Memorex 4.7Gb/16x DVD-R (50-Pack Spindle) by Memorex
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Digital camera reviews of Memorex 4.7Gb/16x DVD-R (50-Pack Spindle)
Digital camera Review: Haphazard results when archiving movies
Summary: 2 Stars
I've owned the RCA DRC 8030 DVD recorder since June, and I'd have to say that roughly one third of all DVDs burned showed pixelation artifacts on playback. Sometimes the pixelation was minor, sometimes there would be large green horizontal streaks on the frame and actual simultaneous audio buzzing, but regardless, what I ended up with was a coaster in one-third of my recording attempts. The movie played right off the DVD recorder hard disk is perfectly clear, so that is not the problem. The problem seemed to be independent of film/program length or recording speed. Switching to DVD+R's has eliminated the problem completely, so I can only assume that the DVD-R was the source. I would therefore not recommend this product for archiving movies, at least for my particular brand of DVD recorder.Digital camera Review: Have a Mac? Forget these discs.
Summary: 1 Stars
These discs may be well and good for PC users, but they will not work with Mac's. I used cheap Maxell brand to burn DVD's and they worked great, these refused to burn. Waste of time, frustration, and money.Digital camera Review: Have some problems with the CDs
Summary: 2 Stars
The first CD in this pack was damaged even before writing :(. Well, I was able to write the second one without issues. Hope the rest of them would be fine too.Digital camera Review: High Fail Rate
Summary: 1 Stars
I was extremely disappointed with the quality of this product. Of the first 12 DVD-R discs I tried to use, 3 were either damaged or were not readable. That is an unacceptably high percentage. Also, I should have read the description more closely because I did not want discs that could not be erased.Digital camera Review: MEMOREX CONSISTENTLY PRODUCES DEFECTIVE MEDIA
Summary: 1 Stars
For various purposes, I go through a great deal of CD and DVD recordable media. From time to time, I have had occasion to purchase Memorex media of various description, usually when others have purchased media on my behalf.
EVERY BATCH of Memorex recordable media I have purchased over the past decade or so is virtually guaranteed to produce AT LEAST 3% coasters, OFTEN A GREAT DEAL MORE. Aside from the coaster production, often data errors will render whole segments of music CDs or movie DVDs unusable once they are burned.
I have seen a few reviews by others that have encountered similar results and NO, my comrades in Memorex dissatisfaction, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
To anyone who enjoys having to re-burn data to disc due to media failure, Memorex is for you! For all others with greater sanity, I would recommend avoiding ALL Memorex media.
Much as Memorex made their mark in the 1970s by having slick advertising rather than quality product, they do much the same today.
Just today, thinking that I would once again try Memorex DVD-R media ONE MORE TIME (thinking that somehow they had suddenly improved their standards), I immediately got a coaster from the FIRST DISC OUT OF THE SPINDLE.
Better than Memorex is TDK, Verbatim, Sony, and many store-branded media (especially Fry's Electronics "GQ" brand). Failure rates that I have experienced with these brands have been as low as 0%. My experience with Memorex media has yielded an average failure rate of 3% (3 out of 100 on a spindle, of course) to 5% (5 out of a spindle of 100). To me, this is an unacceptable failure rate.
My previous attempts to return a few defective burned discs to retailers have been laughed at, and I believe that is what second-tier manufacturers like Memorex count on. AVOID THEM!!!!