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MahlerIsGod · 02-01-2004, 02:39 AM

Greetings All,
Another DVD burning question. I just got a Sony 510A and I love it. I haven't had a single problem with it. Now I have a few questions: Because the Sony can burn almost anything under the sun which format is "better?" I bought a box of Memorex DVD-R to practice burning and to get to know the ins and outs of DVD burning and I am just wondering if there is a difference between the formats (-R, -RW) concerning quality, performance, etc. Are there differences or are they pretty much the same? Second, is there a brand of blank DVD's that everyone prefers or, again, are they pretty much the same? Thanks for any info.

SiN · 02-01-2004, 04:25 AM

The difference between -R and -RW is rewriteability.
(just like a cd-r and a cd-rw)

the difference between -R and +R however, is a valid matter of concern.

I know one issue is to consider which format a stand-alone dvd player will play, depends on the player...

there should be some more info in this forum about it, try a search.

soccerchamp76 · 02-01-2004, 01:25 PM

Here is a site that explains everything, including with analogies.
http://www.dvdr-digest.com/articles/4_1.html

aarchaon · 02-02-2004, 04:07 PM

Sometime this year dual-layer DVD burners will be released, so DVD-R's will have the same capacity as the DVD's you buy from shops (and rent from video stores

)

merkerguitars · 02-03-2004, 11:54 AM

This is the media i use here in this link (clicky here)

Cheap and rarely makes a coaster....10cents more gets the 4x media

Jephree · 02-03-2004, 03:01 PM

Ritek is good, TaiyoYuden (TY), Imation, and Ricoh are also good. Use DVD Info Pro to determine who the *real manfacturer is of your media, alot of times sellers rebadge. Just FYI, if you are using a cheaper APEX DVD stand alone, you'll probably have better chances using -R media.

02-01-2004, 02:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	Blank DVD's Greetings All, Another DVD burning question. I just got a Sony 510A and I love it. I haven't had a single problem with it. Now I have a few questions: Because the Sony can burn almost anything under the sun which format is "better?" I bought a box of Memorex DVD-R to practice burning and to get to know the ins and outs of DVD burning and I am just wondering if there is a difference between the formats (-R, -RW) concerning quality, performance, etc. Are there differences or are they pretty much the same? Second, is there a brand of blank DVD's that everyone prefers or, again, are they pretty much the same? Thanks for any info. __________________ "But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history."

02-01-2004, 04:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	The difference between -R and -RW is rewriteability. (just like a cd-r and a cd-rw) the difference between -R and +R however, is a valid matter of concern. I know one issue is to consider which format a stand-alone dvd player will play, depends on the player... there should be some more info in this forum about it, try a search. __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

02-01-2004, 01:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	Here is a site that explains everything, including with analogies. http://www.dvdr-digest.com/articles/4_1.html __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.

02-02-2004, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
aarchaon Insane	Sometime this year dual-layer DVD burners will be released, so DVD-R's will have the same capacity as the DVD's you buy from shops (and rent from video stores ) __________________ Green. Yellow. Blue.

02-03-2004, 11:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	This is the media i use here in this link (clicky here) Cheap and rarely makes a coaster....10cents more gets the 4x media __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

02-03-2004, 03:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jephree AKA: Boner Stabone Location: The one and only, SoCaLi	Ritek is good, TaiyoYuden (TY), Imation, and Ricoh are also good. Use DVD Info Pro to determine who the real manfacturer is of your media, alot of times sellers rebadge. Just FYI, if you are using a cheaper APEX DVD stand alone, you'll probably have better chances using -R media. __________________ When's the next good swell in SoCal?*