Which DVD-RW?

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#1

I have hardly ever bothered with RW discs but my uncle has bought a standalone dvd recorder and whats to get some RW discs , can only be X2 or X4 but i dont know which RW dyes are any good i have a choice of X4 Verbs (MCC 01RW4X), X4 TDK (TDK601saku), X2 TDK Scratch Proof (TDK502sakuM3) and X4 Traxdata (dont know the dye, guessing its ritek).

I was thinking of opting for the X4 TDKs as they come in a spindle of ten and would work out cheaper( plus the red top looks good)

Opinions Please.

+RW are not a option, the maneul said it can play/record on some +RW but not all.The X4 Maxell ones didn’t work.

#2

Dont mean to bump but has know one else tryed any of these or are most like me and not really used meny RWs

#3

I’m not that fond of Ritek but I’ve used Office Depot branded 4x DVD-RWs, RITEKW04 media code, and they work very well on my standalone DVD Recorder. PI/PIF levels are good for RW media and no stability issues, although I don’t typically use them for long term recording.

There’s undoubtedly even higher quality discs than these, but these have worked perfectly for me thus far.

#4

I have a 25-spindle of the TDK 4x,


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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-RW:TDK601saku]
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Disc & Book Type :       [DVD-RW] - [DVD-RW]
Manufacturer Name :      [TDK Corp.]
Manufacturer ID :        [TDK601saku]
Blank Disc Capacity :    [2,298,496 Sectors = 4.71 GB (4.38 GiB)]
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[ DVD Identifier V4.2.0 - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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They work reasonably well. Don’t expect perfect error scans, but for temporary stuff thay’re fine.

#5

TDK ones i think it will be.

#6

What record speeds are possible with this standalone?

If it can up to 4x DVD-RW, yo should use 4x and not 1x/2x if possible.

#7

Well the manuel said it can use 2X and 4X RW and X4 and X8 R Discs. Did not see anything in the manuel about what speed it actually burns at though, then again i only skimmed through the manuel.