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ScottW wrote on 3/31/2006, 7:45 PM
Nope, but you can get the first 2 on your list.
JackW wrote on 3/31/2006, 8:16 PM
You can get a combination of the 2nd and 3rd, too, but without the first.

Jack
BowmanDigital wrote on 4/1/2006, 1:33 AM
What discs have the hard coat and are inkjet printable?

christian.
DJPadre wrote on 4/1/2006, 2:21 AM
if a disc is scratched.. u can take it to ur local video store and get them to run it through their disc wizard cleaning machines, which use abrasives to sand down the polythene (burn side)

i do this with quite afew games as well as movies and of course, some of my archives which travel with me..
johnmeyer wrote on 4/1/2006, 9:55 AM
I'm not sure I agree with you list as being "ultimate." Dual layer is never going to be very compatible with existing players, so I think it is doomed to be nothing more than a higher capacity backup media.

If you wait about 6-12 months, you will be able to get what you want in one of the new HD formats. One of them (can't remember which one) is supposed to be much more scratch resistant. The other (can't remember) was actually going to be delivered in a caddy because it is MORE scratch prone. However, with this new format, you'll have WAY more storage than dual layer.
Laurence wrote on 4/2/2006, 8:12 PM
You know, I always thought that dual layers weren't really good for DVD players, but I recently just tried some dual layer DVD+Rs and every one of my four DVD players played them no problem. I'm still afraid to use them for distribution, but for my own use they are just fine.
ScottW wrote on 4/3/2006, 6:43 AM
The biggest issue with +R DL media is that it was assigned a new booktype; since many players will only play DVDs with a booktype that they recognize, +R DL had very low compatability.

Some burners allow you to change the booktype on +R media with the appropriate software (like Nero), and some burners by default burn +R DL media with a booktype of DVD-ROM (pioneer burners for example).

--Scott
TopSub wrote on 4/3/2006, 7:33 AM
Me too, I've just burned my first +R DL (platinum) and it works fine. I will use this week-end during one exibition. I will know more on monday. Burned with DVD A3.0c
JJKizak wrote on 4/3/2006, 8:46 AM
It's funny but I never thought much about the DL discs until I could burn m2t and HD-WMV files to them and play them back on my JVC player. I can get almost an hour project on them. Now I just bought some Verbatim inkjet printable 20 packs from Newegg.

JJK
Jayster wrote on 4/3/2006, 11:33 AM
> If you wait about 6-12 months, you will be able to get what you want in one of the
> new HD formats. One of them (can't remember which one) is supposed to be
> much more scratch resistant. The other (can't remember) was actually going to be
> delivered in a caddy because it is MORE scratch prone. However, with this new
> format, you'll have WAY more storage than dual layer.

I agree the new HD formats will be better storage, but perhaps 6-12 months is too soon (minimum one year or maybe two years can be better).

1) Players and media will be quite expensive in the earlier stages
2) Burners and drivers and players might all be buggy for a while
3) Will the "format war" kill one of them? Which one?

There are some things I like to be early adapter on (HDV is one of them), but not this one... Meanwhile I'll continue using DVDs (normal and dual layer)