Guide to blank DVD media quality

Blank media quality guide & FAQ. A detailed list of blank DVD manufactures and brands by reliability. I've been looking for a guide of this quality ever since I burned a batch of garbage DVDs a couple years ago.

The thing that must be realized is that most media is produced by a relative small number of factories, located in several different places. These factories are mostly present in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India, some European locations. There are more, but those are the largest ones. The best media generally comes from Japan and Singapore. The worst typically comes from Taiwan or China (in stores) and Hong Kong (online).