Posted by Tricky Dicky on 09/22/94 11:38

"Rolo Tomassi" <notme@nothere.com> wrote in message
news:11dCf.9848$wl.6708@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> "Tricky Dicky" <tricky@nospam.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1138273606.2305.0@echo.uk.clara.net...
>> Last night I created my first dual layer DVD9 using my NEC writer, Nero 7
>> and a Datawrite DVD+R disk
>>
>> Burning went well but only the NEC drive in my PC can play the disk - my
>> living rooms machines fire up the first menu but there is no navigation
>> after that
>>
>> I thought that once the disk was authored as a DVD9 video compilation it
>> would be playable on any machine
>>
>> Any thoughts, anyone?
>>
>> Tricky
>>
>>
>>
>
> Seems like the CD-R then CD-RW then DVD-R and DVD+R experience all over
> again. Whenever I "early adopt" a technoligy I usually live to regret it.
> I was late on the DVD-R bandwagon and it paid off in spades - all of my
> players were compatible by that stage and burn rates were a massive 4X!
>
> I'll wait until DL stand alone DVD recorders are common place and the
> discs are cheaper I reckon.

Aside from making dual layer video compilations, though, being able to
backup 8.5Gb of data is pretty damn good for a removable format IMO

Tricky

[Back to original message]