Advantages: Good quality, nice price, oooh a spindle
Disadvantages: same as most dvd-rw's

...Ok so yesterday I wrote a review on a CD-R, so I thought that I would move on and review a DVD+RW today. These aren't the discs I usually use for my DVDs, actually I have only used them once, but I think I will be using them more in the future. They are great. They are a nice price compared to a lot of others, and they are pretty durable. Reliability… In my CD-R review I mentioned errors while burning CDs, and errors while burning DVDs was pretty much mandatory for me, until I started using these. I have only ever come across 2 errors, and they were my fault anyway for opening the drive in the middle of burning. Before I bought a DVD-RW drive, I used to make VCDs most of the time, as they were quick and easy. But since I have been using these, there is no need for VCDs as the discs give me no trouble at all. Use… Obviously... Read review

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Advantages: Can be moved from PC to PC, lighweight, robust, reliable, fast
Disadvantages: None so far...

...as Roxio on my system. The company was true to their word - the program landed on my doormat the very next day. So it looked like Freecom had excellent customer service also. Since then I have upgraded my system to Windows XP and now have a choice to use Roxio or Nero. There are slight differences between the two programs - each have their pros and cons. What does it do? An additional facility that impressed me with this player was that it would also be used to back up 4.7GB of any computer files on a standard DVD disk or up to 8.5GBs on a duel layer DVD disk. So even if I never used it for creating videos, I would have a massive back-up facility for my hard drive. In fact, the first thing I used it for was to back up the entirety of My Documents on two DVD+RW standard disks. As mentioned earlier, using Nero or Roxio, it can... Read review

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Advantages: Perfect, No flaws
Disadvantages: Can't think of any!

...I finally caught up with technology and got my first DVD Re-writer over four months ago now and was faced with a dilemma over what Blank Media Discs I should use! So many on the market to choose, ranging from your Lidl discs to your Sony discs and quite frankly I found it a bit of a nightmare. However after spending a good few hours looking online at available discs and finding out other peoples opinions I finally settled on the TDK. At first I wasn't sure how they were going to be so I bought a few indiviual ones first to test them out. On arrival I prepared I used a well known media program to back up copies of family photos, as well as selecting some family videos and media to give it a wide range of tests. After waiting patiently for it to complete the 'burn' I removed the disc and then promptly took it to the DVD player... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Thermal Stability, Excellent Quality
Disadvantages: You pay slightly more, but it's worth it.

...I've had a DVD writer since June 2004. In that time i have tried many different companies making DVD media, and for me, and the LG DVD writer i use ( i now have three of them) Verbatim make the most stable media i have come across. I have tried the following brands: Memorex Datasafe Datawrite Imation Infiniti Ritek Ridata Panasonic TDK and Sony Some of these were adequate, some were good, and some were downright a waste of money (Datasafe). But i have found the most stable media to be Verbatim, and that's all i will now use for DVD media. I use them in both my computers DVD-writer and my panasonic set top box DVD recorder. My Recorder is particularly fussy, and i have lost a few films and programs in the last couple of years due to dodgy discs. I recently worked out that i have burnt over 800 discs over the last 2... Read review

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Advantages: Huge Compatibility, Extremely Cheap
Disadvantages: Can only be written to once

...for users of all levels to use recordable CD's.Usually it's simply a case of dragging a file from one window to another. CD-Rs have now been superseeded by CD-RW's which allow you to record onto the CD multiple times and also by DVD-RW disks which have about 10 times the storage of normal CD's. However there is a silver lining in this cloud- this increase in technology has meant that the price of CD-R's has decreased rapidly. When bought in bundles of 100s the price can come down to as little as 10p which is great for users who transport music files so will need greater compatibility than CD-RW's can offer. These TDK CD-R's are the ones that I use when I'm not using CD-RW's- this is because they offer me the greatest compatibility. I can honestly say in my experience that they are 100% compatible with ALL devices, if it reads CD... Read review

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Advantages: reliable, burns cds well, good compatibility
Disadvantages: dvd writing speed slow, not very portable

...Features: Can Burn: DVD +/- RW, CD RW Using: Firewire, USB 2.0, USB 1 (only at slower speeds) Operating Systems: Windows (all), Mac Free Software: Roxio Suite, WinDVD Player Speeds: 4x Typical for DVD, 32x Typical for CDs Other Important Features: Burn Proof Installation: The installation was very simple under Windows XP, I managed to get the drive working with Nero, Windows and all my dvd burning software very quickly. Reliability: Every CD and DVD i have burnt has worked perfectly. The cds can be read much faster and rarely fail, even after using in over 120 pcs one after another. This writer burns much more professionally than other writers i have. Portability: None, this thing is heavier than a brick, don't even consider carrying it anywhere. I think it's ideal if you've got more than one pc at home (or... Read review

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Advantages: Reputable and reliable
Disadvantages: Bad colour

...I paid about £20 from Adsa for the pack of 100 TDK DVD-R's (4.7Gb, 16 x speed), which I consider to be great value for a reliable, reputable make such as TDK. I have used about half of the discs so far, mainly for films but also for backing up data, photos etc, from the PC. I have not encountered a single faulty disc, as of yet. They seem very reliable, and have a write speed of upto 16 x, although I have not been able to test this as my DVD writer only writes at a maximum 4 x. My only grumble with the discs is the colour. They are printed a metallic blue colour, with a pattern and the TDK logo on. While this is very nice to look at, it isn't very good for writing on with a black marker. Space (to write on the disc, not capacity) is limited because of this.... Read review

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Advantages: Record over and over again, high quality, Compact
Disadvantages: 2 play in video you need a dv casstee convertor

...Mini DV tapes are great... And the best thing is you can record over them as many times as you like over and over again and you still get a high quality picture. Well what about my experience: Having brought a DV Camcorder I wanted to buy DV Tapes.. So rather than just buying any DV Tape I started to do my research like I normally do when I buy any of my products. I searched online (Googling IT) for DV Tapes that where of a high quality and which had a perfect playback quality. While searching over the net I came across a few DV Tape makes such as Fuji, DVC, Sony, Maxell & TDK Having read reviews about the products like I normally do, I decided to go down to my local Argos store and buy TDK DVM-60 MiniDV Tapes for £7.99. I was expecting to buy just 1 for that price but I got 2 for that price. What a bargin! Now to my... Read review

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Advantages: Last a long time
Disadvantages: Only 4 Colours

...in the front of the packet or case to hold the pens securely in place ***The Pens*** As I have already mentioned there are four pens in a packet, Red, Green, Blue and Black. Each one has written in silver TDK CD-R PEN with the TDK logo clearly visible. On the end of each pen is a different coloured screw in cap to help identify the pen that you require. As well as this each pen has a different coloured lid and have a clip on them so that you can clip them to the inside of your jacket or shirt pocket. The nibs of these pens are really fine making it easy to write and recognise what you have written and there is no smudging at all ***Smell*** Like most permanent markers these pens give of toxic fumes that would make you high if you were to sit there and sniff them or use them in a small unaired room. ***Price*** Unfortunately I did... Read review

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Advantages: High DVD/CD compatibility after firmware update, it's Pioneer need another reason?
Disadvantages: Before flash update the drive sucks, 4 speed is dated now

...drive, the retail drive is called DVR-A05 and it's basically the same but with more extras than the OEM and costs more to. What's the extras? The A05 would get bundled software MyDVD Video Suite 4 and Instant CD/DVD v6.5, 1x DVD-R and 1x DVD-RW discs, 1x IDE cable, instruction manual, warrantee card and a shiny retail box. The OEM just gets Instant CD/DVD v6.5, but hey it's cheaper for a reason right? The instruction manual needs a little help, but at least it's concise and straight to the point of what you need to do with it. Why are instructions always in black and white for PC stuff? How fast is this drive? 4x write to DVD-R, 2x write for DVD-RW, 16x write for CD-R, 8x write for CD-RW, 32x read for CD and 6x read for DVD. It can churn out DVDs in about 15 minutes (very fast compared to the 1x drives that do it in over 1 hour), and CD... Read review

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