DVD R/W et. al.

[dhml at comcast.net (David Hummel)]

On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 11:58:52AM -0400, Mark J. Dulcey wrote:
> 
> David Hummel wrote:
> 
> >You might want to wait a bit until the new dual-layer DVD-R drives
> >and media are cheaper and more widely available.
                                                         ^^^^^
> 
> As people have already pointed out, the dual-layer drives are now
> readily available and cheap, so there is no reason to wait to buy one. 

I'm talking about DVD-R specifically.  Most of the dual-layer drives
currently available only support DVD+R.  It is my understanding that
DVD-R discs have better compatibility with the widest array of players.
This is more of an issue with older players though.  My tendency is to
go for maximum compatibility.

-David