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Double Layer DVDRs

BarGin
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Can anyone recommend some good, reasonably priced Double Layer Recordable DVDs please?

I recently bought the Planet Earth box set at a very good price. The disks play great on my pc but I would like to watch them on my Playstation 3 connected to my TV. Each episode is about 7GB so should fit on a Double Layer DVD after conversion with TSMuxeR.

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  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    Why cant your PS3 play them as it is?
  • BarGin
    BarGin Posts: 985 Forumite
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    Sorry, I should have said they are in HD DVD format.
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    Ah, I see. Dual layer DVDs are very pricey.

    Instead of going to all that effort and expense, I'd just buy the boxset on DVD; it's only £17.99 on Amazon.
  • deejayen
    deejayen Posts: 125 Forumite
    If you do need DL DVD blanks I use the Pia-Data disks from SVP -cost 50-55p each in a cake-box of 25 -- Your DVD recorder needs to be realatively new model -- I've used about 50 so far and NO "Coasters" -- Dave

    https://www.svp.co.uk
  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    I've had success with Traxdata ones, again from SVP. A while since I bought any but they were pricey compared to normal blank DVDs, about 80-90p each I think. These are the ones but they're currently out of stock.
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  • donnajunkie
    donnajunkie Posts: 32,412 Forumite
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    so its possible to copy hd dvd disc then? i just thought as hd dvd and even blu ray hold more information that the discs were designed differently?
    most people recomend verbatim but if you want a low price you will have to go for one of the dodgy brands. double layer disc and cheap dont seem to go together.
  • I also use Verbatims. They are by far the best... although I may have to try the Pidata ones as they seem a good price!
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