Re: dvd writer

I was saying that the dual layer dvds I burned with my MCE machine play fine
in all my stand alone dvd players. (I have several) including a cheapo one
that even refuses certain commercial dvds.

I wasn't arguing with you. Just stating a fact.

Rach
"Gene E. Bloch" <hamburger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns96D27ABB5B768Astrolabe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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"
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
> letters617blochg3251
> replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom"


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