Introduction
It's a CDR-Zone.COM first - a TDK branded 16x media review! We noted their arrival into the UK last month and sourced 50 pieces without delay in order to gauge the quality for our readers. TDK have held a big name in the recordable media market, indeed one that is as well known as any other brand you can associate with recording mediums.
Will the quality of this first 16x DVD+R offering from TDK be as good as some of the other brands of 16x DVD+R media we have reviewed here at CDR-Zone.COM or will it go down as an over priced, under performing juggernaut? Read on to find out what we thought during our now established DVD media review method.
"Blank TDK DVDs are available as write-once DVD+R or rewriteable (1,000+ times) DVD+RW disc. Thanks to their capacity of 4.7GB, up to six hours of high-resolution digital video can be recorded onto a blank TDK DVD. Blank TDK DVDs are of course also ideal for data-backup and multimedia applications.
Thanks to their compatibility with the DVD+R standard, blank TDK DVD+R and DVD+RW disks can be used with corresponding PC DVD burners and DVD video recorders, and are also compatible with virtually all DVD-ROM drives."
Made in Luxembourg, the TDK 16x DVD+R media came to us in 2 spindles of 25. Anyone having purchased the 8x versions of the TDK spindled media will instantly recognise the packaging - its typically TDK, but the design on the front of the disc is different. Gone are the plain grey/blue design which was synonomous with TDK, and in comes a new dark blue background with a silver emblem at the top. If you have a silver marker pen you may stand a chance of seeing what your writing but Blue and Black markers will struggle to be seen clearly.
| Detailed media information for the TDK 16x DVD+R media | | Media name: | TDK 16x DVD+R | | Brand: | TDK | | Manufacturer: | TDK | | Made in: | Luxembourg | | Media ID Code: | TDK-003-00 | | Media Type: | DVD+R | | Rated speed: | 16x | | Max. storage capacity: | 4.7 GB | | Writing surface colour (dye): | Purple | | Top surface colour: | Blue and silver | | Printable top surface? | No |
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The recording surface is a light purple and carries the Media ID of TDK-003 according to
VSO Inspector and should be capable of speeds of upto 16x on our review devices.
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