Comments on: Verbatim outsources Double Layer DVD production to India

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:05:44 +0000

Made-in-India discs rock………

good quality and very good price..I love them.

moser bear India is the 2nd largest media producer in the world.

You can’t become 2nd largest if quality is not good and your product does not sell.
so, go ahead any try.. I am sure you will love them.

By: Nitin

Nitin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:05:25 +0000

The moser bear dl dvds are pathtic. I bought 20 dvds and only 1 is working. others gives power calibration error while burning with nero.

By: Shawm

Shawm — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:12:00 +0000

I bought a 20 stack of Verbatim DVD+R Double layer 8.5 GB discs and every disc in the stack was defective!!!! Verbatim should issue a recall on these discs. Will never buy them again. Buyer beware!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Wesley Novack

Wesley Novack — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:06:22 +0000

Unfortunately, I have heard of more problems with the Made in India DVD+R DL discs. If you can find the Made in Singapore or even Made in Taiwan DVD+R DL Verbatim discs, that is still your best option for double layer media.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:49:49 +0000

I just found this article on google. I have been ordering verbatim 20 pack dvd+r dl spindles on a regular basis and out of nowhere I started having recording errors, recordings that reported “successful” and ended up not being readable in any other device etc. I noticed that these new “defective” spindles are indeed manufactured in India. I am going to miss the good old days of having Singapore made dvd+r dls. India obviously can’t handle making a reliable product.

By: New Verbatim Double Layer DVD’s spotted at Sam’s Club » Blu-ray, HD DVD, info at WesleyTech.com

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:37:00 +0000

[...] New Verbatim Double Layer DVD’s spotted at Sam’s Club A new Verbatim DVD+R DL (Double Layer) product has been found online at SamsClub.com. This is the first time that Verbatim Double Layer DVD’s have been available in a 50 count retail packaging. The product can only be purchased at the physical brick and mortar Sam’s Club stores and it is not for sale online as of yet. No other stores are carrying this product yet either, so at the moment it appears to be exclusive to Sam’s Club, at least temporarily. What is so special about these Verbatim Double Layer DVD’s? Earlier this year, I posted an article about Verbatim outsourcing DVD Double Layer production to Moser Baer India. This new Verbatim DVD+R DL product at Sam’s Club is rumored to contain the Made in India Double Layer discs. Only this 50 count retail package will contain the made in India product at this point, other Verbatim double layer packages will still use the made in Singapore product. [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:39:11 +0000

I’ve just got a pack of 100 x DVD-R from Amazon.co.uk

I was hoping to get the ‘made in taiwan’ stuff as these have been very good for me in the past (excellent quality scans in nero etc) but the India stuff is complete CRAP – always poor quality dye at the edge of the disc – the last 20%/25% of the scan shows huge a increase in PIF\PIE errors.

Very disappointed with Verbatim. If the single layer DVD-R from india is anything to go by then the DL stuff will be expensive waste bin filler.

Come on Verb, you guys know how difficult it is to get good quality DVDs for long term storage, dont ruin the Verb brand name – please.

By: Wesley Novack

Wesley Novack — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:31:04 +0000

Good point Jester. If this brings down the price of MIS (Made In Singapore) media, then we could just continue buying the trusted and true MIS product.

But, if the MII (Made In India) product is also good, it will really be a great situation. And perhaps the MIS product will be discontinued eventually? We’ll have to wait and see.

By: Jester

Jester — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:26:14 +0000

The thing is that Moser Baer doesn’t have the best quality track record for single layer media and Double Layer media certainly isn’t any easier to manufacture (So far only MKM from Singapore has been the only truly dependable D/L media). I certainly won’t be buying any unless they reach well under $1 a disc. Of course if it brings down the price on the media as a whole and I can still get the MIS MKM then I can live with this.

By: Wesley Novack

Wesley Novack — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:07:19 +0000

I have no idea, so I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions on that one. The made in India product could turn out to be just as good as the made in Singapore product. I’ll have to get my hands on some to find out.