DVD-R quality for burning

Does anybody know what is the diffrence between the Verbatim Digital Movie DVD-R 4.7 GB to the regular sliver top Verbatims 4.7 GB.

I've never had any problems with either Taiyo Yuden (more expensive) or Ritek (less expensive). I buy from http://www.meritline.com/dvd-r-ink-jet-printable.html
Hope this helps.
G4/Dual 1.25 w/23HD Cinema   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

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