Customer Reviews

TDK16x DVD+R Lightscribe 30 Pack Spindle

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Lighstcribe labeling is a great way to create beautiful images on your disks using your own photos and text. However, do not purchase this product if you want to see the best quality. I previously used Verbatim DVD media and my images printed very crisp and dark. Using the TDK media I lost a significant amount of contrast. If you want your images to look good, try a different brand.

I've been using LightScribe discs for a few years now and have found them all to be about the same. TDK has been producing media for a long time (tape and discs) and I find their products are usually very reliable.

Typically, I use Verbatim discs because I can find them locally and don't have to wait for online shipping when I need them. But these TDK's work just as well and the low price (plus free shipping option) makes these discs an exceptional buy.

It should be noted that not all LightScribe discs work the same in all recorders, and it's best to experiment to find the brand that works best for your recorder. I find my LG recorder does a better job with Verbatim discs, while my LiteOn drives handles most discs about the same.

I've used a few hundred of these TDK LightScribe discs and have never produced a coaster. They seem to be very reliable discs.

I was a little disappointed in this product. These disks don't seem to take the pictures as well. Also, my computer has a hard time reading them for some reason. I don't think I would buy them again.

I have to agree with others on the faded images and lack of contract on the discs. The HP Lightscribe CD-Rs I use look great and look even better when I burn the same image twice to increase the contrast.

But with these TDK discs, the image is very faded and burning multiple times on the same disc doesn't help with contrast either.

Burning data on the disc seems fine though, so at least that works as expected.

Will buy another brand of Lightscribe DVD+Rs in the future.

Update: I've purchased a new Samsung internal lightscribe drive, and my results with this media are greatly improved. Single burns are very nice quality now.

Previous review: TDK media records fine, but the lightscribe burning has pretty poor contrast. I've resorted to double burning to get the same results as a single burn with Verbatim lightscribe media. Even the double burns aren't great since they can leave the final image with unevenness and a little bit of a dot-matrix look. Next time I'll go back to Verbatim. [fyi: the lightscribe drive used originially was an external USB drive]

LightScribe is a great way to label your DVDs and CDs. Unfortunately, these disks burn very lightly. Things don't show up, which defeats the purpose. I'd spend a little more for a disk that burns darker.

I tried for the first time the TDK Lightscribe DVD +R and was very impressed with the quality of titles created on the DVDs by my Lightscribe DVD burner. For the price I paid for the DVDs, I definitely got a fantastic deal

These DVD's burn correctly, so they're fine as blank media.

The Lightscribe function is horrible, though. I've used 3 burners, and all come out the same - very light and not terribly clear, extremely difficult to read. The printing looks like it's on the other side of a sheet of smoke-colored plastic.

I strongly recommend against buying these if you're planning on Lightscribing them.

nice if you just want it for computer, I don't know about all dvd players but it wat not compatible with mine

Love these things. This was an excellent price for the quantity received. The quality is comparable to more expensive brands.