Memorex 4.7GB/8x DVD-R (25-Pack Spindle)

by Memorex

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 2.2 x 5.8 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001MKU02
• Item model number: 32025596
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 14, 2006

Product Description

The DVD-R 4.7GB 25 pack is used with DVD Recordable Drives that support DVD-R/RW blank media and certain DVD-RAM Recordable Drives that incorporate DVD-R as a write once solution. When recorded with audio and video files, this disc format may be played on most home and portable DVD players produced since 2001.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Read this before buying!!, July 27, 2005

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Harry Wang "HW" (China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memorex 4.7GB/8x DVD-R (25-Pack Spindle) (Electronics)

I say read this before buying because I am not going to trash Memorex, I am going to explain what will go wrong and why. These discs should work for a while. Memorex used to be a very highly regarded name in fact. Recent Memorex releases have gone down in quality. I scanned and diagnosed some of these Memorex discs, and found out a few things...They have manufacturing label CMC MAG, the worst manufacturing label on the market. Memorex doesn't even make these discs! They buy them from CMC MAG and write Memorex on them! Some CMC MAG discs have gone bad and completely corrupted in less than 2 months! If you are using these for anything but temporary, stay away. The quality is good, while it lasts.

23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So far so good, September 20, 2004

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® (West Coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memorex 4.7GB/8x DVD-R (25-Pack Spindle) (Electronics)

I just finished a Fuji 25 8X pack spindle and was 25 for 25. I wanted to give Memorex a try since it cost a little more. Upon closer inspection between a Fuji and Memorex's disks, it looks like they are both made from the same factory. Everything from the top surface (smooth silver) to the rim (silver) is made from the same materials and color. Both of the bottom recording layers are a color purple. Great that Memorex don't use the cheap looking white paper surface similar to their CD-R for this DVD-R model. For about $5 more and a microscope's eyes the quality of Memorex's edge is much smoother then the jagged Fuji.

So far I am 4 for 4 with the 8X Memorex's disc burning at a full 8X. I am using a firewire LaCie's 16x d2 DVD±RW Double Layer (NEC drive) with a Dell laptop to make my own DVD movie and to back up files. I use Roxio and other software and they all burn fine. Yes, I have Sony's CD-R that after 2-years starts to "Pudding" faking of the top surface. Hopefully these Memorex's DVDs will last as long as my TDK's CD-R since are made from similar materials.

Update:

Please note that 8x DVD are made for faster DVD burners for the computer with decent software and hardware. These disks do not work on typical DVD-recorders for the TV since those are design to record at 2-4x speed. Most TV DVD-recorders are picky and do advise what type of mediums they prefer.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars be aware... bad product, July 6, 2005

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M. Shatila (Burbank, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memorex 4.7GB/8x DVD-R (25-Pack Spindle) (Electronics)

I bought 50 DVD spindle. Used them all with no problem. Once tried to see the movies they all started freezing 1/2 way. I called my friend and he had the same problem. It looks like I have to turn off the DVD player for about 15 minutes and wait for the DVD temperature to cool down. The normal heat generated from the DVD player is affecting the DVD disks. Once I do that, it works fine. Unfortunately I already bought another 100 spindle from Best Buy, but these were worse, I recorded with no problem but it froze all together once tried to watch the movie. I tried 5 disks with same result. I returned them with full refund. I used generic DVD from Staples and worked great. I transfered some DVD's and they worked fine. I'm using Philips now on NEC DVD burner and they worked great. After doing some research and reading some reviews on chat lines I found that a lot of people having the same problem. One person said that Memorex use the cheapest die for thier DVD's. Please be aware, they might burn fine but when you need to retrieve the data is were you'll have the problem.