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rocky38

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11. April 2006 @ 09:15

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Buying my first DVD Burner and I was really confused with all the models out there. Really in the end all I was concerned with was getting the best quality burner for the buck. After reviewing a ton of post's here all morning, I'm sold on the Benq DW1655.

Basically, a couple of years ago I use to burn alot of VCD's and now I going DVD. Since then alot of things have changed like DL Disc's and LS Burners. Feels like I'm having to start all over again. Any way I have few questions:

I will primarly be burning home movies (.AVI) to DVD's now (w/the ocassional DVD movie backup) from a new handycam I just bought 3 weeks ago.

1) About the DL disc's - will it (software) reconize if the file is to large for a SL and suggest burning to DL? Is there a quality issue here between the two or just size?

2) What are the draw backs to DL (if any) as opposed to SL?

3) Will a lot of usage of the LS take away from the lifetime of the DVD Burner?

4) The write speed for Benq spec?s (DW1655) say 8x +R DL and 4x ?R DL, but suggestions here at AD say, for best performance & quality use 8x +R DL (or SL) & Booktype. This is supposed to be better then 4x ?R DL (or SL)??

5) Why is it better to burn DVD (for stand alone players) using DVD+R and booktype rather then simply using DVD-R?

6) Is there a difference in burning habits DL and SL or, are they the same (see question 4 & 5 above).

Thanks

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catfreak

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13. April 2006 @ 15:47

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Let me tackle as many of these as possible ...
1- Depends on the software ... NeroVisionExpress will, lots of others won't ... It really isn't too hard to make the determination on your own
2- Cost, cost, cost ... 30¢ for SL, $2 for DL
3- Yes .. the same laser is being used for both purposes
4- In my opinion and experience ... +R/+R DL and booktyped is best
5- Booktyping a DVD+R to DVD-ROM 'fools' the DVD player into thinking that you're playing a commercially pressed DVD
6- I'm really not sure what you're asking here so ... Uuuuhhhhh??

Hope I've been helpful in at least some capacity ...
Victor

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