OT Using BR burner to make DVD

dxdy wrote on 6/13/2014, 7:30 PM

Is burning DVD-R media on a BluRay burner ok? I would like to remove the DVD burner from my system so I can use its SATA port for another hard disk. But I worry that the physical quality of a burned disk might not be as good as with a DVD. burner.

Comments

OldSmoke wrote on 6/13/2014, 7:37 PM

I have burned more DVDs with my BD burner then BDs.

PeterDuke wrote on 6/13/2014, 7:44 PM

DVDs and CDs use a red laser while BDs use a blue laser, so there should not be any compromise. The burners are distinct.

In other words there are two burners in the same case.

john_dennis wrote on 6/13/2014, 9:18 PM

All my burners are Blu-ray burners and I burn whatever I happen to need at the time.

videoITguy wrote on 6/13/2014, 10:38 PM

as already stated, Blu-ray burners have both kinds of laser available to burn every optical format from CD-rom to DVD and Blu-ray. You can encounter differences with burn function as has always been the case with differences in media, firmware aboard the burner, and the like.
In other words the burn is more a function of the individual piece of equipment than the difference between type be it a DVD or a Blu-ray functionality.

dxdy wrote on 6/14/2014, 6:41 AM

Thank you all for replying. Every time I come to this forum I go home a little smarter.