a dual layer burner

[tesco]

The NEc 3550a is so far the best DL burner i have owned and i have gone through about 6 brands so far and it is by far the cheapest if it is still around i own 3 of these babies and yet to get a coaster out of one of them out of about 40+ discs.

I have the same one. Have had it about a year and burnt 75+ dvds (some dvd+r, some dvd-r). Never any problems.
Have never tried burning dual layer as i have no need for them.

[Skillz808]

The NEc 3550a is so far the best DL burner i have owned and i have gone through about 6 brands so far and it is by far the cheapest if it is still around i own 3 of these babies and yet to get a coaster out of one of them out of about 40+ discs.

Jeez Skillz, punctuation would make that much easier to read!

LOL My bad

Sometimes, I post when i just wake or just going to bed.

Have never tried burning dual layer as i have no need for them.

You've never had one of those movies, where it has widescreen and fullscreen or super long like lord of the rings?

[chip19]

I don't think people really need dual layer for movies. I don't even think most players will support burned DL, but I may be wrong. But with programs like DVD Shrink, no need for DVD9.

I use double-layer for data. Especially anime seasons. It is nice to be able to put every episode of EVA and the two movies on one disc. I just bought a 10-pack and backed up all my anime. Lately, though, the prices have come down almost enough to warrant me using them more often.

And I will second (or third) the NEC 3550. It is cheap as anything. I have one for myself and one in my sister's computer. The thing handles every media you hand it, and never fails. How could you go wrong? The only other feature you might possibly want is Lightscribe, but you'll pay a premium for that.

[lysine]

another vote for the NEC 3550. I've owned two of them and my gf has one. they're excellent burners. make sure you upgrade the firmware to the liggy & dee hacked version. it increases write strategies for discs and allows you to remove riplock, set the bitsetting, and make it region free.

http://liggydee.cdfreaks.com/page/3550/

the 3550 1.Y6 version is the latest. you can find more info about the firmware or nec drives in general here:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=86

[tesco]

Jeez Skillz, punctuation would make that much easier to read!

LOL My bad

Sometimes, I post when i just wake or just going to bed.

Have never tried burning dual layer as i have no need for them.

You've never had one of those movies, where it has widescreen and fullscreen or super long like lord of the rings?

no i hate lord of the rings.

[Virtualbody1234]

Jeez Skillz, punctuation would make that much easier to read!

LOL My bad

Sometimes, I post when i just wake or just going to bed.

Have never tried burning dual layer as i have no need for them.

You've never had one of those movies, where it has widescreen and fullscreen or super long like lord of the rings?

You can put the widescreen version on one DVD±R and the fullscreen on another.

[Virtualbody1234]

I don't think people really need dual layer for movies. I don't even think most players will support burned DL, but I may be wrong. But with programs like DVD Shrink, no need for DVD9.

Burned DL discs have worked on all players I have tried except only one movie didn't play properly on one machine (don't know why).

[utunes]

make sure u get one with lightscribe

[lxgamer]

what about plextor dvd burners?
are they better than sony, asus, lg, benq, and samsung?

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

I have an NEC burner also, not dual layer, but it has been a very good burner for me. No coasters. As far as lightscribe, it just seems like a novelty that would lose appeal after a while, and from what i understand of it, it can take up to 30 minutes to burn that image onto the back of the disc. If you are like me, waiting 5 minutes to burn a dvd is too long