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11-25-2009: Sorry for the inconvenience. We finally upgraded to vBulletin 3 !! See you there, Larry Dual Layer worth it?Go to the Tech-Forums Discussion Home PagePosted by: koldapu Are the new Dual Layer dvd burners worth getting? Sony sells theirs for about $200, but NEC and a few other companies have theirs for about $80-$100 at newegg.com How much would the media cost, cause these discs hold 8.5gb each? Plus, would a scratch ruin a lot of info, since a small scratch would be doubled considering the extra layer? Posted by: beedubaya They will allow you to copy a retail DVD-video. If you want or need this capability, then go ahead and get dual-layer. Posted by: koldapu i see . . . but would they be able to run in regular dvd players? dvd-rom and the tv ones? i imagine that they should, but with technology, you never know Posted by: blackx Yes they do run in normal DVD players. In fact, the DVD's you watch in the normal living room DVD player are Dual-Layered. That's why in some films you will see a slight pause at a point during playback. This is the player switching layers on the disc. My advice is, if you're going to buy a DVD burner, you'd be crazy not to go with the dual-layered DVD burner. The extra storage, and in the case of myself, creating animations on my PC and then playing them on the DVD player on the TV is a huge advantage! Cheers! Posted by: koldapu i guess this would be an investment for the future . . . i see 2.4x DL media for about $10/disc, but hopefully, like dvd media did before, they'll go down in price Posted by: zerozero Since dual layer can burn single layer, go ahead and get it. Until the media prices drop, you can use single layer DVD's for everyday app Posted by: koldapu lol i never thought of it that way; most of the dual layers DO run 8x dvd burning, so i guess its a good deal thanks! Posted by: SewerBeing A) dual layer is not the future, they are working on much bigger disks B) dual layer burning is slower then single layer C) The second layer will not burn at 8x, it will be slower, the 8x is for the first layer only, not the second. Posted by: koldapu yes i know, im not stupid i know that DL writes at 2.4x (it will increase in the future . . . thats when i'll buy it); what i meant by 8x was that it burns regular dvds at 8x ( and i'll buy the DL when it also offers regular dvd write at at least 12x) as for blu-ray and hd-dvd-rom well, blu-rays out. . . for a while the only production machine of it costs nearly $3000 plus conversion would cost a lot as for hd-dvd-rom, thats what hollywood will decide to use, and that obviously influences the entire industry the reason : the recording layer is stuck inbetween 0.6mm layers of plastic in the middle of the dvd, so the production line conversion would be easier and cheaper as for when to buy hd-dvd-rom - obviously when they come out with it, but i dont expect to buy it until 2006, when the fcc requirement for fully-digital tranmissions takes effect as for me; right now, the dvd-rom / cd-rw drive i have will do Posted by: NYY DYNASTY now, with the SL dvd's....you cant just pop any dvd-media into the burner and expect them to play in any DVD unit....I know that you have to watch for the +/-R. Now, with the DL, is there such a thing as +/-R? Or is it just one DVD-media disk, now? Posted by: Lone Wolf [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by blackx [/i] [B]Yes they do run in normal DVD players. In fact, the DVD's you watch in the normal living room DVD player are Dual-Layered. That's why in some films you will see a slight pause at a point during playback. This is the player switching layers on the disc. My advice is, if you're going to buy a DVD burner, you'd be crazy not to go with the dual-layered DVD burner. The extra storage, and in the case of myself, creating animations on my PC and then playing them on the DVD player on the TV is a huge advantage! Cheers! [/B][/QUOTE] I agree with that... Three Cheers dude. Koldapu, don't fret too much about scratches on a DVD. Yes scratches can harm your DVD, but the coating layer on DVDs and CDs are designed to be resilient. Not doesn't mean you should start banging your DVD disks or handle them carelessly, but as long as you practice good measures like handling them around the edges and avoiding direct sunlight & exposure to high heat, they will be fine. Posted by: duffsterLP I think they are definately worth it. A DVD holding 2 hours actually isn't that much...you can fit more on a VHS tape. That's why I'm excited about the huge storage blue ray disks. Too bad i already had single layer DVD burners. Posted by: OIDanTheManIO the 80$ one would be kewl, but i think ill stick to my dvd+r burner for now Posted by: hyprtech Ive got a dvd burner for sale its a 'EXTERNAL DUAL-LAYER DVD BURNER DRX700A' its on ebay if u want a squiz. 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