Posted by def456 on 03/26/07 04:38

"def456" <def456@none.none> wrote in message
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> Verbatim DVD+R DL seems to have a near-monopoly in this area and their
> best retail price has been hovering around $2/disc (US$) for quite awhile.
> Their competition in the DL market hasn't gained a good reputation, i.e.
> those other brands of DL discs are less reliable according to reports I've
> read.
>
> So, will they ever drop in price significantly?
>
> I would consider a price under $1/disc to be cheap, and anything under
> $.50/disc to be dirt cheap.

I think the non-response answers this question. There isn't enough interest,
thus not enough demand for DL discs, so the price will probably stay high. A
lot of software won't burn DL discs correctly so that's probably a
contributing factor. ImgBurn does a good job but it's cryptic and technical,
not likely to become popular. I read somewhere that the demand for DL discs
would double this year, but I don't see that happening. Verbatim will
control the supply accordingly to keep the price high.

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