DVD-DL Burnable? DVD+DL work on DVD Players?

Of course, the Superdrive is DVD+DL burnable - what about the DVD-DL that is out in the marketplace?
Having said that, has anyone ever tried a +DL on a regular DVD player to see if that would play well?
TIA

Craig,
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
I have no idea. I suggest starting a new topic thread where someone else might be able to help answer your question. It will get a wider audience than just trailing an existing thread, and hopefully someone will be able to help. This is the first time I've heard of DVD-DL, and have only seen DVD+R DL and DVD-R double sided as far as extended play on a single disk.

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