Tested: King Disc Technology Corp. Disney-Licensed 8x DVD-R [MID:KDTVVV]

While the days of optical media are somewhat behind us, it’s amazing that through a combination of luck, generosity and diligence that I can still make new discoveries and experience using different sorts of rare media. This post looks at a now-defunct company, King Disc Technology Corp. (KDT), their 8x DVD-Rs with KDTVVV media ID. Aside from the uncommon MID which is not universally supported amongst recorders (and which I have not previously seen), KDT also had a surprising strategy to sell their product by making “beautiful” discs, securing an exclusive licensing deal with Disney. This is a most unexpected development, considering how litigious Disney has been with regards to defending their copyright and the furor that recordable media was potentially enabling piracy. Wouldn’t it be ironic if someone were to burn some Disney productions onto these discs? But I digress. This post was only possible due to the outsized generosity of pepst, who contributed a total of 83 samples of…