Most of the VERBATIM DVD &amp; Blu-Ray discs sold in the USA have a limited lifetime warranty. What about these that are from Japan???
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I checked on all the labeling and there is nothing readable in English except numbers. So no warranty was expressed... in English, anyway. Interesting point you brought up.
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Yes it is. I'd advise you buy from the U.K or U.S if you want to enjoy durability and quality. It's not like the Japan versions aren't good...they are, but they just aren't at their best yet.
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Could you tell me if the place of origin has anything to do with whether or not Canon will honor the warranty? I was told by a vendor that if a canon camcorder was a "Japanese" model, Canon would not honor the warranty, and that if it was a US camcorder, they would. Is that true and how can you tell if the camcorder you buy is one or the other?
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bluraychip.dk says that DVD and BR will be regionfree, but what´s up with region coded CD / SACD ? will they be playable also? thanks for information... ;-)
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Googled a number of "region free" dvd players, a Samsung for as little as $40.00. LG also has "region free" players. Could not pin down a player that interfaces with computer but a bit more googling might find one.
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I can't tell where these disks were manufactured, because there is very little English text on the label. Most of the text is probably Chinese or Japanese.Sorry, I don't speak those languages.
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I looked on everything that has printing on these discs including the packaging, and nowhere is the word "Umedisc" written on either the discs themselves or the packaging. They just say Optical Quantum and what I do know for certain is that I received 100 discs that don't work. My assumption is based on using approximately 15 of them from different positions in the package and there are 100% failures. My batch of Verbatim's that I just purchased are all working perfectly. By the way, the Verbatim's are available from a source other than Amazon for less money than Amazon charges. So shop wisely and carefully! I looked on everything that has printing on these discs including the packaging, and nowhere is the word "Umedisc" written on either the discs themselves or the packaging. They just say Optical Quantum and what I do know for certain is that I received 100 discs that don't work. My assumption is based on using approximately 15 of them from different positions in the package and there are 100% failures. My batch of Verbatim's that I just purchased are all working perfectly. By the way, the Verbatim's are available from a source other than Amazon for less money than Amazon charges.... » Read More I looked on everything that has printing on these discs including the packaging, and nowhere is the word "Umedisc" written on either the discs themselves or the packaging. They just say Optical Quantum and what I do know for certain is that I received 100 discs that don't work. My assumption is based on using approximately 15 of them from different positions in the package and there are 100% failures. My batch of Verbatim's that I just purchased are all working perfectly. By the way, the Verbatim's are available from a source other than Amazon for less money than Amazon charges. So shop wisely and carefully! « Show Less
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Not sure to be honest. I have only played 1 US DVD (from library) but all our DVDs from the UK worked perfectly. Sorry I can't be more help. Might find out after renting more DVDs in the US.
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Your not buying a shiny new dvd player from china. These are raw organic freshly harvested from the outdoors, if you look closely you might find a dragonfly wing. Good luck
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Graham's answer is correct. Blank disks are region free. The regions are imposed by the movie studios on their finished movie disks out of some bizarre logic of control.. I am sure it has to do with profits. Hardware and software are available on the market to skirt region controls. Verbatim blank disks are the best. You can get an occasional "coaster" but far fewer than with other brands. I only use Verbatim brand.
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None; since on the box I have it clearly states:'For Japan only. Not intended for sale outside Japan and contains no warranty for outside Japan'. Mine is working flawlessly - but buy at your own risk...
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Try another DVD brand or two. Sounds like your disc drive is having mechanical difficulties. Probably not specific to these Taiyo Yuden discs.
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I know the company its being imported from which is Century in Tokyo. The home company web site is http://www.century.co.jp/ and the have an English language version if you click that link on the home page. The reason I know is that the sales rep working with the USA company importing it is an old friend and told me about it. As to whether they make in in Japan, I don't know for certain but I bought a unit myself and was impressed with the quality. It seemed like what I would expect from a Japanese electronics product.
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HI, Sorry to say I do not know. I think I've used both unknowingly and there is no difference in general, is my experience. I also use Verbatim and I am pleased with their discs as well. Hope this info helps.
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They are 100% identical to the "regular one" except they weren't produced for the US market. They generally do not come with ANY warranty if you purchase it in the US. Also (not that it would apply to this particular product) if it is software or something that can have a firmware update you usually cannot update them.
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Japan. I had a query about my machine ( it did not play back all recorded tracks) and the repairer had to query it with Japan as they could not deal with it in the UK without further information. Keith
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The 25 GB discs from Verbatim does not have any label on it. It has completely white sticker and seems that they bought it from some other vendor and put their paper label on the box but they work perfectly. For the price one cannot complain at all.