Posted September 24, 200519 yr should i buy these 16x double layer dvd writers or wait few months for faster speed writers? it seems 16x dvd-rw discs are really expensive too http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/subclass.asp?logon=&langid=EN&catid=10475 http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures/en-US/Products/Computers.htm?CatalogNavigationBreadCrumbs=Computers;Computers;Drives;CD%20DVD%20RW&CS_Catalog=Computers&CS_RootCategory=Computers&Sort=0&Page=1
September 24, 200519 yr hold on.. i got one for you... I just ordered it yesterday. SAMSUNG Beige IDE DVD Burner Model TS-H552U/BEWN BGE - OEM $37 S&H. I don't think they are going to come out with any faster DVD burners... if it spins much faster, it may end up compromising the disk. Spin a CD like object fast enough, it kersplodes.
September 25, 200519 yr the best burner ever made lite-on sohw-1633s, aka sony drw222(<-- i think i got that wrong whatever) i flashed the drives bios and can virtually read or write any media, 4x dual layer and 16x burn
September 25, 200519 yr Right now, unless you have a specific and important purpose for it, dual-layer writing is impractical. Not only is it slow as fuck, the discs cost upwards of five dollars each from most places (last time I checked, anyway). If you're just planning to copy movies and burn games and the like, single-layer media should work for almost anything. Very few games require over 4.7 gb, and movies can be compressed easily with acceptable quality. Go ahead and get a writer that supports it, but don't expect to get much use out of the dual-layer feature. It really hasn't become a practical medium yet.
September 28, 200519 yr yeah, i got a sony dual layer, +-, rw (cd and dvd) a few months they finally dropped down to like 50$ dual layer disks cost way too much though to be practical at the moment, i only use regular dvdrs at the moment :) google " dvd shrink " to make dual layers dvds fit on normal dvdrs with no noticeable quality dif.
September 28, 200519 yr I got a DVD 16X dual layer burner (+R/RW) and i tried to burn a movie to a DVD 8X disc, and it wont work on my DVD player....I am very sad :(
