DVD-R media for DMR-E30

[Erwin]

I purchased a 3 pack of Verbatims and they worked great, however, the cheapest you can get them is $3.19 each. Is there another brand just as reliable and time resistent just as the Verbatim DataLife Plus DVD-Rs?

One or two have mentioned Samsung Be Alls. Some Ritek. I have never heard about these brands though. I have heard nothing but bad things about Memorex and TDK which is odd b/c they make good CD-Rs.

[psychoace]

Right now at compusa they are having a sale on imation dvd-r and +r for 6.59 for a 3 pack. I hope you can find one near you.

[Neishaverse]

On my Pioneer A03 I found Imation DVD-Rs to get lots of errors. I always burn with Prassi PrimoDVD, and I usually make it Burn & verify. I almost always had reported errors while it would verify on Imation DVDs. I havant had any problems with TDK(2x) or Memorex(1x) brand. I was alittle sketchy on using a inexpensive brand that I got at OfficeMax, however i got excellent results (Only 1X) they are called K-Hypermedia. I have not tried the Ritek or Samsung blanks yet.

[pan-dmre30s]

the BeAll and Ritek are mail order brands. I dont think many retail stores carry these brands. The mail order media is the most cost effective. I have only bought one disc at a retail store myself.

I suggest you look in the media forum on this same website for more details.
Or run a search on google for DVD-R.

I personally have never used either brand you listed.

all I can tell you is that I personally had some issues with quality on 3 brands
Accu, DVDPro, Optodisc.

All of these brands are cheap bulk under $1 media.

I myself only use cheap media due to limited budget.

I would always expect some bad discs and that your results will vary.

I feel it depends on the production run your discs are from, where you buy the discs, shipping methods used, and environmental conditions.

[eyekandy]

I have the HS2 and i had major probelms with the Memerox.. Now i Use Bealls and TDKs and had not had any problems with reliabilty wiht anyother dvd players

[warp9]

I have the HS2 and i had major probelms with the Memerox.. Now i Use Bealls and TDKs and had not had any problems with reliabilty wiht anyother dvd players

I also have a Panasonic HS2 that's similar to the E30 and have used several types of mail order and retail DVD-R discs, of which I've had the very best results with Samsung BeAlls at about $1.60 each in spindles of 50. I've had no coasters out of about 35 discs so far nor any playback skips or jerkiness, which I can't say for any of the others. They're also compatible with my Toshiba consumer DVD players in the den and bedroom, which are pretty darn picky.

[ejai]

I use TDK disks only!

I've tried several brands including Memorex and found them faulty, especially when playing back on dvd players.

TDK is the only brand I trust, They seem to work just fine and I've never created a coaster using them.

[Erwin]

"I also have a Panasonic HS2 that's similar to the E30 and have used several types of mail order and retail DVD-R discs, of which I've had the very best results with Samsung BeAlls at about $1.60 each in spindles of 50."

which one? There is two different Samsung BeAlls at Meritline.com: one 50PK is $94 with free shipping and one is $79 without free shipping. I plan to get some since they are the only alternative I have if I don't use Verbatims. Verbatims are just awesome. I have never had a coaster using them in either the CD-R or DVD-R format. And for some reason, their DVD+Rs are cheaper to find than their DVD-Rs. I can get a 30PK at Samsclub for $49, but only DVD+Rs. Seems pretty strange that Samsclub does not sell DVD-Rs, but they sell a Panasonic DMR-E30 for $588 which used to be cheap (now, that's expensive).

[warp9]

"I also have a Panasonic HS2 that's similar to the E30 and have used several types of mail order and retail DVD-R discs, of which I've had the very best results with Samsung BeAlls at about $1.60 each in spindles of 50."

which one? There is two different Samsung BeAlls at Meritline.com: one 50PK is $94 with free shipping and one is $79 without free shipping. I plan to get some since they are the only alternative I have if I don't use Verbatims. Verbatims are just awesome. I have never had a coaster using them in either the CD-R or DVD-R format. And for some reason, their DVD+Rs are cheaper to find than their DVD-Rs. I can get a 30PK at Samsclub for $49, but only DVD+Rs. Seems pretty strange that Samsclub does not sell DVD-Rs, but they sell a Panasonic DMR-E30 for $588 which used to be cheap (now, that's expensive).

I also bought them from Meritline and here's the order info:

50 Pack BeAll from SAMSUNG 4.7 GB DVD-R General V2.0 For Video &
Data in Crystal Cake Box $1.69 Each (Shipped)
Code: 102-015-050
Each Pack: $84.50

[Glenn33]

This is what I use:

http://www.shop4tech.com/user.htm?go=view_item&id=1315&cata=&s_cata=

I just ordered these and I have burned about 7 disk so far with no problems. Seems like a good deal and the website is pretty useful.

[ejai]

This is what I use:

http://www.shop4tech.com/user.htm?go=view_item&id=1315&cata=&s_cata=

I just ordered these and I have burned about 7 disk so far with no problems. Seems like a good deal and the website is pretty useful.

Hey Glenn, I decided to use your link and purchase this product only to find the first 10 disks played beautifully. The next seven skipped and locked up one of my players.

I have 3 different DVD players and the last seven disks skipped on all 3 of them. Thanks for the info but I'm going back to TDK and Sony.

I re-authored the movie to a TDK and it played with no problem on all 3 of my players.

ej

[Erwin]

"I have 3 different DVD players and the last seven disks skipped on all 3 of them. Thanks for the info but I'm going back to TDK and Sony.'

Ahhh...thanks for saving me some money, ejai. Sorry about the coasters. I was very close to trying those DVD-Rs out. I guess I'll continue to stick with Verbatims. I plan to get some TDKs also since they are essentially the same type of quality. I always like TDK's CD-Rs.

[ejai]

Glad I could help......I think.

It cost a couple of bucks but all is not lost, I will use the rest to store data. I went back and started looking at some of the disks I thought were fine and found glitching throughout the disks.

I had'nt noticed this before because all I did was glance at different segments of the disks and those areas were fine. After looking at the entire movies I found at least 10 spots on each disk where there were glitches. I took one of the movies and copied it to a TDK and it played through without a hitch.

I was hoping I could find a more cheaper product, well not this day

ej

[houtx67]

I have used over 200 of the Accu DVD-R (CDRDVDRMEDIA.COM) with my Panasonic DMR-E30 with only one problem (picture started to lock up during last 10 minutes of 2 hr movie). I think it was a fluke since I haven't repeated the problem. I have also used them successfully with my Panasonic DVD burner (LDF-310) using Dvddecrypter and also IC7. I've heard that they may not always work well at burns higher than 1X though.

[ejai]

I've used the ACCU disks as well, and thought they were fine until I gave a couple of my movies to some friends and they couldn't play them. Also when I purchased 2 more players and neither player was able to play them without skipping and glitches, it was time to move on.

To each his own, but I agree with some of the professionals that have written articles about this subject, and I have learned the hard way. Cheap is not always best.

The same people that had problems playing the disks I made from cheaper stock, now play all the disks I've made using more expensive disks with no problem.

Just my opinion,