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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent media quality, January 25, 2005
Quick Summary: Burns at 2.4x or 4x on Plextor 716A burner; Verbatim DVD+R DL burned with the Plextor 716A is PLAYABLE in EVERY DVD Player (at least 20 and counting) I have tried!!! Awesome.
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I recently used the Verbatim DVD+R DL media to back up a couple of my most popular DVD's. The original was 8.1GB in size and contained about 50 music videos. I couldn't get it to squeeze down to fit on a single layer disc. Verbatim DVD+R DL to the rescue!
Using my new Plextor PX-716A burner (an excellent DVD Burner!), I used the included PlexTools program to make a copy of my DVD. Note, the original DVD is not protected in any way.
I burned the DVD+R DL at 4x speed (approx. 28 min. to burn). There is a selection in the Plextor's software to "overwrite" the book type of the DVD+R DL so that it looks like a pressed dual-layer DVD to settop DVD players (to avoid a confusing older DVD players). I used this setting (it is by default) to burn the DVD.
When it comes to DVD burning, there is no better test than the compatiblilty and quality test of the burned disc. The test is simple, put the burned DVD in as many players as you can and see how many can and cannot read it. Well, I have to say that I have tested this DVD+R DL in over 20 DVD players so far, and ALL have played it with NO COMPATIBILITY issues whatsoever. This finding is as good as or better than all DVD+R and DVD-R (single layer) I have ever used.
After having read all the reviews on the web about how incompatible burned DVD+R DL discs are, I have to say, the Plextor 716A and Verbatim DVD+R DL combination blows everything else away.
Yes, the discs are kinda expensive, but if you have valuable or irreplaceable DVDs to back up, they will work for you. As the old saying goes, you get what you pay for.
Just a couple quick notes:
1. To ensure compatibility among all DVD-Players, be sure you set your recording software to finalize all DVD+/-R's with the DVD-Rom booktype. If you do not, older DVD players may have trouble recognizing the DVD's. The Plextor drives have a setting (via Plextools) that will allow you to force them to always finalize with the DVD-Rom booktype!
2. I have burned about 200 of these Verbatim DVD+R DL discs successfully and have used no other brand. I refuse to even try another brand. There have been only 2 out of all of them I had problems with. First one I put an adhesive label on, and the label warped the DVD. When I tried to "flatten" it, the DVD cracked center-to-edge and I had to toss it. Second disc had a few read errors on it near the layer switch. The bonding on that disc appeared to be a bit weak near the center, as some of the dye was inconsistent there. Go figure as to why the problem was at the layer break at the outer edge of the DVD.
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53 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tradeoff speed vs capacity, November 11, 2004
This dvd works/records great. It acts like a regular dvd but holds about 8 gig instead of 4. Fyi, you dont have to flip it over to access all the data like a double sided dvd. The 2 tradeoffs is speed and price. It takes between 45-60min to burn the full 8gig because the speed is only 2.5x. A regular 4.7 gig dvd+r takes about 10-20 min to burn. The other tradeoff is price. This disk cost about $10 ea. vs about $1 ea for a regular dvd. (Im guessing the price will come down next year). If you are new at this or just want to experiment first, you might try the verbatum combo pack that has 1-dvd+r double layer, 1-dvd+rw 4x single layer and 8-dvd+r 4x single layer.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Dual Layer Discs (Just update your firmware first), November 24, 2005
To avoid burning a coaster, update the firm ware on your dual layer compatable drive first ([...]). The Verbatim discs seem to have fewer compatability problems than the other brands I've tried.
If your home DVD player is not dual layer compatable, you may experience some problems. It's normal for the movie to stop momentarily when it switches to the second layer. For best results with movies, I burn these as slow as possible. For data storage, they will burn at 8X no problem.
These discs work as advertised. If you're torn between Verbatim and another brand, I would opt for Verbatim discs. They really do work the best.
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