Are ACCU DVD-R General use any good?

[defense]

64.5 avg c1 is HIGH, my taiyos were high 1s-low 2s, apples were mid-high 2's, g03s were like 8-12 and my accu (actually read in as leaddata, LD) were like 35-40 avg. shrug

it all really depends on how ur using the discs and what demands u put on them. a lot of the stuff im archiving, id still like to have work on me in 5-7 yrs...mebbe even beyond that. now if u were just copying stuff for friends, hell yah i would just use accus or g03s or whatnot. my personal stuff is taiyo tho, cuz i fig its worth the extra $1.00/disc to know that it's going to work well for some time to come.,

thanks for the info boden, maybe i'm missing something but why are you referring to the "P1" AS "C1?"

Those results were for P1 and C1. Actually, the disk I checked was a "LEAD DATA" ACCU as well. The majority of the ACCU disks I have are "SONY." I will check those with the test as well as the Verbatim DVD+R AND DVD-R, as well as my MAXELL DVD-R, and see how they compare.

If you can just briefly elaborate on whether C1 is the same thing as P1, then i'd appreciate it, because those results were listed under "PARITY" innder and "PARITY OUTER" I didn't see anything that specified C1.

[Tech44]

I purchased the Panasonic DMR-E30 (manufactured Oct. 2002) in the past 2 weeks and ordered 500 Accus from Meritline.com. I received the discs this Friday and have been burning all weekend. 25 discs later and not a single problem. All the discs are completely full - the finalize fine and play perfectly in Apex 500w, HP100i DVD+RW drive, and portable RCA player. I can't attest to the longevity - but for 79 cents each I could not do much better.

Before I received my Accu discs I purchased a single DVD-R at Wal-Mart (Nashua) to test - and the unit did turn itself off when starting to record the second program on the disc - and again when I tried to set the program titles - but the disc still finalized and plays fine. Interesting that Nero indicates this one disc is improperly formatted and won't copy it.

I have standardized on DVD+R for my computer work and video editing using Pinnacle DV1000 and Adobe Premier - but I purchased the Panasonic DMR-E30 for real time writing where editing and custom menus are not required. I am quite pleased with the Panasonic DMR-E30 unit and the results with Accu discs. I have been using the TB1000 time base corrector for all input with no issues - even on old VHS home videos - TB1000 highly recommended.

As I don't have a DVD-R drive I can't tell who actually manufacture red my Accu discs. They are silver top - somewhat transparent, and each disc has black printed text on the clear plastic center as well as some characters on the inner silver section.

[ckdexterhn1]

I have tried Lead Data, Accu and Ritek, before settling on Optodisc. A good burn is important, but also the look of the disc, as I sell public domain movies online.

Lead Data has little pits on the silver side surface, burns well, but I've had a few returns because of problems with playback on standalone DVD players.

Accu is pretty good, but if the movie being burned is over 4 GIG, it has problem with playback if burned at 2x. Burning ISO at 1x gives me a good disc, but I can't wait the hour it takes to finish.

Ritek burns well at 1x & 2x all the way to the end, but is not always smooth on the disc edge. A professional look is very important to my final product. Plus, many of the online stores run out of Ritek every other week.

Optodisc has the professional look and good burn I've been looking for. Burns over 4 GIG at 2x and results in a perfect disc. I found an online outlet close to where I live, and can have them ship product to me by UPS Ground, and I get it the next day! The DVD cases they ship with the discs are the best cases I've ever seen!

Princo I read too many bad stories about. I don't want my customers calling me in 6 months talking about how their DVD's no longer play because the dye in the disc is bad.

[ghoster]

well i have been useing accu dvd-rs and i never had any playback problems when watching them. most of them i put about 4.36 gigs of data on them. can't really say i have been lucky because i have burned about 60 to 70 dvds using the entire dvd and no problems. nad i have view them one more than one dvd player.

[dafoe]

Wal-Mart is selling DVD-Rs?!

[Tech44]

Yes - $3.49 each - including a clear DVD click case. Far too expensive compared with on-line - but I wanted to test DVD-R recording before my 500 bulk media was received. Meritline.com gave me a false UPS tracking number and did not ship until days later - when I called they said "We were out of stock at the time".

Wal-Mart also sells DVD+R with click case (I don't remember the price as I purchase Ritek DVD+R bulk on-line.)

[videocheez]

Where do you by accu