Question 1

are these white, hub printable or silver front ?

Accepted Answer

For me Phillips is Okay for glue on labels, or Scripto Pen hand-written labeling.  They are neither Silver nor white, but combo of both, with entirely to much Factory ad labels.  Hope this helps as I do not feel they are any good for printing....

Question 2

what is the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R ? Which is best for recording general variety of music . photos, movies on tv , etc. ?

Accepted Answer

This answer was taken from another site.

The DVD-R format was developed by Pioneer and first surfaced as the Pioneer S-101 DVD-R Authoring drive in 1997. The drive was specifically written as a write-once media for video applications, and writing data with the drive was not a priority. Yes, there are two DVD-R formats: the DVD-R Authoring and the DVD-R General format.

The DVD-R Authoring format is a professional drive writing at either 1x or 2x (max) speeds. It is extremely expensive, costing several thousand dollars, and is geared towards professional use only, incorporating the allowance for CMF to replace DLT for replication. Pioneer S-101 and Panasonic makes some of the only DVD-R(A) drives, some for 3.95GB discs, others for the more modern 4.7GB discs. The DVD-R Authoring drives use different media and the laser uses a different writing frequency than DVD-R(G). As of 2009, DVD-R Authoring has mostly been abandoned, as many duplication houses have long been able to accept DAT or DVD-R General (or even DVD+R) media as masters.

The DVD-R General format, normally referred to as just DVD-R, was created for the consumer in early 2001. This also added the DVD-RW format and it is official known as a re-recordable disc, not a re-writable disc. Many Compaq, Packard Bell, Apple and Sony computers shipped DVD-R General drives in 2001 and early 2002, as the DVD+R format was not yet available and the DVD-R format thrived without any kind of competition.

The dash in DVD-R is a DASH or HYPHEN! It is absolutely not a MINUS sign! It is no more a “DVD minus R” than a CD-R is a “CD minus R”. The entire “minus” mentality is a result of deceptive marketing by the DVD+RW Alliance.

DVD-Video information recorded onto a DVD-R General tends to have a playback compatibility of about 90 to 95 percent with all players that exist. This is the highest compatibility among all burned DVD formats.

Question 3

this disc records TV programs with my DVR.
It will not play back.
Even if I finalize,it will not play back I any DVR
what do I do to make this disc playback the programs?

Accepted Answer

You should be able to play back the disc on the dvr that you have recorded it on while you are in the process of finalizing the disc. Check your owners manual for the dvr to find out which kind of discs you can use to record on-- dvd-r or dvd+r.

Question 4

What is the media ID code of these discs?

The media code cannot be found on the disc packaging, it must be scanned from an actual disc using a utility like DVDidentifier, ImgBurn, or Nero DiscSpeed. Some examples are: Ritek-F16, MCC004-000, MBIPG101-R05, CMCMAG-AM3, AML003-000, et al. It tells you exactly who manufactures the DVD media regardless of brand.

Accepted Answer

I personally have had nothing but bad results from using Phillips. I burn all of my media at 6x speed and     these are nothing but coaster makers.  Stick with sony, fuji or verbatim.

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