Playing Double Layerd DVD

[Towbar]

Hi guys i have justed started using double layed DVD and cannot get them to play i have a philips DVDR70 which i see from reports don't played Double layered DVD's i also have a sony which won't play them either.

My Question therefore is what DVD players will play double layered DVD's or have i done something wrong?

[Baldrick]

dvd+r dl or dvd-r dl?
try different media.

[Bodysurf]

My Question therefore is what DVD players will play double layered DVD's

All DVD players will player double layer DVD-ROMs.

If you are talking abot double layer recordable DVDs, then go here: <https://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers>, check the DVD+R DL and/or DVD-R DL boxes and find out. It's certainly limited, with DVD+R DL anecdotally working more often.

[Towbar]

Cheers baldrick & bodysurf for your replies sorry i hould have said that i was using recordable dl DVD iam using DL DVD+r Ricoh don't know if that makes a difference used DVD Clone2 and recorded @ X2 speed

don't really want to go and buy a new DVD play to play DL at the mo as they are still £3+ each

but i will have a good look through the list bodysurf

cheers once again

[Bodysurf]

i am using DL DVD+r Ricoh don't know if that makes a difference

It does. The only consistently reliable DL recordable DVD media is that by Verbatim. And, anecdotally, the DVD+R DL seems to work better.

don't really want to go and buy a new DVD play to play DL at the mo as they are still £3+ each

I hear you. I really have little use for them at their current cost and compatibility level.

Luckily enough, the cost on these things have dropped pretty rapidly since they were introduced and can be found for ~$2.00 each during sales. When/if they drop to the cost of a couple blank DVDs (just under $1.00) on an everyday basis, then things will become more interesting.

[zod5000]

not sure if this is a valid point, but does your burner support bitsetting? maybe it doesn't recognize the media type. I burn all my discs with the bitsetting set to dvd-rom, lets my xbox play 'em anyways. My philips dvp642 doesn't seem to care about the bitsetting.