For this review rmgproducts.com was kind enough to send us their latest Century Disc CD’s and DVD’s; with their Dual Reflective Layer (DRL) Technology this unique layer is made of both 24-karat Gold and Real Silver (AG).

Corporate Information:

   About rmgproducts: We never tire of being the "go-to guys" for specialized media needs and are always here to help you find what you’re looking for. Whether you’re converting from analog to digital, digital to analog or have already been digital for years, VA Media and rmgproducts.com are here to help you. Check out the newest members of ultra high quality digital media products we now offer, the Archival Gold Century Disc and the Green Tune for Audio Mastering CD-R, both from Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co. Ltd. (MKM).

For over 35 years Richard Vaughan Associates, Ltd. (dba V A Media) has been a family owned and operated business. Distributing and marketing professional recordable media and accessories to Professional Audio, Professional Video, and Professional Data Media industries. Our personalized and professional services have kept our customers coming back for decades. As the future becomes the present, we continue to treat all of our customers with the same respect and dedication to servicing their needs, while finding solutions that work for them.

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VA Media is actively seeking out new and innovative products to provide our customers and to continue to expand of fine line of product offerings.

VA Media’s new division, RMGI Pro Digital Media is working with professionals and professional people who are looking for a higher-quality line of media products to enhance their recording needs.

Whether you’re storing precious family photos or videos to preserve your family’s legacy for future generations or creating hi-tech digital technologies, we offer the best available media we can find. From scratch-resistant hard-coat protected CDs/DVDs to the latest in "Hub Printable" Blu-ray discs.

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Introduction:

Compared with conventional DVD-R and CD-R discs, the main difference is within the reflective layer, responsible for reflecting the recording or playback laser beam from the CD/DVD writer or player, normally a DVD-R disc is manufactured with a disc label, a 0.6mm dummy substrate (plastic), the bonding glue, one metal reflective layer (silver or often an alloy), and the recording dye layer on another polysubstrate (plastic), which is also 0.6mm thick.

The Century Disc uses a Dual Reflective Layer (DRL) Technology means literally two metal layers are processed in the reflective layer that usually consists of a single metal layer. This unique layer is made of both 24-karat Gold and Real Silver (AG). More importantly, each material is separately positioned with a crucially different function. The lower layer is made of real silver and the upper layer is made of 24-karat gold. Normally only silver is used as the main reflective layer material, while a few DVD-R products utilize gold only for the layer.

To provide the most complete protection possible, MKM has included even one more substantial material in the Century Disc, an Ultra Hard Coat Protection. This Ultra Hard Coat Protective layer is on the data side of both the Century Disc DVD-R and CD-R discs, much like the protective coating now found on most Blu-ray discs.

As you can see from the information below the Century discs have added the Gold and Hard Coat layers.

On the next page we will take a closer look at the media…