Memorex LightScribe Compatible 4.7GB 8X DVD+R (10-Pack) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

Maybe these have been stored in the wrong temperature or something because every disc was damaged. 5 of the 10 wouldn’t even open because the paper insert was stuck to the disc (see photo). The other 5 would open, however the surface of each disc has discoloration as well as paper stuck to it from the insert (see the other photo). These would be useless as a LightScribe discs with this paper stuck to them.

DVD worked OK... But very expensive....

One nasty surprise has been the quality difference between the burned label on CDs versus DVDs-- the DVD label quality is very poor. Just eyeballing it, using the Extended Label Contrast Utility (one of the updates on lightscribe.com) a CD burns as dark as 80%-gray but a DVD burns only as dark as 30%-gray. Additionally the DVD image is fuzzy and lacks the crispness of a CD label. I tried three different LightScribe DVD media manufatures to make sure this wasn't a media product problem.According to the lightscribe.com FAQs, DVDs have an additional layer of plastic applique on the top side which reduces the laser intensity on DVD burns. LightScibe refers to a 3D quality to the image, I don't see 3D but rather a diffused fuzziness on the image like the laser was out of focus or something.My favorite quote from lightscribe.com is, "we have found that many people think the dynamic appearance of LightScribe-labeled DVDs is especially suited to media which store videos and creative content.([...])" That is marketing spin meaning LightScribe is probably not yet ready to produce business-quality DVD label images.I think the quality difference between CD and DVDs should have been more called out by HP in the upfront product descriptions. I am still happy with the CD performance but most of my projects require media large than 1GB. I hope this shortcoming is addressed soon.

I bought these discs with some trepidation because the hp drive is finicky to say the least and I had already had bad results with another brand. However, they do work with the hp-- Yay!The coating on this disc which is inscribed by the lasar to label the disc is somewhat different on dvd+Rs than on recordable CDs. the CDR's give a better, clearer picture, the recordable DVDs are fuzzier and not as rich looking.I'm adding some scans to the customer picture gallery to show the difference.This is one of the cases where a paper label might be preferable but the latest DVD player I bought said that one shouldn't use paper labels as they might through the disc's balance off.

The DVD's work OK as far as reading/writing the data, but the quality of the lightscribe image is poor for these disks compared to other brands. Given the premium you pay for the lightscribe disk, I was very dissapointed by the low quality of the image. I printed the same image on these disks and disks from another manufacturer, and the image on the memorex was very fuzzy, and low contrast compared to the other brand. Unfortunately I bought a spindle of these, but will not buy this type again.