Memorex 8.5Gb/ 2.4x DVD+R Dual Layer (25-Pack Spindle)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 3 x 6 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009DT87O
• Item model number: 32025647
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (101 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 15, 2005

Product Description

Product Description

Memorex DVD+R 8.5GB Double Layer 2.4x 25 Pack Spindle

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works with the right firmware, July 17, 2005

By	Ocean Dweller "oceandweller" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I had an NEC OEM shipped by Dell. After a few coasters, I researched the reasons why. Unlike DVD+R discs, the DL discs work only with specific drives and specific firmwares. If you use NEC, you need 2.18 version. You can easily upgrade your firmware by going to NEC site.

Once you fix that, these discs work like a champ. More affordable than other DLs.

Just an addition after several months of using the dual layer: Once in a while you will come across Memorex DVD+R DLs that are defective. It would copy fine but when you try to play it (even on the computer), it will give an error message. Although Memorex offers lifetime warranty, I have not been able to get through to customer service. After a week of sending them a message, no response.

If you want to play any dual layer media to play on your home DVD player, you need to set the booktype to DVD-ROM. This advice is not specific just to Memorex. You need to do that with all brands.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Memorex DL do not work - BUYER BEWARE!, September 30, 2006

By	W. Brown - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Avoid these. Bought a 10pak, and burned 3 coasters out of the gate. Sold the remainder on eBay, and bought Verbatim DVD+RL (part 95166). These work 100% of the time (presently have burned about 100 with 0 coasters).

As it was explained to me, Memorex buys their discs from other manufacturers. They don't make their own media. Verbatim makes their own discs, and control the quality of every batch. Memorex may get theirs from a number of manufacturers, each using different quality standards, thus giving you no guarantee between discs of whether they will work or not. I've seen more then a few people say "I bought 10 that worked great, then bought 10 more, and all those were junk". No consistency at all. BUYER BEWARE!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Working fine after a few tries, July 25, 2006

By	M. Gold "anachrodragon" (Tukwila, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had some issues with my first few tries burning dual layer discs on my Memorex external DVD burner. It mostly came down to software problems, which I sorted out after some time. Then, as a previous reviewer stated, I needed to change the booktype to DVD-ROM. After changing the booktype I was able to successfully burn dual layer discs that were playable on my stand alone DVD player. It's my understanding that setting the booktype to DVD-ROM is recommended to increase recognition of DVD+R, DVD+RW, and DVD+R DL discs in older DVD players.