DVD-R blanks have bought more than 8 years ago and my family photographs from Pioneer HDD recorder burned to the blanks in the high-speed Memorex. Could everything archive easily and burn. The quality was okay so far. However, have archived again, this time on the hard disk and on Panasonic DVD-RAM 1 year ago, are more expensive, but of the organic coating, supposedly much more durable and resistant. Well, it will show. The effort's worth it because there are always unique memories remain.