Verbatim 20 Pack DVD-R Media w/ Printable Tops for $24.23

[Dre]

Staples.com is selling Verbatim DVD-R 20-Pack spindle with printable tops for only $24.23. That comes out to $1.22 per disc. Sounds like a hot deal. I don't know what quality these are though. Just search for item # VER93966

Also, it looks like these normally go for about $250.00+ Check out this link to pricegrabber: pricegrabber link Even buy.com has these for $290.95: buy.com link. No clue why every other place has them for so much more.

[mbellot]

Dre,

Look closer, I believe those disks are for "Authoring", not General use (i.e. all us home brew folks).

I found this about a week ago, but it looked too good to be true so I checked the p/n on the Verbatim website...

Don't get me wrong, if you have a need for these its a great deal. In fact, I bet the first person to order them will set off all kinds of alarms at Staples when they realize they just lost ~ $200 on a single sale.

[Dre]

I have a DVD+RW/R drive so I'm not that familiar with DVD-R. Thank for clearin that up.

[mbellot]

No prob, I almost wet my pants when I first saw the price. Verbatim is typically $5 - $6 each for DVD-R media, so $1.2x was a STEAL!

Like I said, first person who needs these is gonna make Staples an unhappy camper.

[MythSpell]

So what is the difference between "authoring" and "general purpose" discs? Why couldn't these be used in a normal dvd-r writer?

[joshuad156]

I found at best buy a 15 spindle of verbatim 2x dvd-r for $50! thats only $3.34 per disc. for grade a quality that unbeatable. i never thought id find a deal like this at best buy! i about bought the whole stock since i copy ps2 games and these discs work 100% of the time.

[mbellot]

The basic differences are:

1. "Authoring" is aimed at video professionals
2. Different wavelength of laser light
3. "General" has specific design limitations to prevent bit for bit copying of CSS encrypted discs. 8)

For a more in depth explanation see:

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/Pioneer/Files/DVDR_whitepaper.pdf

[jacknjt]

can the authoring dvdr and the general purpose be use on the pana e20 or the e30?????