SONY DVD RW -DW-D56A

Hi,

Any sony burner(dw d56a) users with experience of burning dual layer discs?

Have used it with 'normal' blank dvd's 4.7gb without a single problem, recently purchased TUFFDISC DVD+DL. Had about 5 fails in a row. Was curious to know if any SONY D56A could tell me which DL media they have used and which works??

Many thanks
DP

 

When burning DL discs, always use Verbatim DVD+R DL discs.
As you have found out.........not all DL discs are the same.

Also, what software are you using to burn DL discs? Nero is one of the best burning softwares, but it's not the best at burning DL discs. Try IMGBurn software. You can get it here: http://www.imgburn.com
Good luck!

 

Sony generally recommends only Verbatim DLs for use with its burners.

 

let me guess u have a dell laptop....same here. anyway i havent try burning dl discs yet, but am planin on too. but i have a newbie question. can a double layer disc play on any stand alone dvd player?

 

Thanks for replies, not a dell laptop.Vaio desktop

I'm a newb too but i think commercial dvd's are on dual layer thus should work on stand alone. haha i'm betting it's not that simple though

 

Some standalone dvd players have trouble playing burned DL discs. If you booktype them to DVD Rom, they'll be more likely to play.
Here's some info on booktyping:
http://www.k-probe.com/bitsetting-booktype-faq.php

 

does any1 know if this drive can booktype?

 

I can't say for sure, but a lot of Sony's are rebadged LiteOns or BenQs, which are able to booktype, so it probably can. Give it a try with a regular +R disc. If it works for it, the DLs will work too.

 

I am not sure

 

About what? The issue being discussed or something else?

 

ddp, is it me, or has everyone caught the post padding bug as of late? >.<