Dual Layer Coasters?

[VirusType2]

My friend lent me a dirty movie on DVD, and I figured I'd rip it in case I ever want to feel filthy inside.

So I try to burn it and my software kept saying insert a DL disc. So then I realized that I needed Dual Layer discs.

Finally found some at a not so bad price in town. 15 DL discs for $20.

So I try to burn the movie and it didn't work. Thats when I realized my DVD burner - being about 1 year old OEM emachines, possibly can't burn DL discs.

So, I'm like shit. I'm afraid to waste more money. I'd be better off spending $25 for a recent burner. Besides, I've got the Antec 900 and my silver DVD drive doesn't match right. A black dVD drive would look righteous.

Anyone know if an OEM DVD burner from a year ago should burn DL discs or not? I guess it never occurred to me that it wouldn't. It also didn't occur to me that DL discs would be holding onto their price still, seeing as I can get like 50 SL DVD's for like $8 on sale. I was shocked when I went into Circuit Shitty and saw 5 DL discs for $15. Office Max FTW.

 

[Qhartb]

Just knowing it's OEM it's hard to say--maybe, maybe not. Have you looked up the drive's model in the device manager and googled it?

 

[Operational]

It is very possible that your burner doesn't support Dual layer, I don't think it's a burnable format that became a must-have.

Most recent burners will (even cheap ones) but it isn't something I would guarantee so do a little research if you want to buy a new burner.

The alternative is to compress the movie (you filthy bugger ). If you only need it to play on the computer make it an AVI (do some googles to find out how, might be a bit of learning). Otherwise you can make the compressed version DVD player playable by using something like DVDFab.

 

[VirusType2]

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I'll give it a shot, thanks mate.