RIVER DVD-R Silver Inkjet – Full Surface Printable – 4.7GB 16× (100 Pack)

Featuring River Media’s highest-quality true silver Diamond burn dye, ultra-low error levels, and a fully metalised surface for true full-face printing.

River DVD-R Silver Inkjet Printable – Professional Optical Media

River DVD-R Silver Inkjet Printable discs are designed for consistent recording performance and dependable inkjet print quality. The full-surface silver inkjet printable coating delivers sharp text and graphics, making these discs suitable for both functional and branded disc applications.

Manufactured using optical-grade materials and a purple azo-based dye, these DVD-Rs offer stable burning, broad playback compatibility, and reliable long-term storage. Supporting recording speeds from 1× up to 16×, they provide flexibility for a wide range of duplication and data recording tasks.

Packaged in shrink-wrapped 100-disc bundles, these discs are well suited for professional, educational, and everyday use where consistency and value are essential.

Precision Engineering for Superior Recording

Unlike stamped DVDs, DVD-R media is manufactured with a continuous spiral groove, similar in concept to a vinyl record. This groove — known as the pregroove — provides a highly precise track for the writing laser to follow during recording.

DVD players rely on accurately tracking the spiral path of recorded pits in order to read data correctly. Any deviation in this path can affect playback reliability.

A slight, controlled wobble is built into the pregroove using a pre-established pattern. This wobble generates a frequency used as a carrier signal, supplying essential timing information that regulates:

• Servo motor control
• Laser tracking accuracy
• Focus of the laser beam

In addition, land pre-pits moulded into the disc substrate provide address information and pre-recorded data, enabling precise initiation of the write process.

Advanced DVD-R Write Strategy

DVD-R recording requires a significantly more complex write strategy than CD-R media. The recorded pits on a DVD-R are approximately half the size of those found on a CD-R, and the spacing between pits and lands within the spiral data pattern is considerably tighter.

This increased density demands exceptional manufacturing precision to ensure accurate pit formation, stable recording, and reliable playback across a wide range of players.

What Makes River Media DVD-Rs the Professionals’ Best-Kept Secret?

Error correction performance is a critical measure of disc quality. In DVD media, error rates are measured using:

• PI (Parity Inner)
• PO (Parity Outer)

Unlike CD media — where uncorrected C1 errors escalate to C2 errors — an uncorrected PI error in DVD media becomes the far more serious PO error, which can directly impact data integrity and playback reliability.

River Media DVD-Rs are the result of many years of manufacturing refinement and technical expertise. Their exceptionally low PI/PO error rates deliver performance that consistently outperforms leading competitors, as demonstrated in comparative scan results.

Key Features & Benefits

• True Silver Diamond Recording Technology – Designed for low PI/PO error rates and reliable long-term performance.
• Silver Inkjet Printable Surface – Produces crisp text, sharp graphics and vibrant print results.
• Full Hub Printable Design – Print right through to the centre for a professional full-face finish.
• 4.7GB DVD-R Capacity – Ideal for video, data, multimedia, archiving and duplication.
• 1×–16× Recording Speed – Stable recording across compatible DVD writers and duplicators.
• 100 Disc Pack – Supplied shrink-wrapped. Multiple pack sizes available.