Customer Reviews

Memorex 2.4x 8.5 GB Double Layer DVD+R Pack (3 Discs)

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(22)

 

 

I wasted a three pack trying to burn to the Memorex disks to a USB ND-2510A. I was using both Nero and Roxio DVD Copy, and had the same results. I went out and bought the Verbatim DL disks and did not have any problems whatsoever.

There are only a few DVD+R DL media makers out there. MKM, Ritek, Ricoh, & philips, i believe. Most labels use the ritek media because they're cheap, and that's exactly what they are "CHEAP", crap, anyway you want to describe it. I've never had problems burning and playing back MKM Verbatims but these I bought, burned as DVDROM bookytpe, & verified. Played them on 3 different players and they exhibit alot of freezes, skips, etc. Why o why do memorex use riteks. So I won't be buying anymore DL media from memorex.

$10 gamble. Based on previous reviews, I upgraded my firmware of my NEC drive before burning. Disc burned perfectly with no errors. Disc started playing fine in my DVD player, but 1/2 way through the movie, when it needed to change layers, the player struggled and stuttered and couldn't play anything on the second layer.

NOT A SINGLE ONE OUT OF SIX WORKED!!!

EVERY ONE HAD A WRITE ERROR.

3 discs sold in jewel cases so they can charge a zillion dollars for $.10 of extra plastic and paper.

First disc worked fine until about 15 minutes into the movie. Which would've been fine had the movie been, say, "Baby Geniuses."

So, in reality, this is like a 400 mb DVD. Not 8.7 gb.

The Memorex brand deserves to be driven into the ground. It's a trusted brand from...the 80s? So it gets placement in Best Buy and all the big franchise stores based on identity alone and the outlived perception that Memorex = quality.

But you'll have better luck recording a full-length movie onto one of your audio tapes from '87 than you will with these 3 DVDs.

I read the other reviews before I decided to take a chance on theses DVDs. I have a new NEC Dual Layer drive with the latest firmware and thought I would be fine. I was wrong. I tried burning two dvds and both failed. I tried the same content on a Verbatim DVD and it worked fine. Amazon let me return the order, but only refunded 75% of my money after they deducted shipping costs.

Macintosh G5 Dual Processor using Toast. Bought 3 boxes each with 3 discs. Box 1: 0/3. Box 2: 2/3. Box 3: 1/3. Lots of coasters. Never had a problem with Verbatium. Don't waste your money, Verbatium media works out being cheaper when you factor in the high number of defective disks.

I'm writing this because I had most people's problem. It just wouldn't work. I followed the advise and updated the firmware and it did the trick, I just went to my computer's online support website and downloaded it. I'm putting 2 stars because of all the trouble I went through. I think this, being apparently such a common problem, should be at the very least mentioned somewhere in the product, so people don't have to do a whole research trying to figure out what's wrong.

I read the reviews about how bad these were but, because they were cheap I thought I would try them. I bought nine of which four actually worked and five are coasters... I strongly suggest buying another brand. My dvd drive was up to date with latest firmware, using dvd shrink with Nero burn engine. Success was hit or miss.

To avoid burning an expensive coaster, update the firmware on your Dual Layer DVD Drive first. If you don't, chances are you'll get an error when your drive tries to finalize the disc. Doesn't matter if your drive is brand new, or a major name brand, update your firmware first ([...]). Also, these won't work in a regular DVD burner. Your burner must be Dual Layer (Double Layer) compatable.

If your home DVD player is not dual layer compatable (and most aren't), you're going to experience problems. There will be a pause when the DVD transitions to the second layer (this is normal). This is where a lot of old technology DVD players get stuck. They can play the first layer but get lost transitioning to the second.

These Discs work fine in all four of my Dual Layer burners (Toshiba from Western Digital, IO-Magic, HP drive in 8000 series laptop and HP Lightscibe drive in a1110n desk top). Out of 21 discs, I've had one coaster, which isn't bad in my book. HP was slow to update their firmware to handle a wider selection of DL discs. The last update (I193 in my case) fixed many problems.

Since these discs do work in many computers, I would highly suggest contacting your manufacturer if they don't work in yours (update your firmware first). The manufacturer can't fix a problem if they don't know about it.