What are the best brand of dvd to use burning movies?

I have been using some Verbatim DVD+R that I got cheap. The price was good, but it seems like I can only burn large movies at a 2.4 speed. Any faster and I risk the disk not writing. Should I stick with Verbatim because I like the affordability? Also what is the difference between +/-R?

 

I like Memorex brand, but have used Verbatim, HP, Kodak . . . many brands in fact, and my deciding factor is always price. In point of fact a lot of DVDs are made in the same factory, but are branded for different companies (which is true for a lot of stuff).

Not sure about all the differences between +R and -R, but what little I have heard is this:

--The DVD-R is compatable with more DVD recorders/players then +R, but any DVD device made since 2010 is probably compatable with both formats

--DVD-R is sometimes cheaper then +R, but that does not seem to be true as much anymore that I have seen

--Video aficionados seem to prefer +R format because its recording scheme allows for better error correction, but why that would be I have no idea. I'm not a video perfectionist by any means.

--DVD +R is reported to have a few megabytes less recording space

I have used both formats for the same type projects, and to be honest I can't tell any real difference in the two. Maybe . . . and I mean just maybe, the DVD+R seem to be a better choice for recording large video files, and seem to suffer fewer bad disks. I have logged no data to back that up, so it is just a personal opinion.

All in all, I have some DVD-R and +R that I recorded eight years ago and they both still play fine . . . don't recall which brands they are but I don't think it makes a lot of difference. I'd stick with the Verbatim if they work well for you and are cost effective. I like the Memorex as I have used that brand more then others because I got a gazillion of them cheap once at an auction, and since then they seem to be about as cheap as any other brands I've found.

 

I use Verbatim, Memorex and even HP. (whichever I could grab at the best price). So far I haven't had any fail on me.
I have a spindle of DVD+R and DVD-R. I'm trying to use all the +R's up because one of the cheap DVDs players we have attached to the kitchen tv won't read them.
After they are gone, I'll stick with -R simply because then I can play the DVD in any of the three players attached to tvs in the house.

 

When I first began burning DVDs, I also used whatever was cheapest - and I paid for it with coasters, degradation, etc.

I now use exclusively,Taiyo Yuden (premium line) and find they are the most reliable, and the price is comparable to the other brands.

I only burn in 8x - works the best.

http://www.supermediastore.com/product/search?search=taiyo+yuden+dvd-r&fromHeader=true&hiddenSearch=

 

In addition to JVC, I think some Verbatim and Polaroid branded DVD's are made by Taiyo Yuden (among other brands).

Good advice . . . by and large slower recording speed = fewer errors and wasted disks.

 

I have been burning disks since the first Phillips 1X CD burner came out in 1994 and me and 10 mates each put in $500 to buy one of the first ones available in Australia for $5500 and no PC included in this price Blank -R CDs were $45 each but things have progressed and things are much different today :-D

Currently I have 2 X DL Pioneer DVD combo burners, 2 X DL Samsung DVD combo burners and 2 X Samsung bluray burners. I don't burn many bluray disks as the media is still too expensive and 64Gb USB sticks are better value as they can be reused.

For DVDs
I use:- Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim, Mitsui, Phillips and Mitsubishi and these have had no issues.

Ones I avoid as I have had problems are:- Ridata, Ritek, Princo, one series of TDK, Traxdata and the cheap no name ones that come in bulk packs taped together without a spindle.

You can find out the real manufacturer of any disk and you will be surprised they are all made by only a handful of factories
MG has this handy tool listed (by Kris Schoofs) that you can use to identify the real disk manufacturer here :major

If you really want to read about the difference between +R and -R then go here and then go to the next page for the functional differences.

Hope this helps

Cheers :drink

 

Thank you all for the great input, seems like it is a safe bet to stick with verbatim... I never realized that they sold different lines of disks. When I have more money I think I will try Taiyo Yuden