concerning previous posts & Dual DVD Burners

[unclebob]

In my previous posts I have discussed my frustration at the way the write protected DVD’s that I’ve tried to back up have turned out (Back ups of kids flicks I’ve bought for my Granddaughter in case hers get dinged up). I’ve asked about the best software to shrink and copy, the best way to do it and the best stand-alone player to play burnt DVD-R’s. The burner I have and have been using is a Lite-on 411S. You’ve suggested different media (I’ve tried it), ways to burn (I’ve tried them) and I’ve told you that I’ve tried to play them in 3 different makes of Stand alone players. I finally decided on a Panasonic DVD-S29, this seemed to work the best but I still had problems. My son has a Lite-On SOHW-1693S that he has burned some DVD-R’s on and they played fine on my player. Here are my questions. Logic tells me to get this burner and install it in my computer, but I still wanna know what you-all think. Do any of you have a burner that you think is better? Do any of you have a burner that also has the same player as me and has been really happy with your results? And the last question is what about dual layers? Is that a better way to go? Can I still use Regular DVD’s and burn them with these dual layer burners or do they have to be used strictly for dual layer DVD’s? If you think the dual layer thing is the way to go, do any of you have a dual layer burner that you’ve used and then played the burnt disks on the player that I’ve got (Panasonic DVD-S29)? Sorry this whole thing is so long, but I’m gonna use your help in making my decision, then you won’t hear as much from me.
Thanks You-All & God Bless
Uncle Bob