Anyplace to get cheap dual layer dvd's yet?

[aphex]

?

 

[her209]

Nope.

 

[nakedfrog]

Bummer.

 

[AnyMal]

kind if ironic that you can buy dual layer burners for next to nothing, but couple of blank discs will cost you almost as much.

 

[Albis]

give it a couple more months / a year and dual layer media will be reasonably priced

i hate how burners always come out before the media is even on the market.

 

[aphex]

booo

 

[aphex]

Anyone know anyplace cheaper than MeritLine.com? I gotta pick up a few for backup....

 

[SuperPickle]

Supermediastore?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: SuperPickle
Supermediastore?

yikes, that's cheaper?

I'm holding off on buying a burner until the media is ready. I hope that's only 6 months.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
kind if ironic that you can buy dual layer burners for next to nothing, but couple of blank discs will cost you almost as much.

The burners themselves are virtually identical to their single layer counterparts, a firmware change was basically the only thing required.

The media is substantially different (and insanely expensive).

That said, I remember spending a couple $ apiece for CD-R's.

Viper GTS

 

[murphy55d]

With Blu-Ray and HDDVD coming out soon, I don't even expect Dual-layer to be around much longer, to be honest.

that's just my 2 cents, and I'm certainly no expert. I really don't think the prices will ever come down enough and be widely available.

 

[Wag]

Originally posted by: murphy55d
With Blu-Ray and HDDVD coming out soon, I don't even expect Dual-layer to be around much longer, to be honest.

that's just my 2 cents, and I'm certainly no expert. I really don't think the prices will ever come down enough and be widely available.

HD-DVD doesn't even have a recordable format ready yet.

Blu-Ray does though, had one from the start.

 

[KarenMarie]

Ihave had my dual layer burner for about three months now. I have purchased ONE package of dual layer DVDs so far and have not used them. I got them at Wal-Mart. They were like 5 for $30.00!!!

 

[lotust]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
Ihave had my dual layer burner for about three months now. I have purchased ONE package of dual layer DVDs so far and have not used them. I got them at Wal-Mart. They were like 5 for $30.00!!!

wow

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
kind if ironic that you can buy dual layer burners for next to nothing, but couple of blank discs will cost you almost as much.

404 Irony Not Found

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: AnyMal
kind if ironic that you can buy dual layer burners for next to nothing, but couple of blank discs will cost you almost as much.

The burners themselves are virtually identical to their single layer counterparts, a firmware change was basically the only thing required.

I'll give you $20 to find me firmware for my NEC-1300a that will make it a dual-layer burner. 🙂

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: AnyMal
kind if ironic that you can buy dual layer burners for next to nothing, but couple of blank discs will cost you almost as much.

404 Irony Not Found

yeah it is . . .

for Pepsi90919 . . . 404 brain not found

 

[cyberfuzz]

well hell when i first got my dvd burner in august of 2004, i was happy paying $1/ dvdr. now i dont pay a dime over 33 cents/disk of TY. unfortunatly DL isnt as popular so that is why the prices havent gone down.

 

[spacejamz]

maybe the real question should be "has anyone 'backed up' one of their dual layer movies to a blank dual layer disk???"

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: spacejamz

maybe the real question should be "has anyone 'backed up' one of their dual layer movies to a blank dual layer disk???"

I've done 6, at which point I realized it was cheaper to just buy the damned DVD.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: spacejamz

maybe the real question should be "has anyone 'backed up' one of their dual layer movies to a blank dual layer disk???"

I've done 6, at which point I realized it was cheaper to just buy the damned DVD.

lol

(and yes this is a bump too)

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Originally posted by: murphy55d
With Blu-Ray and HDDVD coming out soon, I don't even expect Dual-layer to be around much longer, to be honest.

that's just my 2 cents, and I'm certainly no expert. I really don't think the prices will ever come down enough and be widely available.

Maybe HD DVD will be affordble but I doubt BD recorders will be. They're talking about $1,000 for the players. I think the burners were $3,000 when they came out in Japan. I don't think DVD-R / DVD DL will have much to worry about for a while.

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: AnyMal
kind if ironic that you can buy dual layer burners for next to nothing, but couple of blank discs will cost you almost as much.

404 Irony Not Found

yeah it is . . .

for Pepsi90919 . . . 404 brain not found

for amol... 404 knowledge of the definition of irony not found (let's see how long we can keeep this up 🙂)

 

[Night201]

I remember buying DVD's at $25/5pack. They'll come down eventually!

 

[dartworth]

meow...