Office Depot was having a sale on an external Dual Layor DVD burner for 39.99 instead of 89.99, so I decided to hit it up, since I've been looking for one for a while now. Its an LG, and I hope it works well. I went to Circuit City for some DVDs(+R, 50 for 8.99) and found out that you need to get dual layor dvds. Does anyone know of a cheap place for them? I don't want to spend 17.99 for 3 of them, better than the Blu-Ray blank disc for 25. Theres no burner out yet for it even.

I'm going to keep an eye out for some dual layor discs and hope I can score some for cheap.

 

you can still burn regular dvdrs you just won't get the capacity. I haven't seen a good deal on dl discs yet. They're still a dollar or more.

http://www.supermediastore.com/dvd-p...r-section.html
best deal I've seen

 

Dual layers still havent come down in price yet. And I dont think they will anytime soon :hs:

 

Hmm. Ok, I might have to just get a couple then. Now I know not to waste time and energy looking.

 

What programs do you guys use to burn DVDs? Never done one before and I want to make a menu with a collection of .avi's

 

to convert to dvd mpegs.... i use TmpgEnc

then to author the dvd... i use Tmpg dvd author

last... to burn, i use dvd decryptor or nero

 

tmpeg, dvdlab to author
dvdshirnk, dvdfab decrypter to rip
dvd decrypter, nero to burn

 

Sams has some Verbatim for $2/DVD+R DL - 30 for 60$. That's the common cheap price.

Oh btw, when you burn them, make sure you set your burner to DVD+ROM booktype (using decrypter or imgBurn or Nero DVD/CD Speed). That way, it'll be more compatible with old DVD players.

 

DVD Shrink, Nero, DVD Decrypter, AnyDVD

Mostly I just use DVD Shrink + Nero. Rarely ever need anything other than that, quick, simple and reliable.

 

Ok I tried putting my avis onto a dvd using Nero SVCD and it didn't like that I had a dvd in it.


So right now I'm going to try Janis stuff and see how it works out.

Edit: I tried downloading TMPGEnc but its really confusing. I'm trying to put a bunch of tv shows onto a dvd for my parents. Its in .avi so I think I need to convert it.