DL DVDs

[e-freak]

Do we have dual layer dvds in the mumbai market yet? If yes, how much? If no, when?

Also do they work on the dvd writers we get in market?? A friend has an LG dvd writer which he got for around Rs. 4K...how to make out if it supports DL DVDs???

[theraven]

very low availability
prices ranging from 300-500 INR

get this nifty software called dvd info to find out if ur dvd writer supports writing to dl dvd's

[AlienTech]

Every drive supports DL now since the past year or two. I seen ads for double sided dvd's for rs 150 but not Double layer which is still expensive @ $10-$20 per disk..

[drgrudge]

DL layer DVD vertitem costed rs. 550 here in Chennai (with jewel case) till some 3 weeks back. Now it costs rs. 75 (with no case).

Still i guess we can wait to prices to fall.

[AcceleratorX]

Unfortunately, most Combo/DVD drives (not DVD-RW drives) can NOT read DL DVDs correctly. My Samsung Combo doesnt, and my Sony didnt either.

[mohit]

Originally Posted by AcceleratorX

Unfortunately, most Combo/DVD drives (not DVD-RW drives) can NOT read DL DVDs correctly. My Samsung Combo doesnt, and my Sony didnt either.

maybe u have a really old model ... my sony combo drive reads dual layer movie discs perfectly and i had bought it a year ago.

[drvarunmehta]

Originally Posted by mohit

maybe u have a really old model ... my sony combo drive reads dual layer movie discs perfectly and i had bought it a year ago.

There is a big difference between pressed movie DVD's made for commercial purposes and writable DL-DVD's. Any DVD drive can play the pressed DL discs easily. It is only when you try to play written DVD-DL's that yopu will have problems.

Originally Posted by drgrudge

DL layer DVD vertitem costed rs. 550 here in Chennai (with jewel case) till some 3 weeks back. Now it costs rs. 75 (with no case).

Can you buy one and check if it is original Verbatim media? Because 75 bucks seems too cheap for it.

[AcceleratorX]

@drvarunmehta: Yes, I was talking about writeable DL DVDs.

[siriusb]

Originally Posted by drgrudge

DL layer DVD vertitem costed rs. 550 here in Chennai (with jewel case) till some 3 weeks back. Now it costs rs. 75 (with no case).

Still i guess we can wait to prices to fall.

Can you tell me where in chennai I can get the Rs.75 DL-DVD disc? I asked a dealer in ritchie street and he said it costs Rs.450!

[drgrudge]

It's a cheapo. Not a branded one . It's like the rs. 15 DVD-R.
Even shiva asked abt this (yesterday via PM). Thats not a big shop, it's in front of a "complex" where he sells CDs and DVDs. I am sure if I can tell the location correctly.. but he also sells the DVD DL Verbitem for rs. 550.

[Kniwor]

Anyone can help me with DL DVD in kolkata, all i can get is those cheap DVD-R's for Rs. 20.