10-23-15 18:13 TOM WALKER wrote to BEN RITCHEY about Re: Do You use DVD-R or D
Howdy! Tom,

 TW> {at}MSGID: 
 > * An ongoing debate between Alan Zisman and Ed Vance rages on ...
 >
 >
 >  EV>> I bought this HP XP computer in 2006, would the HP Drive handle
 >  EV>> the 7GB discs?
 >
 > You need to know if the drive supports Dual-Layer (DL or 8GB) format. Not
 TW> sure
 > when that came out, so maybe buy a few and try one? :-)

 TW> From what I can find out Double layer came out in 2004. For a
 TW> while both -R and +R media was on hte market.
 TW> Now you can only get +R media

Thanks Tom, As I told Ben, I finally looked at the lable on my HP XP
box and saw it was made to use those Double Layer disc.

The DVD+R DL discs are over $1.00 each in a 50 pack so I'll wait until
I have a 'need' for them.

I appreciate Your and Everyone else's comments about DVD's.
Thanks es 73


... But then I burned the house down; the chili was too hot!!
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