alternative to blu-ray

since win 7 the LG drive makes REs but not BD-Rs
LG help is useless.
and BD-RE are hard to find in canada.
is there another HD alternative ?
i make movies of our vacations etc.
not commercial
thanks all
LG BE06LU10 uses windows drivers.
there is a firmware update available but LG reccommends NOT using it as it can destroy the drive.
they ssuggested i go back to windows XP!