Memorex 8.5GB 8X Double Layer DVD+R (50pk Spindle)
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Customer Review: Don't blame these discs for your hardware/ignorance/fanboy issues as they work great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I normally don't write reviews but i just got tired of seeing these discs be rated so low! I have literally burned over 1000 of these discs with little to no issue. I think I've had a total of 1-2 bad discs this entire time. The ONLY time I've ever had bad burns was when it was something that I did wrong. Either my system was already loaded with other tasks and I tried to run the burn at max speed(which was only an issue a couple times) or I just chose the wrong settings. Even when that would happen the discs would still burn just fine. It's not the discs fault I attempted to burn a blu-ray movie with the wrong settings and now it can't be read by my PS3.
It amazes me that people blame these discs when the issues they're having are either hardware, ignorance, or Verbatim fan boy related. It's a well known fact that some drives just don't play well with certain brands of media. I've had 6 different burners and each one has worked flawlessly with Memorex. One of my burners came with a Verbatim disc in the box and guess what? I ended up with a Verbatim coaster as it failed only minutes into the burn. I don't care what the name of the brand is. If it works...I'll use it. With WELL over 1000 of these discs burned successfully under my belt, I will keep coming back for more. No way will I pay what the other "top brands" are asking for their discs. Even if they had a sale I'd still choose Memorex because I know it works. I find it highly unlikely I've just been incredibly lucky over 1000 times in a row buying the same discs from multiple vendors over the last several years.
So in closing these discs work absolutely fine for a great price. If they were as horrible as some of these ignorant fan boys claim, Memorex would've pulled them off the shelf years ago. I burn these discs at every different speed but as with any disc if you want to save yourself some hassle, always take a few extra mins and burn at a lower speed. It's been proven your discs will last longer and you'll have less coasters to deal with.
Customer Review: Very reliable on properly maintained systems
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the Memorex dual layer discs despite the spate of negative reviews simply because the price of the next cheapest brand was prohibitive. At first I was really upset with the discs. As I tried to burn DVDs I got error message after error message telling me that there had been a media error. I happily sat all these discs off to one side. Eventually, after about 15 successfully burned discs, I had a stack of 10 failures. But then I started trying to use these discs on future burns, and I eventually was able to successfully use all of them.
Each person's experience will, of course, be different. Their success or lack of success will depend on a host of factors, including the age of their DVD burner, whether their firmware is up to date, what kind of material they are burning, their computer and operating system, and so on. But my own experience is that there really is nothing wrong with the Memorex Dual Layer discs. In my case the problem seems to stem instead from hardware or software problems on my computer.
In other words, I believe many people are blaming the discs for the problems when in fact the problem is more likely something else. My own suspicion is that these discs -- and probably any blank media -- will work more happily with more up to date systems, including software, hardware, and firmware.
So, if you are wondering whether this is a perpetually flawed product, my experience that it is not. My belief is that many of those giving the Memorex discs such dreadful reviews simply haven't adequately troubleshot the failures. After reusing discs even after notifications of media failure, I ended up having only 3 out of the first 50 Memorex discs I had used. This compares favorably with the failure rate I've experienced with 4.7 GB discs.
Customer Review: Windows default burning function won't work with this DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I was suspicious when I purchased this DL DVD discs, received them and made the first try due to different reviews here. But I have some HD movie files that won't fit those 4.7G ones that I have been always using. This is the best deal I could find online, so I decided to give it a try.
Bung, it failed twice in a row, that was a strike, since I burned more than 100 DVD disks (4.7G) myself and never failed one before. So I thought OK, got the wrong stuff this time just as the other reviewers said. :( And I am always lazy to return any items I bought online. So I just left the remaining 48 discs there, do not bother to touch them any more.
Today I happened to read the reviews from another site, and realized that I used my newly bought laptop window 7 default DVD burning functions on those disks, it is not very reliable. Even I reduced the speed to 4x as many mentioned in their reviews, still it failed. (It worked on my other 4.7G DVD disks before.) It is a new machine and I have not got the chances to install all the software on it yet.
I installed my old Nero back and wanted to give it one more chance. It was fun to watch the program running in fact. I saw the write speed starts with 2.4X, 2.9X. I thought, gosh, how long it gonna take? Good things is it turns to 3.9X and most parts in the middle it actually uses 6X. The program adjusts the speed for me automatically. :) It takes altogether 28 minutes for me to burn a 8.3G file on one disk, only 22M free space left. And here comes my first self made DL DVD disk!
The software I used is 2007 Nero 8.3.6, not very updated, but good enough for me to use. And I should not blame these DVD discs when they first failed me. :P I am happy with my purchase now.
Customer Review: Whats the fuss?
Summary: 5 Stars
First, I need to give you my crappy system specs so you understand.
2.8 ghz pentium d
4 gigs ram (max system will allow)
iomega double layer dvd burner
Now you see a glimpse of what i have to work with. I point this out because i see the reviews on these disks and i'm perplexed. I just upgraded my burner a couple months ago, only because my 2 year old daughter put 5 disks at one time in my old one and the drawer became . . . um, unreliable at best. Ive purchased and used around 300 memorex dl's over the last 2 years, most on the old burner, and about 50 on the new one. I have had a total, 3 failures, and one was when the power flickered during a storm last year, so maybe it counts and maybe it doesn't. My new burner works at 8x speed on dl's, and i haven't had one failure on the new burner. So as i said, i am perplexed how so many people have problems. I see it all over the place though, with all different brands. I have a suggestion however, try burning at half the speed your currently burning, and if the problem goes away, you know its your system and not the disk. Perhaps the verbatum brand is better, but i've never had a reason to spend the extra money. The disks i burnt almost 3 years ago arent having any problems, and the ones i'm burning now work great. 2 burners, a semi-ancient system, 300+ disks and 3 failures. I don't think i could ask for much more out of s product. I introduce the most important piece of advice anyone who wants to burn dl's can take. DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON THE BURNER. It seems the more you spend on the burner, the more unreliable they become. I spent [...] on mine, and its been perfect. Customer reviews on these drives should be your best friends.
Customer Review: I think they're great
Summary: 5 Stars
Memorex DVD+R DL 8x
I've been using these blanks for about 1.5 years now, very little problems. I've probably burned 500+ of these disks. I would say out of a typical 50 pack, maybe 2 or 3 end up as coasters. I always burn at 8x and always do verify written data immediately after burning. I use Sony and LG burners and Nero 8 software. I burn all DVD video, rarely data.
They have worked in every DVD, Blu-ray, and HD-DVD player I have owned. I do a fair amount of home video conversion for friends and family, the only compatibility problem was one friend with an old Samsung player. No other problems.
I also routinely use these to burn BD-9 (blu-ray format on a regular DVD) videos of captured OTA programs such as Lost(720p) and CSI(1080i). Even with bitrates over 17 Mbps they don't have any problems on a Pioneer blu-ray player.
Media identifier on the last 4 50 packs has been ritek s04 066.
I typically find these for less than $1 each on Amazon, in packs of 50. But Local places such as Best buy and formerly, Circuit city, would have them on sale periodically for $40-$45 for 50 packs. I can deal with 2 or 3 coasters for that price.
Recently I found a FW hack for my LG burner and have been burning these at 10x, as always doing verification afterwards. No problems.
Stock up when they're on sale...