Posted by SlimPickens on 04/18/06 00:10

marky@kol.co.nz wrote:
> My dad has a combo drive that is nearly 4 years old.
> For the first couple of years the dvd drive parr worked perfectly with
> all disks
> but from then on it slowly didn't work with most disks.
> I have just recently figured out that it only reads single layered
> disks.
> any recommendations or getting a new drive the only way to run most of
> the dvds that now use dual layered disks.
>

If you have a DVD burner on your computer you could reauthor the disks
you own using DVD shrink so that they fit on a single layered disk.
Other than that if your talking about a drive for his PC, check
newegg.com they always have great deals on computer hardware, and they
are very reputable.

Hope it helps.
Slim

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