TDK DVD-R47FCB50 Single Sided 16x Compatible (50-Pack)

List Price: $28.55 Discount Price: $9.99

Features:

• Write once DVD-R
• Record at speeds up to 16x
• Each disc can hold 4.7GB or 120min of video recordings
• These discs are formatted for DVD-R/RW burners
• These 50 DVD-R discs come on a spindle for storage

Customer Reviews:

Nice to have [Posted on 2007-10-19]
Very good brand, I've tried Maxell and half of the package didn't work. Amazon does have quick shipping (free) to FPO address.

all right by me !!! [Posted on 2007-12-17]
TDK makes a very reliable blank DVD-R that can handle up to 4.7 GB of data including up to 120 minutes of video with or without sound. Moreover, these blank DVD-Rs are capable of recording data at speeds up to 16x. These are very useful blank discs to record video. Great!

The DVD-R discs are compact and easy to store and easy to copy to another blank DVD-R if you need to do that. While the discs are still blank, store them in the circular case on the spindle that they came in. After your burn data onto them, I would recommend storing them in slim jewel cases instead of paper sleeves. It's just better protection for your DVD-Rs that have data stored on them. Don't store these discs, burnt or blank, in rooms that become very hot; this causes damage to any brand of this type of disc and you could lose data over time.

There are two caveats about any brand of this product: when you burn the data onto the blank DVD-R, don't be surprised if you see that the data is burning at a rate slower than 16x. This can happen if your burner doesn't have the capacity to burn faster, or it may be a quirk. I am not a professional so I cannot be certain of precisely what causes this phenomenon; but I assure you that the extra minute or two (tops) that you wait to get your DVD-R completed is worth the wait. In addition, DON'T write on these using Sharpie ink pens. The ink can seep through the top coating of the DVD-R disc and slowly but surely compromise your data--and you wouldn't want that, now would you? If you need to label the discs, label its' jewel case using a post-it note.

Overall, TDK blank DVD-R discs store data reliably over long periods of time. I believe that an extra minute to burn the data onto the blank disc is well worth it in the event that it doesn't actually burn at 16x.

Junk [Posted on 2008-01-09]
I'm not sure if it is only my 50 pack or all but I end up throwing around 80% of my burned discs away. I have been burning DVDs for years and I have never had a problem until now. So in the trash they go.

they do what they are supposed to [Posted on 2008-01-14]
what can I say about a blank dvd? I have used two out of the stack, and so far they are just fine, no problems whatsover. good price for them too.

Major disappointment [Posted on 2008-03-10]
After using the DVD+RW format with both Maxell and Memorex, I decided to give these a try, and maybe save a few bucks in the process. I should have spent the extra money and gotten what had already worked for me.
These have been a real pain in the neck. Either they won't work at all, or they can't be read after having been recorded on, or won't allow me to record after they have been recorded on (BEFORE finalizing). I subsequently tried some Memorex and Maxell DVD+RW, just to make sure it wasn't my recorder; they gave me no problems at all.
I have used some of these TDK DVD-R successfully, but 2 out of 5 good burns is not satisfactory. Maybe I just got a bad batch....but this is my first experience with TDK; it will probably be my last.

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