tyedye Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) I have a couple questions and hoping someone can help me. First, How can one find out if your DVD player plays/burns dual layers? Do you need a special player to watch DVD's that are dual layers or do they play on a normal DVD player? Do you need to purchase special DVD's to burn dual layers? Edited June 27, 2008 by tyedye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) A dual-layer DVD is just that - it has 2 layers of information, rather than the standard 1 layer on CDs, single-layer DVDs etc. This means you can carry almost double the amount of data on the same sized disc. A dual-layer DVD burner/player has an adjustable focus laser, allowing it to burn/read the 2 separate layers. To play the dual-layer DVD you must have a dual-layer player. As far as I know, all recent DVD players are able to play dual-layer. You can get a dual-layer burner, but you will need special discs and software. Edited July 1, 2008 by Cactus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyedye Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 A dual-layer DVD is just that - it has 2 layers of information, rather than the standard 1 layer on CDs, single-layer DVDs etc. This means you can carry almost double the amount of data on the same sized disc. A dual-layer DVD burner/player has an adjustable focus laser, allowing it to burn/read the 2 separate layers. To play the dual-layer DVD you must have a dual-layer player. As far as I know, all recent DVD players are able to play dual-layer. You can get a dual-layer burner, but you will need special discs and software. Thank you very much Cactus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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