lightsout Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 I am not sure if this question has already been asked. When making a back-up copy of the Navi DVD I understand you need a Dual layer DVD as you need to store about 7 GB of info. However, do you need to use a DVD -R Dual layer DVD, or will a +R Dual Layer DVD work? The reason I am asking is because all I can find in the stores are +R Dual Layer DVD's. I am not even sure if -R Dual Layer DVD's are available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
necro Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 +R DL works fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
94explorer Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Just get a good quality one, nothing chepy! Mine is on HP, and works great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsf3g Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 I copied mine on a +R DL. Works great. I'm using the copies in the car, keeping the originals at home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lightsout Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Ok thanks for letting me know. I'm going to buy some dual layer +r DVD's and see how it goes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 I use memorex dvd+r dl. Haven't have any isssues with those. Plus I got them pretty cheap when I worked for BB and CC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mvd Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 So only DL works? And what program is best to make an backup? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fenguin Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 You can use a regular 4.7GB DVD, but you have to rip the DVD to your hard drive and remove the points of interest to make room. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beep13 Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 So only DL works? And what program is best to make an backup? Use Nero, or Alcohol 120. Personally I always use nero. If you want to play it safe, make an .iso of the CD first, then burn it. If you going to use store bought media, cntrylvr79 is right, i would use memorex, or verbatim. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zupreme Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 I have used Verbatim and it works fine:) Burned with Nero 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lightsout Posted August 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Well I tried it and it worked fine. I used Memorex +R DL DVD's and backed up the entire Navi DVD, about 7 GB. I just used the disk copy utility in Nero. No problem. Thanks for the info that I got from here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgain968 Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Hi what is an ISO? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaisanNYC Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Hi what is an ISO?You, my friend, need to go back to Basic Computing 101 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgain968 Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Hi, probably so. Is it a acronym for saving a copy/image of the file/disk to the pc? I haven't burned many cd's in the last 3-4 years as now that I have an iPod I really don't need to anymore. However the good news is I was able to successfully burn two copies of the Nav CD on my 1st go at it. I then tried them in the D3 and thy seem to function fully. I used alcohol 120% and it worked great. I initially tried with Sonic, but for some reason it wouldn't read the DVD DL + R I inserted in the drive (Fuji Film 8.5G), I kept getting an error "no disc in drive" etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xenster Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm I googled this guide to DVD media quality. Verbatim is a good suggestion. Where are you guys buying your media? I went to a local pc richard and son and a radio shack and couldn't find good quality media (bunch of low-rate dvd+r making companies). There's a best buy, but it's a good distance away... according to the website they don't carry good quality dvd+r's either, but maybe their entire store inventory isn't on the website? maybe i'll try online, but for something so small i'd rather just go out and buy it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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