Blank DVD's

[MBG]

I have some Verbatim DVD-R's that I burned. They work on my computer, stand-alone DVD player, but not my portable Coby DVD player (it skips etc.).

I have sort of convinced myself that it's the blank disks because Maxell DVD-R's seem to work fine on my portable player with the same files burned on it.

Anyone know which blank DVD's are of the highest quality? I put my home movies on them and like to watch them on my portable player.

Thanks,

Mike

[Tequila]

You can look at a listing of media here http://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia to see what disks are likely to be compatible with all of your players.

Unfortunately with some brands like Coby, the tradeoff for the price is that they're often not as robust in playing all DVD-R's.

[prlundberg]

Our company uses DVDs for some data storage. One hardware vendor told us to only use Maxell or Panasonic.

If Maxell works for you, I would say you should stick with them.

[jziegler]

I have read that Taiyo-Yuden makes the best DVD and CD media. It's hard to find, as they are more of an OEM that manufactures media that is then branded by others (including sometimes the Maxell and Panasonic listed above, although they both make some of their own as well. Here's one place to buy them bulk, unlabeled:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...095&name=DVD-R

It's a good online store, I have ordered from them several times, as have others on here.

Jim

[radhak]

So far as long-lasting quality is concerned, a respected leader in blank media (CD/DVD) is Taiyo Yuden as you can see in this extensive slashdot review.

It has a cult following, with websites tracking 'sightings' of Taiyo Yuden products in stores , but SuperMediaStore.com seems to be an authorized seller.

[LCHIEN]

I was burning DVDs and found - in my personal experience - that the key thing was the quality of the player.

I tried different brands of DVDs and plus and minus variants and I found
some players liked plus better and some liked minus better and maybe brands but the only absolute was that I had three players that would play virtually everything and four players that would choke at some point on some DVDs so I retired those players and now have only players that will play everything I record on virtually any media
The recording device didn't seem to make any difference either. Used a Lite-on DVD recorder as well as a couple of computer drives.

If you are really worried about your media read these pages:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdformats.htm

I used Verbatims for a while and everything was hunky dory, now I have been using some store-brand Aptivas and they also seem to work just as well, when played in my good players.

[cgallery]

I've had good luck w/ Verbatim. Verbatim is (I believe) Mitsubishi Chemical Co. I've also had good luck w/ TDK and Maxell. I've had very, very bad luck w/ Memorex and many store brands (have not tried the Aptivas).

I'd say stick w/ the giant Japanese chemical companies (even though they may be made in China now) and you can't go too wrong.

Unless your player is extra finicky. In which case, you need to do a little trial and error.

[JimD]

My only finicky DVD player is also a recorder and came with a list of what it likes and does not like. I tried some I had on-hand and they didn't work so I went and got some recommended ones and they work fine. Did yours come with a list?

My other recomendation is to make sure you "finalized" the disk when you recorded it. That is an extra step that makes a big difference in my machines.

Jim

[maxparot]

I've come to realize that the media is more a factor in how long the disk will last. The recorder and player are the main factors in playback compatability.

[p8ntblr]

So far as long-lasting quality is concerned, a respected leader in blank media (CD/DVD) is Taiyo Yuden as you can see in this extensive slashdot review.

It has a cult following, with websites tracking 'sightings' of Taiyo Yuden products in stores , but SuperMediaStore.com seems to be an authorized seller.

+1 on both Taiyo and SuperMediaStore. If you get them somewhere else make sure they're authentic. I've gotten some fake ones at a comp swapmeet and half the spindle were coasters

Also have had good luck with Prodisc

[alpha]

In addition to the other comments, I have found by slowing down the burning speed I get better results. Most of the coasters I have made have resulted from burning at the maximum speed.

Bob

[MBG]

Thanks for the help. I think I'll try the Taiyo-Yuden from supermediastore as suggested. Funny thing when I got home I found I checked and found the DVD's that work are Memorex. From my web digging the Memorex usually gets the lowest rating .

(BTY - I've also found contrary to belief that it is better to write at higher or rated speed.)