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Verbatim 2.4x DVD+R9 Double layer, written at 2.4x. Total writing time is 43 minutes and 48 seconds. 

RiDATA 2.4x DVD+R9 Double layer, written at 2.4x. Total writing time is 43 minutes and 46 seconds.

Testing results:

Very good results! This is an excellent quality DL burn that was perfectly readable. Highly recommended.

The RiDATA DVD+R9 DL disc showed some PIF spikes that were a little too high. We can also see that the resulting disc had some problems in the reading test performed on the Mad Dog DVD writer, but at least the disc is fully readable. These DL discs should be adequate for use with the Memorex drive, but you will get better results with Verbatim brand DL discs.

Here are the comparison results obtained with Verbatim DVD+R DL discs, measured against other drives:

Both the Verbatim and the Ritek DVD+R9 DL discs written by the Memorex F16 were tested in our standalone players. Players that we tested on include the Philips DVP642, Koss KD365 and Toshiba SD-2300. The Memorex F16 burns DVD+R DL discs with a DVD-ROM booktype by default, which is a positive and helps to improve compatibility with standalone players. We ran into a problem with the Ritek DVD+R9 DL disc when testing on the Toshiba SSD-2300, the player would not recognize the Ritek DL disc, but it had no problems playing the Verbatim DL disc.

Summary: The Memorex F16 is an ok choice for DVD+R9 DL writing and will produce reliable quality Verbatim DL discs. However, the competition can write DVD+R9 DL discs at 4x speed (almost twice as fast as the Memorex F16) and can perform better when writing to Ritek DL discs.