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All HP media, cd or dvd, always works great. I've never had one bad disc ever. I don't have a printer that prints discs, I bought them because of a sale and thought it would be nice to have something besides the usual shiny surface to write the name of the movie on, I was right.

About 2/3 of these disks failed. Often, they were ejected before the burning process could even start. Other times, they seemed to be burning fine, but then verification would fail. I have an iMac computer. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that my experience with these blank DVDs was different from the glowing reviews given by others.

I bought a pack of TDK blank DVDs, and I've had a 100% success rate with the 20 disks that I've burned.

This printable surface DVD-R runs better on your DVD players without reading errors and less heavy than a DVD with sticker label but those HP Vivera inks will fade if you drop a little water on it or somebody touch it with moisty hands. You can only get water-resistant prints on HP Advanced Photo Paper or some products offered WaterShield, AquaAce and AquaGuard DVD-Rs but if you want permanent labeling, I prefer Lightscribe.

These printable DVD's work very nicely. No ink smudges or fuzziness.Just a nice clear picture.

HP discs always worked better for me. I paid $19.99 through amazon and couldn't find them for under $28 anywhere. Other brands have given me problems in the past.