Re: Can't read dual layer discs

On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:28:27 -0600
"Steve Lett" <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Steve,

> Thanks Brad, kind of you to wish us well on the move.  It's been a

I know how stressful it is;  We moved not that long ago.  Two children
under, both under five years old, makes it even more stressful.

> bit of a pain but we're in... Just got the PC all set back-up and

Good; The important stuff first.   :-)

> I did the check as suggested and it was NOT enabled for image only.
> Good news/bad news...

Well, there goes the easy option.   :-(
 
> On a side note I have to ask... if a standalone DVD player is 2 years
> old for instance, will it play the dual-layer discs? I'm thinking it

Probably, but I wouldn't like to give odds on it.

> should.  Aren't many of the movies we rent actually dual layer

I think so, yes.

TBH, I don't really follow the technology closely enough to be sure,
but I /think/ domestic players have always been capable of reading dual
layer disks.  However, it's only recently that the writing technology
has become cheap enough for the "average Joe".

> media?  I've seen a lot of rentals that have not only a 4:3 ratio
> version of the movie but also the 16:9 ratio version.  Doesn't that

I've not noticed both aspect ratios on one disk.

> much data require a dual-layer disc? In any case the disc I burned

Depends on how it's achieved;  One could be a simple crop of the other,
which could be done in software, and not need a second data stream.

> I'll post back those results.

It's always good to find out what the problem was.  Too often I see a
post on lists saying "Got a problem with XYZ", then comes a follow up
"Never mind, got it sorted" but they don't say what the issue was.  No
help to anyone else.   :-(

> If anyone has any new ideas....

ATM, I think it's just you, me and Marc in here.

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