When I first purchased a DVD writer on my computer I wanted DVD media which I know were reliable. The name firstly "Verbatim" is seen as being really reliable as their research suggests that data has an archival life of about 100 years. I have used these DVD's for over 2 years now, and I have not had a single coaster (bad disc) they have always worked with no errors. I'm using a NEC ND3500A writer. These DVD's come in a variety to choose from; either a printable top, or a silver top branded with the "Verbatim" logo and a few lines to write down the contents of the disc. My top speed in my drive is 16x, but these ...  Read the complete review

Verbatim DVD -R are disks made by Verbatim. The disks come on a spindle with a plastic wrap around it that reads Verbatim DVD -R, there is an orange pattern which is different to the +R disks which come in a purple pattern. The spindle itself is made from a sturdy plastic and it has a locking mechanism to prevent the lid falling off and the disks smashing or getting scratched. The spindle twists open easily and you will find inside 50 disks stacked one on top of the other with a paper insert with more Verbatim logos on it. The disks themselves are plain apart from a few Verbatim logos and again the -R logo. They can be written on in permanent ...  Read the complete review

These are my first choice for burning video to DVD. This means that I can watch it on my telly and/or I can give a copy to my elderly parents who prefer to watch family events on the big rather than the small screen. You can use them to back up photos, home movies or any other precious and irreplaceable data which can be lost with the laptop or in my own case when my external hard drive for the old computer literally went up in smoke. You get 4.7GB of data per shiny disc, so that is a lot of photo or film which can be saved from theft or computer failure. Most modern desktop or laptop computers come with the ability to burn DVD's. If yours does ...  Read the complete review

I have bought tons of blank media over the years and i decided to start using DVD-R to store music and images on. These discs have been very good with few problems, no burn errors and playback in excellent full 320KBps quality. The discs come in a very simple cakebox which can be re used for many purposes, or recycled. The box isnt too thick or thin and usually protects discs quite well from drops or spills. I have knocked these discs off a shelf before and none have been damaged in any way, so a very good, durable box to store them in. The discs themselves are thick, made of good quality plastic and are easy to write on with a CD-R pen. Burning is the all ...  Read the complete review

I bought these blank DVDs after reading a suggestion on some forum that they were one of the best makes around. I haven't used enough brands to be able to confirm this but I did find them very good and had absolutely no problems with them at all. At the time of buying these WHSmiths had a very good offer on them, though this was some time ago and I don't think they have the offer any more- they are very cheap on Amazon also I seem to recall. I used these DVDs for three main uses and they worked great every time. I used them to make my own DVD films, as storage and as backups for the more scratched of my PlayStation discs. I think the most noticeable thing ...  Read the complete review