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| Thread ID: 53708 | 2005-01-25 03:59:00 | please, what is the difference between dvd formats | jazzbo (5750) | Press F1 |
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| 317787 | 2005-01-25 03:59:00 | Hi Team be nice now, Im a bit thick. can you tell me the difference between dvd-r and dvd+r please. My sister sent me a wedding dvd which was on the -r type, it wont play on my mustek dvd but will play on my el cheapo transonic player . yet all +r types play on mustek unit ?? |
jazzbo (5750) | ||
| 317788 | 2005-01-25 09:31:00 | I learnt this one the hard way (by buying the wrong disks!): Some DVD drives use dvd+ Some DVD drives use dvd- Some DVD drives use both For a comparison of the types go here (www.webopaedia.com) To work out which type you use look at the manual for the drive - mine showed it in large print on the front cover. (and my boss bought my surplus disks off me as his drive used both types) |
Mercury (1316) | ||
| 317789 | 2005-01-25 10:29:00 | Different drives like different types of media, and it appears almost as thou some vendors 'team up' with Disc manufacturers. Sometimes a Firmware update can improve reliability of the burn making it more likely to read on certain readers. Sometimes a change in Media will be all that is required. Ive had an Optorite DD0201 which _loves_ the cheap media since I updated the Firmware. Princo and CMC are brilliant and play on everything, but I have trouble with some of the more expensive media I get from the likes of DSE. Ive also had a Toshiba/Samsung TS-H552 which cant stand the cheaper CMC, Princo & Laser discs, but just loves the slightly more expensive media. Again, a Firmware update improved reliability, but only to the very most recent one... It _didnt_ like the 4th and 5th revisions as much as the 3rd revision which came with it. Personally I stick with -R across the board! Cheers Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 317790 | 2005-01-25 22:00:00 | The general rule (if you have the option of + or - formats) is to use DVD+ for data and DVD- for video. | Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 317791 | 2005-01-26 03:28:00 | Can I ask why + for Data Miami Steve? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 317792 | 2005-01-26 03:51:00 | Have a look through this (www.videohelp.com) site. It has a easy to undertand explaination of the different formats and their compatibility with various players. :) | 4bes (2848) | ||
| 317793 | 2005-01-26 04:01:00 | Can I ask why + for Data Miami Steve? DVD+ is structured in such a way that there are extra blocks for error-checking making it a more reliable format - therefore more suited to data. Video, on the other hand can safely be put on either format, but (I am told) the DVD- format allows more flexibility for editing etc. |
Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 317794 | 2005-01-26 04:09:00 | I use DVD+ for everything, including video. Its just more positive. Lmao. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 317795 | 2005-01-26 04:27:00 | DVD +R format allows for multilayer DVD's. DVD -R is single layer only. Just to confuse the issue. |
pheonix (36) | ||
| 317796 | 2005-01-26 04:33:00 | DVD +R format allows for multilayer DVD's. What is multilayer? This is beginning to sound like a cheese club toasted sandwich... Do you cook it? Eat it? Stack them in a pile to sit on?.... Fortunately I don't need to upgrade to a new drive at the present time or my eyes might be going like this: :@@: |
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