Posted by WinField on 09/09/07 02:00

Linea Recta wrote:
> "WinField" <doghouse@operamail.com> schreef in bericht
> news:3iyEi.98478$Vk6.68848@newsfe07.phx...
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>>Linea Recta wrote:
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>>>"WinField" <doghouse@operamail.com> schreef in bericht
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>>>>Just jump in and do the burn. The pucker factor will be high. Chances
>>>>are everything will work as advertised.
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>>>>I have yet to create a dual-layer DVD-9 coaster. That makes me happy.
>>>>What makes me unhappy was discovering that 2 of my 3 stand-alone DVD
>>>>players would not recognize my double-layer burned discs. Only the
>>>>expensive Pioneer plays my burned DL-Verbatims.
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>>>>Yes, of course they ALL play DL commercial discs. So much for DVD
>>>>standards ...
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>>>I made one today successfully. What's more: it seems to play fine on the
>>>(cheap) stand alone too.
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>>You lucky puppy! Now I'm jealous. =)
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> Woof! I'm an adult border collie...
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>>Looks like I'll have to drag my dusty Apex DVD player out of the closet,
>>and see if it will play DL burned discs. If I can cajole it to work for
>>a bit longer - that is.
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> I suppose I've been lucky for once in me life. I'm using "Nashua" branded
> media, (which seems to be manufactured by Ricoh). They ARE very slow (2.4X)
> but that's no big problem for the price of 2,5 euro a piece?
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> They seem to play fine in all my PC and standalone devices, under which the
> hard disk recorder.


I wonder. Is it the media? My discs are Verbatim's +R's dual-layer.

My old Apex 1201 played my dual-layer +R Verbatims. But it has
mechanical problems, and isn't a practical bit of hardware to use.

I went to Target today, and purchased a $50 Phillips DVD player
DVP-5140/37. Brought it home, plugged/cabled it up and test it. It
works on my burned DL discs!

It also plays my DivX flicks, and converts my PAL movies on-the-fly to
NTSC standard. The cheap players really do the trick. I just hope it
works for a couple of years.

Stagger-crawl, crawl, stagger-stagger,
- Winfield

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