VenusAndMars Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) My dvd unit is an HP dvd640. I recently by mistake bought double layer discs which I realize have twice the capacity of a standard disc, and I now wonder if they 1) will be recordable in this drive using ImgBurn (I typically burn only 600-800 MB, 'shrunk' movies) and, if so, 2) will they play OK in a standard DVD-player? Thank you. PS: As the discs will (probably) be useless to me anyway I just went ahead and did the deed. First IB warned that the movie would easily fit on a normal disc which I knew already, then this message came: and this I don't understand at all. What does that mean? Edited July 2, 2016 by VenusAndMars
LIGHTNING UK! Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 They should play fine. I expect you can answer yes or no to that second prompt and they'll both be fine. I can't say I have a definitive answer as to which one actually better - it's not something I've tested.
VenusAndMars Posted July 2, 2016 Author Posted July 2, 2016 Right, but the next message is... and that sounds kinda' final to me.
LIGHTNING UK! Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Was that after clicking 'Yes' ? It isn't 'final' in your situation, no It's basically the same as clicking 'No' on the previous one.
VenusAndMars Posted July 2, 2016 Author Posted July 2, 2016 Well, not final, but IB tried to burn the thing despite all these reservations, started trying, an error message popped up after a short while - the text of which I forget now - then made try number two (of 20; there was a counter), failed and so forth. I gave the thing (and that disc) up for lost on the third try. No sense whipping a dead horse. So I guess I should simply buy the right kind of discs next time..
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