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| Thread ID: 95568 | 2008-12-10 19:20:00 | "Book Type Set To: DVD+ROM" HUH? | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 727457 | 2008-12-10 19:20:00 | What does it mean when I get this message in NERO Burning: "Book Type Set To: DVD+ROM" Can I not use the +ROM-type disks for archiving some videos? Will they play OK in my DVD players and not just in the computer optical? I ask because I got 500 free Memorex DVD+R discs from a friend and if they aren't gonna work, I can just use them for . . . uh . . . . . . what? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 727458 | 2008-12-10 20:08:00 | Yea you should have no problems. I have found that DVD+R discs are more reliable than the DVD-R discs. They seem to play in more standalone DVD players. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 727459 | 2008-12-10 20:14:00 | It means it'll be more compatible with whatever you put it in. You can either set it by opening up Nero (the main program - recorder menu / choose recorder option) Highlight the burner / options down the bottom / change it to DVD-ROM, it's usually on automatic. Or before you burn whatever to DVD. However, not all burners have this option |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 727460 | 2008-12-10 20:25:00 | Setting the book type to DVD-ROM instead of leaving it as DVD+R means the disc will be more compabtible with some older set top boxes which may have problems playing non DVD-ROM discs. I set all my discs to DVD-ROM, even DVD+RW. The book type for each disc can only be set once I think (the first time it is burnt), even for DVD+RW. |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 727461 | 2008-12-10 21:24:00 | So, does this mean that I can change the type of DVD via the burner? I was under the impression that the + or - values were in the matrix of the physical disc itself and not re-settable. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 727462 | 2008-12-10 21:45:00 | You can't change the type of the disc, but you can change how the disc appears to other devices. So the dvd player will think the disc is a DVD-ROM, even if it is actually a DVD+R or DVD+RW. |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 727463 | 2008-12-10 21:49:00 | Correct, the DVD-ROM option makes the dvd you've burned more compatible with any dvd player. And you've got more chance of the dvd player reading it / and playing it |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 727464 | 2008-12-11 00:36:00 | Thanks...a lot clear-er now. | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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