True it doesn't read TDK's, but it reads memorexes just fine, and that's all I use anyways, my pc cdrom and two of our friends also dont read some tdk's, and you know who's. Samsung is the best hands down, but I still like my tweaked Phillips, it reads CD's, DVD -R's, and +R's, anyone who called +R Rogue is a idiot although I dont remember anyone saying that. For the simple fact it's FASTER to create a backup with +R, most good new DVD players read +R fine also, and what do you expect it's new.