC when rechecking the burn.

Not tried the 360 yet as I still have not been able to read the right info for hacking it yet.
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: brpc on June 23, 2006, 04:20:00 PM
cant wait to see if these work on pioneer 111d and hitachi
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: SupaPhish on June 26, 2006, 09:00:00 PM
an update for all of you

burner = pioneer 111d w/ tdb 1.23 firmware
prog = clonecd - newest one from the website
xbox v= 47dh - don't have the newest update
burnspeed - 2 - 2.4x variable


1st burn - Office depot media (RITEK D01)- (Table Tennis) - Boot w/ no problems, no tricks needed

2nd burn - Playo (RICOHJPN D00)- (Ghost Recon) - Boot w/ no problem, no tricks needed.

looks good for both brands
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: jesterrace777 on July 10, 2006, 12:54:00 AM
Just thought I should add, that there is a detailed discussion in a couple of different threads about the Playo discs over at CDFreaks.  Most seem to agree so far that the discs are fake media with the Ricoh stamper being used.  These reasons were deducted from the following:  1.  The Ricoh D/L media ID has already been known to be faked under other no-name labels.  2.  The discs say MADE IN CHINA on the side.  Traditionally all Ricoh media has been produced under strict contract with Ritek using Ricoh's quality standards.  All of Riteks DVDs (both their own and under the Ricoh media ID) are ALL MADE IN TAIWAN.  The debate still isn't quite finished yet, but this seems to be the general consensus thus far.  As for the Office Depot (Ritek) media I wouldn't touch that shite with a 10 foot pole.  Horrible error rate scans, compatibility issues with a number of drives and burners and the biggest problem of course is the fact that Ritek's media over the last couple of years has had real issues with rapid deterioration.  This means that there are a number of reports of Ritek discs that have become unreadable after less than a year.  Now this doesn't mean that this will happen with all of the Ritek discs but it is something that people should be aware of as a real possibility before they buy them.  At this point only the Verbatim have proven themselves in the D/L media world.  Keep an eye out at your local stores and at newegg as they can have sales which will put you into Verbatims for well under $2 a disc.  I landed a deal with a 10 pack of the D/L Verbatims which were $17 ($1.70 a disc) up front with free shipping and then got an $8 MIR on top of that, so about $9 for the 10 pack or 90 cents a disc shipped when all is said and done.  My advice is to hold out for such sales and stock up as it will save you alot of hassle in the long run.  Not to mention they will be great for any other application that you decided to use them for.
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: nebur on July 10, 2006, 08:36:00 AM
using office depot media with clone cd burning at max no problems so far.

burner:  pioneer 111d firmware is 1.19 stock
media:   office depot
dvdrom: hitachi 46

boots up with no tricks
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: jesterrace777 on July 10, 2006, 02:57:00 PM
QUOTE(nebur @ Jul 10 2006, 03:07 PM) View Post

using office depot media with clone cd burning at max no problems so far.

burner:  pioneer 111d firmware is 1.19 stock
media:   office depot
dvdrom: hitachi 46

boots up with no tricks


Are they Ritek?  
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: nebur on July 11, 2006, 06:30:00 AM
yup ritek-d01 i think
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: jesterrace777 on July 11, 2006, 02:37:00 PM
QUOTE(autoprime @ Jul 11 2006, 05:03 PM) View Post

geez.. do all of you hitachi owners ONLY use the 111D?

I have a Sony drive.. looked at the compatibility list from eftnet and my model was confirmed working with verbatims...  im guessing these office depot brand could work too??


You must've missed my lengthy post on Ritek D/L media.  The reason why so many use the Pioneer 111D is that it is probably the best burner for the money that is currently on the market.
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on July 11, 2006, 02:54:00 PM
QUOTE(jesterrace777 @ Jul 11 2006, 03:44 PM) View Post


You must've missed my lengthy post on Ritek D/L media.  The reason why so many use the Pioneer 111D is that it is probably the best burner for the money that is currently on the market.



jester.. stick around the 360 forums a little to school some people on media...
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: xboxexpert on July 12, 2006, 05:27:00 AM
I've messed with PlayO's and they dont read good in Hitachi's but read fine in Samsungs.
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: Schwaz on July 26, 2006, 08:39:00 PM
burner: pioneer 111d
media: verbatim dvd+r dl
drive: samsung

of course, well all know there is no problems w/ this setup smile.gif
Title: Anyone Tried The Playo Or Office Depot Dual Layer Media?
Post by: tomei on July 26, 2006, 09:40:00 PM
The Office Depot dvd+r dl work great. All the backups burnt on them work perfect with my Hitachi 47DJ. They were on sale for 25 for 25 but I don't know if they are still. The media code for the OD dvds are RITEK D001.

Burner: Pioneer 111DBk /w TDB 1.23 + Lite-On 1633 w/ BSOD firware
Media: Office Depot DVD+R DL
Drive: Hitachi 47DJ w/ GaryOPA Xtreme 7-in-1 1.3 firmware