Stupid question perhaps about Memorex media and other -R's

[tocarla]

I know there have been many complaints etc about memorex -r's, but I bought a pack and made 2 successful burns. This is my first day with the burner Panasonic E50s. Now since they work and look good, should I not worry? Is the big beef that they cant burn properly and fail, or do I need to worry about the disks going bad AFTER they are burned and working [in the ps2 no less].

Would I be better with Sony DVD-Rs and/or Maxell DVD-Rs?

Thanks

[DiablosuX102]

from wut i've heard memorex started making bad discs fairly recently. bad = not compatible with a lot of players. for the best dvd-r's order them online, a lot cheaper also.

hope this helps, josh

[Bob W]

The Memorex I bought would not work at all in both my Sony or Pioneer burner however they did work in the Panasonic E50 recorder so I was able to use most of them. BTW the E50 just loves the cheap CompUSA brand 1X DVD-R which also burns at 2X in my Sony DRU-500ax burner. I believe the normal price for this media is like $40 for 50 discs and less at times when on sale.

[tocarla]

Bottom line, if it continues to work with perfect results, and plays on all the DVD players I own, it's no problem right? Or should I worry about other effects?

Thanks

[Bob W]

Bottom line, if it continues to work with perfect results, and plays on all the DVD players I own, it's no problem right? Or should I worry about other effects?

Thanks

If they work on other players I wouldn't worry. The only think I believe we all have to worry about is how long does DVDR media actually last.

[tocarla]

Any idea on which last longer or is it an "unknown" at this point?

pumped about my dvdrecorder

[Bob W]

I think it's an "unknown" at this point. I have discs I burned about eight months ago and they still play just fine however some here say that some of their discs have become un-readable over time. Maybe it has a lot to do with storage. I keep my discs in binders in a dry and dark closet plus here in Reno, Nevada the humidity is always very low so perhaps that helps.

[DVantrease]

For what it's worth, Memorex DVD-RW's are flakey on both my Toshiba DVD player and on my Xbox (movies & games). I may insert it maybe 4 times and get 'unreadable disc' before I finally get a good read. Never had this problem with other brands.