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by **red37** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:02 pm

can anyone recommend blank dvdr -/+ AND dvdrw -/+ either will do. just must be the mutts nuts.

ive tried maxell = very good results
tdk = very good
verbatim = very good

all these three are good (enough) but they are costly.
has anyone experience of... widely available/cheap/efficient blanks that they wouldnt hesitate to buy again in bulk?

thank-you.

forgot to mention.. my pc rewrites in DVD -RW format
my player plays DUAL format

i realise this might make it obvious to those who know the ins and out.

by **Dundalk** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:08 pm

i use datawrite

by **red37** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:12 pm

Dundalk wrote:i use datawrite

yes dundalk ive had (ahem) 3 or 4 of those given to me by the postie who was kindly sent them via nice people who work in the virtual realms.....

ebay in other words.

ill agree there seem no probs with em anyway.

by **Dundalk** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:14 pm

well i buy them in bulk and i never have any problems with them they seem to the job okay.

I wish my postman gave me some free disks all i ever get is bills :sniffle

by **red37** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:18 pm

oh i get plenty of them m8

thats why i get all my stuff off....er friends!!

by **Dundalk** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:21 pm

Well "friends" can come in handy I agree! Happy Burnin :eyebrow

by **RUSHIE#9** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:28 pm

I tend to find the +RW format to be the best as I find I can edit them on my sony recorder (i.e. cut out adverts) without the need for computer software. If the +RW format is aby good to you then Aldi regularly have packs of 5 RW (Tevion) discs for about £3.99, i've had a few boxes of them and they're pretty good.
Also there is a very good website that carries all types of discs at very reasonable prices so try: DVD's Online

HAppy recording

by **drummerphil** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:48 pm

it all depends on what recorder you have.I had my own business selling blank media and dvd -r were always the most popular and cheaper when dvd writers and recorders came out.
I've just had a sharp dvd recorder for under the tv which takes dvd rw-r and record once dvd-r,but on my computer i have a pioneer A04 dvd writer which takes dvd +r.
To solve all media problems there are models out there that are dual compatible and take either.Quality wise i cant say i've noticed much difference.

by **drummerphil** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:33 pm

drummerphil wrote:it all depends on what recorder you have.I had my own business selling blank media and dvd -r were always the most popular and cheaper when dvd writers and recorders came out.
I've just had a sharp dvd recorder for under the tv which takes dvd rw-r and record once dvd-r,but on my computer i have a pioneer A04 dvd writer which takes dvd +r.
To solve all media problems there are models out there that are dual compatible and take either.Quality wise i cant say i've noticed much difference.

oh.......i also rate verbs.........

but if buying in bulk Datawrite or Datasafe are the best value / quality ratio.

by **JBG** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:30 am

If your DVD supports dual layer, get those: twice the storage (about 8.5 gigs or 6-8 hours of video) than a normal DVD. Very expensive though.

by **red37** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:01 pm

thanks guys

by **hawkmoon269** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:12 pm

I just bought a spindle of 100 cheap DVD-r's from PCWorld - I think it was £21, burning using a Sony 8x burner - haven't had a failure yet (used about 20 of them). When burning video, I never use the complete DVD - I burn about 4Gb of video (including menus etc). I found, even with Verbatim DVDs, that I got errors at the end of movies. Since changing stategies, I haven't had any problems.

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