Introduction
Just recently Verbatim have introduced their high speed 8x DVD+R Double Layer media manufactured as usual by Mitsubishi® Kagaku Media. It's taken a little while to get enough writers that support 8x writing to this media together here in the CDR-Zone.COM basement. Well today is that day! Now I can bring you results of tests on 5 modern DVD writing devices, each capable of achieving the maximum rated speed of 8x for this media. During this review I will be introducing some new DVD writers to CDR-Zone.COM readers - the Philips DVDR 1660 kindly supplied by Philips and the Pioneer DVR 110 kindly supplied by the good folk at SVP.
MKM/Verbatim’s double layer 8x-speed DVD+R 8.5GB discs are the first in the world to be verified by the Philips Verification Laboratory. This achievement has been made possible by a range of technical innovations including the development of a high-sensitivity organic dye and a spacer layer designed specifically for higher recording speeds. Verbatim has also made several process improvements allowing better control of the recording and spacer layers, which achieves the flatness specifications required for high-speed recording.
| Detailed media information for the Verbatim 8x DVD+R Double layer media | | Media name: | Verbatim 8x DVD+R Double layer | | Brand: | Verbatim | | Manufacturer: | Mitsubishi® Kagaku Media | | Made in: | Singapore | | Media ID Code: | MKM-003-00 | | Media Type: | DVD+R DL | | Rated speed: | 8x | | Max. storage capacity: | 8.5 GB | | Writing surface colour (dye): | Purple | | Top surface colour: | Matt silver | | Printable top surface? | No |
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The review media came to me in 5 Packs of 5, each piece of media having its own jewel case. The usual Verbatim branding is applied to the top surface of the media and anyone having used Verbatim media will be familiar with this style. Plenty of room is available for labeling as is also normal. Made in Singapore, the Verbatim 8x DVD+R Double Layer media used during this review has a reorder number of 43540.
I must also point out that this review comes at a time when some DVD Writers may not have fully optimised support in their firmware at present. Though being Verbatim branded I would expect a very good level of support from all tested recording devices. Verbatim pride themselves on having an excellent standard of support for their media before they release it to the market. Thats something I will be checking for during this review.
For the real media quality enthusiast, the batch number codes on the inner circle of the disc are clearly marked ZD6165-DVRZD6160-DVR-X85OB and 0106 respectively. The recording surface is a light purple and carries the Media ID of MKM-003-00 according to VSO Inspector.
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