Verbatim DVD+R DL 8.5GB-240Min 2.4X White Inkjet Printable 20Pk Spindle Box

review of the printable dual layer blank dvd (2008-08-20)
I bought the Verbatim printable dual layer dvds recently and have used 7 so far. So far so good no problems and they print well. After I have used up the whole box I will update this review, but until then its worked well. No issues... 4 stars since I need to wait til I use up the whole box. Cheers..

Verbatim quality always amazes. (2008-05-30)
These discs are similar to the Verbatim white inkjet printable DVD-R and DVD+R 4.7GB discs I have been using for years. These 8.5GB discs are nice, although a little bit expensive by comparison. Granted the 20Pk spindle is a very good deal compared to most DL discs on the market. The quality is superb and I have not experienced any mis-burns or duds in this package using 3 different DVD burners. I use an Epson Stylus Photo RX680 all-in-one to print on these with photo-quality results every time.

If you are wondering what DL discs are good for, I primarily use them for video discs I author from home movie tapes or original video material I shoot when the video is 60 minutes or longer. The extra capacity of these discs allows me to use the highest bitrate possible for DVD playback for over 2 hours of video. If using standard 4.7GB discs, long videos need to be recorded at a lower quality bitrate.

IMHO I would not spend the extra money on DL discs for data backup tasks. 4.7 GB discs cost far less per Gigabyte.

I would give the product 5 stars but I have the sneaking suspicion that all DL discs are intentionally marked up to dissuade piracy of commercial DVD discs which are mostly published in the DL format. 4 stars is the verdict due to being overpriced. For a direct comparison to other DL media consider this a 5-star review. Verbatim is in a class of their own when it comes to blank media.

Great discs (2008-03-23)
This is the only Dual Layer disc that my duplication tower will use. I tried Ritek before and had a miserable failure rate but these Verbatims work like a charm, only had 1 disc fail verification out of 200 burned.

Expensive - but they worked great - and at 8x! (2007-11-30)
I ordered two sets of discs - these and another brand that was slightly cheaper (a box of 25 for about the same price and this box of 20).

I was very nervous about these, because of the higher price and the "2.4x" burning speed.

I was able to burn these at "8x" (it was a valid option for me in Nero, I didn't have to do anything special to trick it or force it into the higher speed).

Even a 8x I have has PERFECT RESULTS with these, while the other brand (advertised to be 8x) struggled even when I tried slower burn speeds.

Technically this DESERVES 5 STARS, but it really hurts to pay close to $3/disc. Ouch. That's why I dropped it down to a 4-star rating. But I love inkjet-printable discs, I needed dual layer for this project, and a good $3 disc is better than a $2.50 coaster.

FYI - My burners at NEC ND-3520A and ND-3550A. Other burners may have different results, so always test before you order massive quantities of any brand of blank discs.

Excellent, these DVD's are great! (2007-11-27)
I just finished a huge wedding DVD project on my iMac, and after making 5 coasters in a row using Memorex discs I gave up. I almost ended up buying an extrenal burner thinking the problem was my built-in drive on my computer. Then I read on some help forums that Verbatim is the brand to use. So I ordered these and burned 8 DVDs in a row with no errors or problems, and the printable surface allowed me to print a high-quality picture on them. I couldn't be happier!