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I have
been using this Sony DVD media for a year of two now, and I have
always had nothing but success with this brand of media. When I went to Fry’s
Electronics I was looking for some DVD media that were reliable and would not
cost too much. Even though Sony brand was a bit more than what I was willing to
pay for, I still went ahead and purchased because I knew Sony would not let me
down (I was not sure about some other brand media).
ABOUT THIS MEDIA :
The particular 8x DVD media I purchased was priced a bit higher than I was
willing to pay for but since it is Sony, I just could not resist. I paid about
$40 for a 50 pack spindle.
My new Sony
DVD-DL Burner is rated to burn up to 16x, and luckily this media has
burned up to 8x. This was amazing for me because I old
Sony DVD-RW
could only burn up to 4x and this new drive and media cut my burning time in
half. It used to take me about 35 to 40 minutes to burn a full DVD, but since I
purchased my new drive and this media to go with it, I can burn a whole DVD disc
in about 15 minutes. This Sony media was the first 8x media I have purchased and
used so far, and it will burn at 8.0x without any problems.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE :
All of the discs I have burned using my new drive have performed very well and
without skips and stops. So far I have burned movies and data on this media, and
I have not noticed any lost data or low quality movies.
There are Sony logo and some other text on the label side of the disc, but they
are light enough so that it can be fully covered by your custom labels or
writing easily.
I would have preferred a blank label so that I would be able to customize it my
way, but this is good enough for now.
The dye (on the burning side) is dark purple unlike some of the cheap media I
have used and seen. Usually, Sony DVD media is a bit higher in price than other
media with the same features. Since I wanted high quality and a good brand of
media for my home movies and backup needs, I purchased the Sony brand even with
the high price tag.
I mostly use Nero Burning ROM to burn and copy my CD's and DVD's, but for movies
I use DVD Shrink (a freeware application) that allows me to copy a regular high
quality movie to any 4.7GB DVD-R disc. Both of these applications allow you to
choose the appropriate speed at which you want to burn the disc.
FINAL THOUGHTS :
I have used the Sony brand DVD media for about a year now and I have not
experienced any problems while burning or after burning with them. I would
recommend for this particular brand of media if you want to be sure your
contents will be secure and safe on this media. If price is not an issue for
you, then I would highly recommend this DVD media for your daily needs. But if
you want a good deal, I would suggest other brands with similar features and
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