Product Description

Sony DVD-R 4.7GB 16x Spindle 50 Pack

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5401 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sony Media And Recording
• Model: 50DMR47BSP
• Released on: 2008-08-14
• Dimensions: 2.03 pounds

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Manufacturer's Description
50 spindle pack -R DVD. 4.7GB. Pack of 50 spindle DVD-R in 16x-speed. Ideal for fast data recording and space saving at home or at the office

Customer Reviews

very very reliable
I have used a number of different blank DVDs but these are by far the most reliable. Out of about 70 discs that I have so far used I have had two that failed to burn. In both cases I gave them a wipe with some CD / DVD cleaning fluid and they burned first time. I use these with a Sony DVD recorder so I cannot vouch for other types of recorders but they seem very reliable to me and when I have burned stuff for other people to view on their systems it has been 100% successful.

Very Reliable, 16x absolutely no problems, recommended!
I've just managed to get through all 50 of mine and I've used them for a variety of things and I haven't had a coaster from my 50.

16x without a problem and that is better than verbatim which never get the speeds they claim.

look no further for reliable dvd-r's!

140 Used -- Only 1 partial faiure
I record live TV to HDD, edit, then copy at 16x to these Sony DVD-R. In 3 x 50-spindles, I have had only 1 imperfect ; the copy is playable, but it can't be Finalized.
Check Kikatek too for prices. They too are v reliable supplier ; sometimes cheaper, sometimes not.

A caution to the fumblers like me : don't blame failures & problems on the discs until you are really certain it's not your DVR-recorder that is junk. I bought a Sony DVD-player, a Philips DVD/VHS recorder, then a Sony DVD/80GbHDD recorder. The Philips is junk : it often can't read discs it has itself recorded, yet the Sony recorder CAN read these Philips-recorded DVDs ! It's not just Philips : the Sony player freezes & sometimes rejects the DVDs recorded on the Sony recorder !
On the same DVD, don't mix recordings done on 1 recorder with new ones done on another.
I have concluded that there is no 100% reliable product-supplier, at any rate not in this mid-range market. If you check the Customer Reviews on DVDs and on recorders & players, you always find a bunch of happy customers, plus 1 or 2 saying that it's junk.
So my advice is : stick throughout to Sony, & if you have trouble, whack the DVDs AND the recorder in to the nearest Sony Regional Service ctr under warranty -- they're pretty helpful. Don't mix suppliers : you get better service if all the kit is from the same manufacturer.
If you like tearing your hair, buy from cheap manufacturers. Or buy Philips.

None of this is Amazon's DIRECT fault. BUT Amazon is big enough to kick these manufacturers. They obviously are ALL knowingly shipping product where 1 in a few has faults/bugs ; then they rely on the customer & service agent to sort it out. I guess that dumping this nuisance on the customer is cheaper than stricter quality control. The vast sales of pre-recorded DVDs show that DVDs CAN be burnt reliably ; I guess manufacturers cut quality to the bone in the mass market for "amateur" customers. Come on, Amazon, git ya boots on. Refuse to ship the products that are drawing more than a very few complaints. I'd prefer to pay GBP 250 for a recorder & discs that work properly than GBP 200 for one that doesn't -- especially a combination that burns discs that can't be read next month.

I have VHS recorded in 1985 that still work. My worry is whether ANY of these DVDs will be playable in 5 or 10 yrs time (:-{) Maybe we should all have stuck to VHS ...

RJ Stansfield
West London