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Old Sep 19, 2005 | 12:33 AM
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DVD Burner

Now that I'm making these video's I really want to be able to put them on a DVD. My current desktop has a CD rewritable drive and a seperate DVD player drive. I'd like to put in a DVD burner but I haven't kept up on them at all. What's a good one that won't cost a lot?
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 01:50 AM
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I got a liteon at wal mart that has worked decent (if I record at high speed it won't play in my philips recorder)they are all made by pioneer or panasonic from what I've researched.I would get a dual layer, and if possible a universal (makes it alot easier to buy discs especially if they ever settle on a format)
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 01:54 AM
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cheapest I have available is a memorex that runs $99 16x and includes nero6 (great software) I also have apioneer that's $115 (probably just a little better quality since it's for them not a competitor)
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:12 AM
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I would suggest not getting a dual layered burner... yeah they are cheap right now, but have you taken a look at how much the disks cost? I just bought a burner last year for around $50, and they have gone down quite a bit since them.. Ive been wanting to get a dual layered burner, but then I took a look at how much the disks are, and I saw a 10 pack this past weekend for around $60... So honestly, youre better off getting a single layered burner... they are fairly decnet priced, and disks are a reasonable price for those
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 10:24 AM
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Yeah, in any case you can replace your CD burner with the DVD burner, most DVD burners will burn CDs too.
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by paarman97maro
I would suggest not getting a dual layered burner... yeah they are cheap right now, but have you taken a look at how much the disks cost? I just bought a burner last year for around $50, and they have gone down quite a bit since them.. Ive been wanting to get a dual layered burner, but then I took a look at how much the disks are, and I saw a 10 pack this past weekend for around $60... So honestly, youre better off getting a single layered burner... they are fairly decnet priced, and disks are a reasonable price for those
I usually use regular disks, but everyonce in a while I need more capacity I pop in an 8 gig disk memorex is $15 a 3 pack from me for dual layer a 100 regular spindle (16x compatable) is $89
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by archemedes
I usually use regular disks, but everyonce in a while I need more capacity I pop in an 8 gig disk memorex is $15 a 3 pack from me for dual layer a 100 regular spindle (16x compatable) is $89
usually they are more expensive than that...

I think for Chads use for backing up videos, 4.7 gigs a dvd will do fine.. you can pick up a 25 pack for inbetween $15-25
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by paarman97maro
usually they are more expensive than that...

I think for Chads use for backing up videos, 4.7 gigs a dvd will do fine.. you can pick up a 25 pack for inbetween $15-25
I know they are, but I get them through one of my distributors (I buy batteries through them for teh same price wal mart buys them which is great)I just like having teh extra available if I need it and the recorders are almost the same price either way
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by paarman97maro
usually they are more expensive than that...

I think for Chads use for backing up videos, 4.7 gigs a dvd will do fine.. you can pick up a 25 pack for inbetween $15-25
For the most part yes 4.7 gigs is enough but not for all of them. I don't beleive in lowering the quality of the video's to help with download speed's or space so I use up a lot.
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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A dual layer will also fit most movies where as a single layer won't...opps, we aren't supposed to do that are we?
Old Sep 19, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by FORCE_FED_Z
A dual layer will also fit most movies where as a single layer won't...opps, we aren't supposed to do that are we?
yeah thats the whole reason I wanted a dual layered after i got my regular... but then i looked at the price of the DL dvds, and remembered that I got about 75 4.7gigs for christmas, so im set for now..
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