I am looking into finally abandoning AVCHD for Blu-ray, but I am not sure what brand of disc is best for the money. Anyone here have any suggestions?
“You can’t polish a turd. But you can shape it to look like candy.”
Verbatim for me mate - they do printable discs as well as the standard ‘put your maker pen on this’ they have for their dvd discs. Also have quite a range to choose from (25gb / 50gb, single / double sided, various quantities etc).
Like their DVD discs before them… I can’t recall ever having a problem with them, and still work fine years on (so far 😉)
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Seconding Verbatim! Never had any real issues with their discs.
It’s been a while since I’ve bought blank BD’s. When I last got Verbatims I know you had to be careful of the disc ID and who actually manufactured it for them.
I believe you are looking for a disc ID of VERBAT-IMe-000.
Anyone have current info on that?
Dr. M
Good to know, I did some research that said there are 2 different types of Blu-ray Disc LTH and HTL and that the HTL are the better of the 2 because they last longer. Also in the research I did it said that verbatim were LTH discs and therefore not as good as Panasonic discs that product HTL. Granted this information was almost 10 years ago, but I am concerned about longevity of my discs.
“You can’t polish a turd. But you can shape it to look like candy.”
Edit: You know what… never mind.
You probably will be happy with: https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-BD-R-Blu-ray-Recordable-Media/dp/B00GSQ4DBM/
Now if you need BD-50 discs, that’s another conversation.
Dr. M
Edit: You know what… never mind.
You probably will be happy with: https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-BD-R-Blu-ray-Recordable-Media/dp/B00GSQ4DBM/Now if you need BD-50 discs, that’s another conversation.
From everything I’ve read Panasonic makes the best BD-50’s.
Verbatim makes a good BD50, but you have to get the Japanese import, not the ones they sell in the U.S.
Dr. M
Verbatim makes a good BD50, but you have to get the Japanese import, not the ones they sell in the U.S.
Second this. Verbatim discs always and the Japanese import only on BD-50s
I was looking today, and see the import bd-50s are pretty scarce unless you use eBay or something.
I’m failing to remember which is supposed to be better:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/354678504169
or
https://www.ebay.com/itm/165551504234
I think it was the second one, but my original insight into this came from a forum that no longer exists, so I can’t look it up.
Dr. M
I’m looking for an update on the best BD50 at the moment.
Like I said, I recall it being the white 50 pack spindle from Japan (which I believe was 4x), but times change.
Heck, the don’t seem to exist anymore.
Anyone have a recommendation at this point?
Dr. M
Ten or so years ago I read that Panasonic from Japan were the best BD50’s. They’ve been great for me. I don’t see why they would be any different now.