Page 1 of Panny E50 4x or 8x blank discs? Also, where to buy genuine branded Taiyo Yudens?

I have the Panny E50 and love it. So far, I`ve been using branded Ritek GO4 4x blank discs with 100% success. However, in many a letter forum I`ve been reading that Ritek has gone off the boil quality-wise, so to speak so I`ve decided to switch to Taiyo Yuden as I`ve yet to read of anyone being disappointed with them. But is it okay to use 8x in my E50? Does it, in fact, make any difference at all? Are the 4x, 8x, 16x etc., just for PC burns - which I don`t do?
Also, can anyone recommend a good place to buy Taiyo Yuden discs? I`ve found some places online but don`t know if the discs are genuine as most discs seem to be white tops for printing and therefore have no brand name printed on them. Of course, every website claims to have the genuine article while warning buyers to beware of fakes. How the heck do you tell if a disc is genuine if there`s no brand name? I especially want to be careful as a spindle costs quite a bit. I don`t need a white top so would prefer to go for the silver top discs but, again, there doesn`t seem to be a brand name.
So, in a nutshell, does the 4x or 8x make any difference to a standalone recorder?
Does it matter if the disc is white top or silver top?
Where can I buy TY blanks and not be ripped off?
Thanks.

Crack open the nutshell and you will find the speeds only relate to computer burners and all should be ok in a stand alone recorder.

Colour of the disc top is only important if you have a printer that will print directly onto the disc or if not maybe you want a clear area to mark with a CD marker pen that will be easy to read when done i.e. not on overprints.

If you must have TY`s I would try SVP www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/Show_me_all_the_DVD_R.html
for them as they are one of the best online retailers around but I would recommend you to take a look at the Datawrite Titanium discs @ £5.49 for 25 and are probably the most popular discs on sale at the moment and not without good reason.

See review here dvd-recordable.org/Article1707-nocomments-order0-threshold0.phtml

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This item was edited on Sunday, 6th March 2005, 00:31

Thank you. I shall have a look at this stuff. I have bought from SVP before and had no problems with them so would be happy to buy their discs. However, their TY blanks have no brand name so it`s a chance. I`ll probably risk it, though as they seem an okay supplier.