Posted by GeekBoy on 06/18/07 19:48

"Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
news:4LadnZIjYNJNE-vbnZ2dnUVZ_t-mnZ2d@adelphia.com...
> I've read some forum and newsgroup comments that DVD+R DL disks are
> somewhat more compatible with a wide range of set-top players when
> compared to DVD-R DLs, and indeed have had 100% success (never a coaster)
> with each and every Verbatim +R DL disk I have burned. I never use +R
> disks otherwise.
>

that is opposite. DVD-R has the "DVD" logo, the same that all DVD players
have and making them more compatable with all players. Something like ~97%
of all players ever made.



> Both -R and +R DL disks are abundantly available on many web sites, and
> they are indeed pricey compared to the single layer disks.
>

The prices have dropped a lot on the DL ones. When they first came out I got
a 3 pack of DVD+R for $25


> A possible explanation for the comparatively smaller supply of double
> layer disks might be that most people who are ripping / copying commercial
> content are apparently satisfied with the single layer copies and don't
> want to pay the premium or risk the compatibility issues for the DL
> blanks.
>
> Smarty
>
>
> "les" <les@rcn.com> wrote in message
> news:3LmdnXQMRK1GYejbnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@rcn.net...
>> Hello...
>> I just bought a desktop burner that handles DVD-R, even will handle
>> the DL kind, but I just spent part of the day looking at stores locally,
>> and
>> have come up empty-handed for blanks. So I searched online, and found
>> one or two sources, and find them MUCH costlier than the DVD+R DL
>> variety.
>> What gives? Am I just looking in the wrong sites? This is not giving me
>> a good feeling....I think I should return this deck before I get stuck
>> with
>> something obsolete.
>> Any comments?? Thanks !
>> Les
>>
>>
>
>

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