Re: dvd double layer burners

From: Jerry (NoSpamChiefZeke_at_MSN.com)
Date: 06/20/04


Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 20:51:51 -0700

Check the review in "PC Magazine", July 2004, page 66 - Dual-Layer DVD
Recording. Comments are about the Sony DRU-700A and rated 4 out of 5.

"Stephen Larivee" <NOlariveeslSPAM@yahoo.PLEASEcom> wrote in message
news:Oz5Bc.82340$Sw.67953@attbi_s51...
> I have done quite a bit of CD burning over the years but have had no
contact
> with DVD burning. Recently I decided to break down and buy a DVD burner.
> They have gotten less expensive and my needs have changed. I know have
much
> more data/music/video files to back up. Instead of using a 1/2 dozen or
> more CD's, it would be a lot easier to do it on a DVD. Someone told me
that
> some companies (esp Sony) are coming out with Double Layer DVD burners.
Is
> this something that I should consider?
>
> I hate to buy something new and then find out that for a few bucks more I
> could have gotten a new technology. On the other hand, I don't like being
> the very first to try something out that may prove buggy.
>
> I have a one year old system (AMD XP 3000, 1 gig memory, large hard drive)
> and Windows XP. I was looking at two Sonys. One was a conventional DVD
> burner for about $130 and the other was the Double Layer DVD burner for
> about $190. I would gladly pay the difference in price if I felt the
Double
> Layer technology would work well.
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.
>
>



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