Features:

  • 5 high-grade non-rewritable DVD+R discs with a one hundred year archival life; OEM drive certified
  • Advanced AZO recording dye optimizes read/write performance and is supported by high speed double layer writers.
  • Blazing speeds up to 10X allow for 8.5GB files to record in approximately 12-15 minutes and store 4 hours of DVD quality television and video
  • Ideal for archiving home movies. Compatible with most DVD-R and DVD+R drives including Pioneer, Apple, Sony, Dell, LG, HP, Lenovo and others
  • Verbatim has been a leader in data storage technology since 1969, and guarantees this product with a limited lifetime warranty and technical support
Verbatim DVD+R-DLs More Reliable than Memorex

I have been using Memorex DVD+R-DLs for a year or so now and have not had significant problems until recently, when, more often than not, the disks would error out before completing a successful burn. I tried at speeds from 2.4X to 6X with essentially the same result. I read other reviews here that indicated the manufacturing process for these disks had recently changed and had made them more susceptible to different results on different drives. I have two Toshiba Satellites with DVD drives only a year or two old. One successfully burned; the other did not. The drivers on both are current. It's erratic -- and frustrating. Having read the reviews here, I found that users are most satisfied with Verbatim, so I ordered DVD+R-DLs from Verbatim for 2.4X speed (thinking that the slower speed is more likely to be successful), although Verbatim offers an 8X speed disk(which I have not tried). The first time I tried a Verbatim 2.4X disk, the burn was successful. The process sounded a lot smoother too. With the Memorex disks, I could hear the drive struggling to write at times. I think that another reviewer here is correct: the problem comes when the drive tries to switch layers. Most of my burn failures came near the end of the process, when the drive was trying to write the 5th GB (4.4 GB being the maximum for one layer).

Been through half of them without a bad one

I don't need to burn DVDs often these days, but in the situations I do that require more space than a standard DVD(+/-)R, these are perfect. Like I said in the headline, I have been through about half of the spindle and not had one bad one. To me that is impressive. When I was younger (the Napster days) I burned a lot of CDs and a little later in life, a lot of DVDs. Usually I purchased the 50pks. It seems that out of that 50, about 10 were just bad right off the spindle, and that was the quality brands (Verbatim, Memorex). With the budget spindles it was closer to half. So the fact that I've been through 10 give or take a couple is fantastic. As far as the quality of image and sound on a burned DVD I don't see (or hear) any difference in these versus any other DVD(+/-)Rs I've used. If you find yourself in need of DVD(+/-)Rs, and the reasons are getting fewer and further between, I would recommend these.

100% Success Rate with DVD Video

If you're going to burn DVD videos, go with this brand right here. A lot of Dual Layer DVDs are manufactured poorly and do not burn well. I bought a 2 50 packs of Memorex 8.5 GB 8 X Double Layer DVD+R - 50 Pack Spindle and out of 50, only 1 worked properly. Verbatim is the only brand that still manufactures high quality Dual Layer DVDs. So far with my 100 DVDs I've had a 100% success rate. This is the only brand you can trust with DVD Videos. I can not recommend this brand enough.

the best

Verbatim makes the best writable DVDs...no comparison. DVDs and especially dual layer DVDs are more picky than writable CDs...there is much more info on a disc of the same physical size. This is why it is even more important to have high quality blank discs. Many brands of discs are actually made by a number of different companies so the quality can vary considerably. Verbatim is owned by Mitsubishi Chemical and are actually made by them. Sony DVDs are actually made by Sony. But some like Memorex can be made by any of a number of different companies...same with TDK. You can have a good batch and then get a bad batch.

Verbatim DL disks work great

I really like Verbatim disks, the failure rate is much lower than other brands. I have not had a disk failure from a Verbatim disk in recent memory. This dual layered product solved a vexing problem since I have switch from a PC system to an all Apple system. This disk allows me to backup any disk in my library and not have to worry about running out of disk space when recording. The playback of the disks have been excellent. In the past I have not been willing to by DL disks because of cost, but now the costs are quite reasonable.

8GB capacity DVD/R disks that work.

The item was exactly as described. I do semi-annual backups of my hard disk, to DVD. The folders have been getting bigger and bigger over the years, so the 8.5gb capacity really helps. I also needed to make a boot disk for the latest 1803 version of Windows 10. All worked well using my desktop DVD writer (5 years old). Didn't have to do anything special to use the full capacity.

Verbatim DVD+R DL AZO 8.5GB 8x-10x Branded Double Layer Recordable Disc, 5-Disc Slim Case 95311 -- SOLD BY: Verbatim

Verbatim DVD+R DL AZO 8.5GB 8x-10x Branded Double Layer Recordable Disc, 5-Disc Slim Case 95311 -- SOLD BY: Verbatim Very good media with DUAL LAYER capability. Great when you have an ISO that you need to apply to disc that is over the regular 4.5 G limit of regular discs. Be certain your DVD burner is Dual Layer capable. Usually will have DL on it somewhere. A regular drive will not burn these discs. I burned a copy of an ISO that was about 7.5 G with no problem at all. Will be buying again. I am not associated nor was i compensated for my independant and honest review. 171007 1112

Don't loose your priceless memories trying to save a buck on other less expensive disks!

With so many blank CD's & DVD's available I didn't want to hunt for the cheapest price and chance a bucks worth of savings costing me pictures and videos that are worth significantly more. Verbatim has always been the highest rated blank media provider and having tried a number of other brands (including name brands like Memorex) just to have them fail to record I happily spent my money on something I knew would work, the first time and every time. Being my first Dual Layer purchase though, I did a lot of research and learned two important things. One, the dual layer means it records on both sides of the "line" created when it burns the disk, not that it has to be flipped over (think of it like a record, recording on both sides of the groove rather than just down the center). May sound silly to some being such a simple concept, but no one bothers to mention it and to the unknowledgeable, it's an important bit of info. Two, the disks don't have 8.5GB of recordable space, they only have 7.96GB. Another useful piece of information that should have been in the product description. In the end I'd not only recommend them, but I'd purchase them again myself!

Great DVDs for great low price!

These DVDs were the lowest price online and are the only dual layer discs that work great in my finicky LG DVD Recorder. I have the LG DR787T, and if you're like me, or others, you'll probably fine that its one of the most problematic recorders ever made! I still have it, because its seems to be one of the only DVD recorders to record to DVD dual layer and Verbatim 2.4% is the only brand it will accept with little or no error. Beside Maxell, these are the only other recommended brand. They record well. These discs work on ANY recorder that accepts DVD+R DL recordable / playable media. I just mentioned my LG because if it can work in that picky machine, it can work in anything! I use a computer to burn DVDs too, but a standalone recorder usually gets me more hours of recording time (in my case, 11HRs on one disc!) I film weddings and receptions for a living so, I like to fit a lot of video on a disc without having to sacrifice quality. For example, if I have a 4 Hour video compilation, I don't have to put my recorder on LP 4HR. I can put it on SP (2HR great quality) and still get the quality of LP. These are the discs usually used in commercial films you buy from stores. There isn't anything I dislike with the product. I'd recommend these discs to video media professionals like me who are not yet ready to make the move to Blu-Ray but still want a high capacity disc, without sacrificing quality. DVDs are all but dead, especially as these SD discs can be unconverted to 1080p resolution on an HD TV.

Verbatim is the hands-down winner for dual -layer archiving

Verbatim thus far is the only name brand I will trust for dual-layer archiving. They have a firm grip on the technology, especially the emulsion stability on the disk surface. I remember trusting my data on generics nearly two decades ago. I checked the data after the burn, and everything seemed OK. Then, a few days later DISK ERROR, TOC UNREADABLE. Thank goodness it screwed me on that one disk only. So, don't trust generics. Name brands are also suspect, especially HP, Kodak, and Memorex. In fact, it was a Memorex engineer who clued me in on the aspect of dye emulsion stability as key to dual-layer functionality. He strongly suggested VERBATIM. THese blanks cost more than a buck apiece, but isn't your data worth it?

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