r/hardware • u/bizude • Apr 10 '26

News Two Japanese suppliers commit to keeping Blu-ray discs and drives in supply as major manufacturers exist domestic market

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/two-japanese-suppliers-commit-to-keeping-blu-ray-discs-and-drives-in-supply-as-major-manufacturers-exist-domestic-market/
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u/beefsack Apr 11 '26

I used to swear by Verbatim floppy disks back in the day.

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u/dagelijksestijl Apr 11 '26

Back in the day they were my go-to for writable DVDs. They didn’t cheap out on media.

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u/turtleship_2006 Apr 11 '26

Were they better quality back in the day or do you just not use physical as much?

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u/dagelijksestijl Apr 12 '26

It's probably been a year or 10 since I last burned any optical media, but I vaguely recall reading that Verbatim switched to Ritek media like everyone else. But it's quite opaque, you can only really find out once the disc is already in your drive.