It is very important to get good quality blank DVD media. Many people assume it's basically all the same, or if I buy it at a trusted store like "Best Buy" it will be adequate. This is a common mistake.  We can't stress enough how important it is to use good quality blank media.

TAIYO YUDEN blank dvd media is the best of the best. You may not yet have heard of the strange name, but they are used by professionals for mastering around the world. 

Taiyo Yuden offers a "value line" DVD.  These are excellent as well.  We performed our tests with both the higher grade and the value line DVD grade.  We can't find any flaws with their lower priced value line option.

Taiyo Yuden is made by the inventor of the CD-R disc. Taiyo Yuden has the widest playback compatibility, the lowest error rates in recording, and comes with a 100-year data integrity guarantee.
Taiyo Yuden defines the de facto global standard for write-once recordable media through the development of high quality, highly reliable products based on the company's leading-edge technologies.

Some of you might not need all the details to convince you to get this excellent quality brand. Nevertheless,  the following illustrates how we tested this media.

We used Taiyo Yuden 8x DVD-R media with a Sony DVD writer.  Our 16x DVD writer ended up burning at a speed of nearly 12x.  The entire burn took just under 7 minutes!  We recorded a 4.5GB dvd. This is a very impressive burn rate for an 8X DVD. 

We also tested with Taiyo Yuden 16x DVD-R media with the same Sony DVD writer.  We got full 16X capability and the burns were excellent (error free)

Our 16X DVD burner was able to burn at 12X while using the 8X Media.  This means when you purchase the less expensive 8X blank DVDs, you're still getting excellent throughput.

VSO Inspector was used to check the recorded DVD for any bad sectors that might be present.

We tested 10 different DVD burns.  There was absolutely no bad sectors during the scan.  VSO Inspector showed no errors reported during its scan of the Taiyo Yuden 8x-R media.

The tests show that very low PI/PIF errors were reported.  This was a full DVD recording on the Sony 16X burner at an average speed of 12x.

The DVD Jitter was also extremely low and consistent with an average of 9.14% and a maximum of 10.8%, indicating a well balanced disc during recording.

We burned 10 different DVDs.  For each, we tested in several computers and 3 different DVD players on home theater systems.

In every device we tried, the Taiyo Yuden 8x-R media was recognized without problems.

The Taiyo Yuden 8x-R media is our favorite!

During multiple test, it performed above standards at 12x consistently.

Most importantly with a recordable media, the Taiyo Yuden 8x-R media also passed all the verification tests.  No errors where found and we had a reliable backup of our source DVDs even at 12x recording speeds.

There is no reason you should buy any other type of media.  For about thirty five cents or less per blank, how can you justify saving a few cents on another brand when you have no idea how it will perform?  Never use anything else again! 

At ConsumerFirstReviews, we also review DVD copy software and we only use Taiyo Yuden Blank DVD discs.

TAIYO YUDEN entered the optical media business in 1988 with the development of CD-R. Today, the company continues to rely on domestic production to ensure that only the highest quality optical recording media is taken to market.

TAIYO YUDEN develops and manufactures its product line-up with technologies that are standardized at the highest level, and its DVD-R, DVD+R and CD-R never fail to be listed as recommended media by drive manufacturers. TAIYO YUDEN sees this reputation as evidence that the market recognizes the high performance and reliability of its optical disks.