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Super-Fast Dual-Layer DVD Writing

Posted by timothy on from the plain-white-wrapper dept.

An anonymous reader writes "If you've been putting off buying a dual layer DVD burner because they're so slow, check this out. The latest NEC drive burns dual-layer disks at 4x, writing over 8gb in 25 minutes. It also burns-single layer disks at 16x on both formats."

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  1. Super FASTER Dual-Layer DVD Writing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Toshiba just introduced the SD-R5372 with 5x dual layer writing.

    What I want to know is when more of these drives will start coming out with Serial ATA interfaces. Yes, they don't need the speed, but it would be nice to buy new drives in the format they're migrating to for other reasons.

    1. Re:Super FASTER Dual-Layer DVD Writing by jnana · · Score: 5, Informative

      Better still in firefox: highlight the link, then right-click and select "view selection source". It will just show the source for what you've highlighted, so you don't have to search through a massive document.

  2. I've got one by Buelldozer · · Score: 5, Informative

    This drive rocks! It's quiet, fast, and I've flashed the firmware to make it both region free AND faster than factory.

    Newegg for $77, what could be better?

  3. Re:Quality of write? by markus_baertschi · · Score: 5, Informative

    The extensive DVD-writer & media tests in CT I've been reading show that almost all DVD-writers have quality problems when writing faster than 2x. Media quality is a big problem and you have to find which media your writer happens to like.

    I think this is an even greater problem then the DVD+/- controversy. Most writers write both these days, you know hat you get before you buy. But many media/writer combinations have quality problems and here you don't know if you'll get a usable result in advance.

    Markus

  4. Re:Prices for blank dual layers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative
    Well according to this article: http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/129

    According to Philips the production of the media should not be much more complicated than the production of current dual layer DVD-ROM discs. Mrs. Harpe of Philips Consumer Electronics says: "It's too early to be specific about prices. However, we can say that the production process of dual layer DVD+R is similar to DVD9 production.


    So sounds groundless to me.
  5. Re:Anyone use this in a G5? by hoytt · · Score: 5, Informative

    Toast 6.07 (a free update from Toast 6) added support for DVD-DL. Too bad I got a LG drive in my G5 and not a Pioneer 108.