Re: dvd writer

The ability to play commercial (pressed) DVDs has little to do with
the abilty of a burner on a PC, or a set-top burner, to produce a
good (readable) double layer DVD on the available DVD DL blanks or
the abilty of a reader to read them.

Correction: The ability to play commercial (pressed) DVDs has
*nothing* to do with the abilty of a burner on a PC, or a set-top
burner, to produce a good (readable) double layer DVD on the
available DVD DL blanks or the abilty of a reader to read them.

However, your previous post refers to commercial DVDs ("Aren't most
commercial dvds dual layer?"), and your current post seems to refer
to something else ("they play fine on my standalones, even the picky
cheapo one that refuses to play many commercial dvds"), so perhaps
you could clarify what you're talking about.

HTH,
Gino

"Rach" <rachgirlnospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:v%cWe.27207$Jp.689151@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Well, they play fine on my standalones, even the picky cheapo one
> that refuses to play many commercial dvds.
>
> Rach
>
>
> "Gene E. Bloch" <hamburger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Xns96D1B7D62753EAstrolabe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Commercial DVDs are read-only. They are printed (officially, I
>> think the word is "pressed"), not burned by a Pioneer A08.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Gino
>>
>> "Rach" <rachgirlnospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> news:J%0We.6250$Jp.630990@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>>
>>> Hmm.. Aren't most commercial dvds dual layer?
>>>
>>> Rach
>>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%23agQtbWuFHA.2792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Dual Layers are great on the DVD burner that created them.....
>>>> but most DVD standalones still cannot read them. Check at
>>>> www.videohelp.com to see what your standalone will read.
>>>>
>>>> Pioneer A08 and above do dual layer although I believe the A08
>>>> only does +R DL and not -R DL..
>>>> --
>>>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>>>> Printing & Imaging
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "jercs" <jercs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:8B0C094C-DAB9-42DC-A5D0-3CF2750D4BEF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> thanks for the recommendation.... :) any product number? i
>>>>> just need a 16x
>>>>> that can burn double-layer disk
>>>>>
>>>>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I love my Pioneer:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?
Item=N82E16827129165
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In fact I've had three... no failures, just got faster drives
>>>>>> and have plenty of PCs for the cast-offs.... all three are
>>>>>> still working perfectly.
>>>>>> And I haven't burned a bad DVD yet... over 2 years. Use
>>>>>> Fuji, TDK and Memorex DVD disks.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>>>>>> Printing & Imaging
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jercs" <jercs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:903D61DC-790C-4BFE-B5C9-2D552DE74970@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> >i need recommendation of dvd writer..... i am planning to
>>>>>> >buy sony dru 800a
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
>> letters617blochg3251
>> replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom"
>
>



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