Customer Reviews

TDK Electronics DVD-R14RGACB20 8CM Mini DVD-R 20 Pack

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On about the 8th disk in the spindle the disks stopped working in my Sony camcoder - they give "recovering data" message about 1 or 2 minutes into the recording and never work again. I tried a Sony disk and it worked fine. Then I figured I might have gotten a bad disk and openned the second spindle I bought (I bough 2 about 2 weeks apart as the disks seemed to work fine) and tried a couple of disks from there - same bad result. I put the Sony disk back in and it still works. So the camcoder is fine. These are just defective disks (and you do not know about that right away!). Also note that it is just the name "TDK" - the disk are actually made by Imation (says so in small print on the packaging) - I did not have a good experience with Imation disks on my PC in the past either - they are somewhat low quality. So here TDK makes money because their name is used and Imation makes money because even if you would not buy Imation Corp. disks - you might buy them labeled as "TDK". Both companies make money (by a deceiving branding method) and you pay for one thing and get another.

I have a couple of Sony mini DVD camcorders. I use them to video my son's hockey games for his coach. When you put in anything other than a Sony DVD it say "Sony DVD recommended". Nice marketing. Because I go through so many DVDs (I don't use DVD-RWs because the coach wants to keep the DVDs). I bought a few of these spindles. On the first spindle I threw away at least half the DVDs because I got a "Disc Error" message when the CamCorder tried to initialize the dics. You are not saving money if you can only use 50% of them. The Sony individual discs work great, but very pricy. I have found the indvidually packed Fuji or Memorex to work every time. This product may work ok for data, but don't bother for a CamCorder. I think the CamCorders are just more sensitive with the the real-time video recording and require a higher quality disc.

I bought these to go with my wifes new Sony mini-DVD camcorder .. A good bargan comparied to the local stores .. Every disk has worked so far with the only draw back of having the Sony camcorder remind me to use Sony media .. Also found a good deal on Amazon for Slim Jewel Cases for 8-cm Mini CDs too :) KHypermedia Slim Jewel Cases for 8-cm Mini CDs (Black, 25-Pack)

Altho the price per each is wonderful, I don't think I will re-buy these. A few of the disks have been defective and I didn't find out until my customers attempted to play back their videos. Not good for a fledgeling video business. I'd be better off spending more money upfront and retain happy customers than keeping my fingers crossed with a questionable product.

I bought a 20 pack of these with my Sony Camcorder back in 2007. Out of the 20 discs, one became corrupted when it was nearly full. I am not sure if it was the camcorder's fault or not, but I will be trying another brand this time.

Use these on my Panasonic DVD Camcorder. They work fine for that. Have also used them for data on the PC when I didnt have any regular DVD discs left. Work great for that too :)

Name brand media at 45 cents each? What can you go wrong? Other than my Sony camcorder is annoyingly remind me to use Sony media.

I own a Panasonic DVD CamCorder that makes movies on a Mini DVD-R (1.4 GB). I have been using Sony Mini DVDs for a couple of years now (since the CamCorder was new). They worked fine but cost around $3.50 each at Best Buy in a jeweled case. These TDK disks cost $8.99 for 20 at Amazon. That's 45 cents per disk! I did not see any bad reviews on these so decided I'd gamble and try them. I'm now in the middle of taking my first movie with a TDK disk and have been nothing but pleased. So far, I don't see ANY difference between these and the expensive Sony disks I've been using. When I inserted the blank disk into the Camcorder, it was initialized just as expected. I've taken abour 8 minutes of the 30 minute movie. Today I watched that 8 minutes on my TV and was very pleased. I highly recommend these disks as an alternative to expensive name brand (Sony) mini disks for anyone who uses a CamCorder to record movies directly to Mini DVD-R media.

I ordered these for our farm party so my cousin could video it for me. Since she was the one using the DVDs I can't really comment on the quality, other than I heard her say they seemed to be working well. So, since the videos turned out okay, I'm assuming they're fine DVDs.

For the past several years that I have been using my videocam with TDK mini DVD as my storage partner, it never failed me. Sure enough that Sony videocam encourages to use Sony hardwares yet, it is just too pricey for frequent usage. And by far, TDK has been a reliable family companion since I started purchasing it from Amazon. Good deal for the price.