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09-19-2004, 03:18 AM
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At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done
Location: London/Elysium
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Dual Layer DVD Question
Let us proceed like the adage of "There is no stupid question..." is actually true and probably a stupid question. Just to make sure, a Dual Layer DVD burner will burn a 8 gig disc? It is not a burner that will burn at 8X speed? I came in late on a conversation and it left me confused. Thanks
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09-19-2004, 01:50 PM
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At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done
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Can anyone recommend a good and or exceptional DL DVD burner? I have heard some good things about some Plextor and Sony drives. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks
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"But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history." |
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09-20-2004, 08:18 AM
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09-20-2004, 11:17 PM
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At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done
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Sin,
Thanks for the info. I didn't even know that NEC made drives. I will be sure to look into it. Thanks again.
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"But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history." |
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09-20-2004, 11:38 PM
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Psycho
Location: I think my horns are coming out
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Plextor is great.
I would also recommend LG.
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09-21-2004, 01:22 AM
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At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done
Location: London/Elysium
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Quote:
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"But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history." |
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09-21-2004, 03:14 AM
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Psycho
Location: I think my horns are coming out
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http://www.lge.com/index.do
Few companies my quality like LG. I have a TV, Microwave, Refrigerator, DVD/Writer and 2 screens from them and I can truly say that they kick arse in every possible sense.
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Do not confuse altruism with kindness, good will or respect for the rights of others. These are not primaries, but consequences, which, in fact, altruism makes impossible. The irreducible primary of altruism, the basic absolute, is self-sacrifice - which means: self-immolation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-destruction - which means: the self as a standard of evil, the selfless as a standard of the good. |
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09-21-2004, 06:13 PM
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Crazy
Location: Near Chicago, IL
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Go with NEC, the one mentioned above, I've burned about 200 dvd's, no error yet.
There are dual layer discs, they are about $10 right now, not a good deal as far as copying movies. However, a program such as DVD Shrink can convert a dual layer onto a single disc with the click of a button. Good luck, theyre a blast 
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09-22-2004, 07:59 PM
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Crazy
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Aren't LG drives just rebadged?
I've got a Pioneer drive, VERY happy with it, had a Gigabyte drive (rebadged BTC), and it was TERRIBLE - I'm never buying ANYTHING Gigabyte again, everything they make is  . I've also heard good things about the newer NEC drives. |
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09-23-2004, 03:43 PM
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At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done
Location: London/Elysium
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I just got my NEC drive today (from Newegg) and I just made a backup of one of my favorite movies, "Victory." It seemed to go off without a hitch but I placed the finished disc in my DVD-ROM drive and it wouldn't play (a Samsung 616T) in either WinDVD or PowerDVD. I tried in my Xbox and the new NEC drive and plays just fine. What would cause this? It didn't come with any discs for drivers or firmware but I couldn't even find the drive on their home page. Would this help? Thanks for any idea, suggestions, etc. you would have. Much appreciated.
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"But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history." |
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09-23-2004, 11:04 PM
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At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done
Location: London/Elysium
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This may be a silly question but utterly frustrated with this drive. The max speed on this burner is 8X but I only have blank media for 4X (I have only burnt at 4X and lower). In order for this to work, do I need to buy some blank media that are 8X strength. I have tried to burn 5 DVDs (both + and - R) and they are all coasters. Any, ANY help would be appreciated. Thanks
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"But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history." |
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09-25-2004, 11:47 AM
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At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done
Location: London/Elysium
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Update: I got my hands on Memorex DVD-R 8X discs. Lo and behold, the 2 DVDs I burnt worked. I guess that means I have to use 8X discs for this burner. I still don't understand why. I have a slew of 4X discs and if I set the burn speed to 4X in Nero, DVD Shrink, etc. it should work but, unfortunately, it doesn't. If anyone has an explanation for this it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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"But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history." |
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09-25-2004, 06:38 PM
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Not so great lurker
Location: NY
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The Best that I can guess is that you might have gotten some either generic or "bad" discs. These discs are either made from the cheapest materials OR just may not like your burner.
I guess the simplest reason may be that you need an updated firmware (if available/when it comes out) for it to burn the other blanks properly. |
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