Do DL DVD-R exist?

Racist Joke

I have been searching for DL DVD-R all over and I can't seem to find them. I've been using -R for normal DVD's, since I've read it's better to use on players.

Why the fuck aren't there any DL DVD-R?

Zxerol

Sure they exist. I have a small spindle of them on my desk. The thing is that they're hella expensive compared to single-layer media, to the point where it makes more economic sense to use a bunch of DVD5s rather than a comparable set of dual-layered discs (unless you really need to fit something on a single disc).


edit: oooh, are you talking DVD-R DL, as opposed to DVD+R DL? Yeah, I think my spindle is +R. I haven't actually looked too much into dual-layered shit myself because of the aforementioned price.

Daedalus

They never finished a standard for dual-layer DVDminusR discs, and it doesn't look like they give a damn anymore.

DVDplusRs should work fine with all but the oldest and crappiest of DVD players anyway.

exoplasm

There is only DVD+R DL. These days you'd be hard pressed to find a recent model DVD player that can't read DVD+R anyway.

PeregrineFalcon

Racist Joke wrote: »

I have been searching for DL DVD-R all over and I can't seem to find them. I've been using -R for normal DVD's, since I've read it's better to use on players.

Why the fuck aren't there any DL DVD-R?

And the person who fed you that line of crap was ... ? o_O

DVD+R bitset to DVD-ROM > * for compatibility. I have yet to find a player that won't do that, even shitty $25 Wal-Mart made-in-China specials, which is because a +R has an equal reflectivity index to a pressed DVD, and once you fix that little booktype issue it is a DVD-ROM.

Racist Joke

I don't remember who told me that, it was awhile ago. Good to know I guess. I need a DL for my wedding video, don't wanna give my folks a couple of dvd's, and instead just give em one.

The reason I asked was that we did a trail burn with a Fujifilm DL and I tested it on my xbox 360 and it didn't work. It works on my computer just fine. I read up and some people are saying that Verbatim was a good brand to use for the 360. I am gonna test it out on a normal dvd player and see what happens. I do burn it on the slowest speed cause most of my folks have old dvd players.

Thanks for the replies, I appreciate it.

Synthesis

I have a spindle of DVD+R DL, if that's what you're asking.

Granted, I've yet to get a burning program that can actually use them (my drives are supposed to be DL capable).

Racist Joke

Synthesis wrote: »

I have a spindle of DVD+R DL, if that's what you're asking.

Granted, I've yet to get a burning program that can actually use them (my drives are supposed to be DL capable).

I use Nero, it can do DL just fine. Any modern burning software should have no problems with it.

So I just burned a DL Fujifilm and tried it on the 360 and it works. Don't know what the fuck is going on, but I ain't complaining.

exoplasm

Synthesis wrote: »

I have a spindle of DVD+R DL, if that's what you're asking.

Granted, I've yet to get a burning program that can actually use them (my drives are supposed to be DL capable).

ImgBurn and CDBurnerXP can do it.