DVD Double Layer Media (discs) [DVD + R DL]

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Check with Pinnacle to see if they have an update to their software. Roxio
EMC 7 will happily write to dual layer discs as will the latest version of
Nero. Since I don't have any Pinnacle software, that's something I can't
check from here!
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Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Client - Printing/Imaging and Hardware
www.coribright.com

"phokaolcom" <phokaolcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:17A4A47E-ACAC-4736-9285-B321B1F26484@microsoft.com...
>I have a HP Pavillion PC, with a Phillips DVD8421 writer. On the front of
>the
> PC base unit there is a sticker that says "+RW 8x double layer" and from
> what
> I can work out from various sites on the net, this writer is capable of
> writing to double layer media. But my Pinnacle Studio 9 software still
> sees
> the disc as 4.7Gb and not 8.5GB. Is this writer in fact capable of writing
> to
> double layer media and if it can, what do i need to change to get my
> software/ pc to realise that it is a dl disc?
> --
> phokaolcom
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

This seems to be a review of your burner:

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Ar [...] age_02.asp

There are a couple of other articles saying it is a rebadged Benq drive, but
no confirmations on that.
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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com


"phokaolcom" <phokaolcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:98D39812-109B-4169-AA33-8B31EA753BE7@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, will do - Pinnacle; any idea of if i can verfiy that the writer
> itself is in fact capabe of double layer, as aside from the sticker on the
> front, don't see anything in the device's properties, etc.
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Check with Pinnacle to see if they have an update to their software.
>> Roxio
>> EMC 7 will happily write to dual layer discs as will the latest version
>> of
>> Nero. Since I don't have any Pinnacle software, that's something I can't
>> check from here!
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Client - Printing/Imaging and Hardware
>> www.coribright.com
>>
>> "phokaolcom" <phokaolcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:17A4A47E-ACAC-4736-9285-B321B1F26484@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a HP Pavillion PC, with a Phillips DVD8421 writer. On the front
>> >of
>> >the
>> > PC base unit there is a sticker that says "+RW 8x double layer" and
>> > from
>> > what
>> > I can work out from various sites on the net, this writer is capable of
>> > writing to double layer media. But my Pinnacle Studio 9 software still
>> > sees
>> > the disc as 4.7Gb and not 8.5GB. Is this writer in fact capable of
>> > writing
>> > to
>> > double layer media and if it can, what do i need to change to get my
>> > software/ pc to realise that it is a dl disc?
>> > --
>> > phokaolcom
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>