<p>This is a quickie as I have to make this purchase tonight. Am going to see daughter’s a cappella concert tomorrow night, and she has asked me to bring my camcorder to capture it for the group. It’s been almost a year since I bought any blank discs, and I know the technology changes quickly. </p>
<p>Which manufacturer has the most reliable DVD-R recordable discs these days?</p>
<p>I can’t state what’s best but usually sticking with the major brands is the best bet - Sony, Maxell (which is actually Hitachi), etc.</p>
<p>got a 5-pack of Sony, and as I was formatting them, at least one is defective. This always aggravates the hell out of me. Don’t have time to go back and return the 5-pack, but may take the defective one back when I get back in town. I just don’t think I’ve ever had 100% success rate with buying DVD-R discs. Even if they format OK, I always end up with one that develops an error during capturing. Grrrrrr!</p>
<p>Thankfully I have four formatted, but should only need 2-3 discs to get everything, so I still have a back-up.</p>
<p>Sorry if this reply is too late, but this post from the Hardware Guys forum should help: [Recommended</a> Optical Drives and Media](<a href=“http://forums.hardwareguys.com/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST&f=4&t=3941&st=#entry24035]Recommended”>http://forums.hardwareguys.com/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST&f=4&t=3941&st=#entry24035).</p>
<p>The poster, Robert Bruce Thompson, is the author of the book Building the Perfect PC. I think his advice is usually very good.</p>