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Until recently were all Dual Layer burners +R? The reason I ask is I am thinking of getting this burner ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136 105 ) because it has -R DL burning (which is all my old xbox reads), but I can't find -R DL discs anywhere except the cheapos on NewEgg (which have poor ratings). Should I risk it and buy a pack with my burner and hope for the ...

Thats a really good question man, I have no clue. Big help, I know. Only thing I could come up with is: Quote: Although DVD-R DL is acceptable for recording video, the superior reliability and features of DVD+R DL make it a better choice I looked on meritline.com too, and same thing, there are a lot more dvd+r dl for sale. Man, ...

I wish dual layer discs would get cheaper already. I'd like to start using them because I think I'd avoid my problems with discs locking up, but they still cost too much.

single layer disks work fine for me.

Same here LOG, although the quality is nowhere near DVD+R DL's. I have a pack of both single and dual and there is no denying the DL's are better. Also, you have to shrink a lot of the newer DVD files to fit them on a single, which obviously compacts the video and kills the quality. I just experimented with this myself today. I burnt the RHCP's Live at Slane DVD (originally a 7.25GB ISO ...

it's an emachines with an AMD Athlon 3200... 160gb hard drive, plus another 30 that I put in from an old machine. Nvidia gforce 4 graphics card. The burner is a Lite-On DVDRW, 8x I think, and it also has a Samsung CD-Rom drive. I was looking at getting a 16x DVD burner. They're only like $40... I just wish I could pinpoint the problem. Whether it be software, hardware, media, etc.

Quote: Originally Posted by BlackMetalNinja it's an emachines with an AMD Athlon 3200... 160gb hard drive, plus another 30 that I put in from an old machine. Nvidia gforce 4 graphics card. The burner is a Lite-On DVDRW, 8x I think, and it also has a Samsung CD-Rom drive. I was looking at getting a 16x DVD burner. They're only like $40... I just ...