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(Message started by: craig on Jun 12^th, 2005, 11:53am)

Title: DVD RE-WRITER QUESTION
Post by craig on Jun 12^th, 2005, 11:53am

TOTALLY OFF TOPIC,AND 1 FOR THE COMPUTER "TECCIES",HAVE GOT A LAPTOP WITH A DVD REWRITER DRIVE,NOW ON THE DOOR IT SAYS,AND I QUOTE...
"RW DVD+REWRITABLE"...
NOW THE QUESTION IS,WHICH DISCS CAN/SHOULD I USE,I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE DVD+ AND DVD- DISCS,SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME,WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE,IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE,AND CAN ANYBODY RECOMMEND A SOLUTION... ??? ??? ???

Title: Re: DVD RE-WRITER QUESTION
Post by Baz on Jun 12^th, 2005, 12:02pm

Craig,

I always use the +R as I find them more stable and easier to read in normal dvd players. No doubt others will say different, but this is my preference.

Baz

Baz

Title: Re: DVD RE-WRITER QUESTION
Post by craig on Jun 12^th, 2005, 12:12pm

baz...

thanks.....can you use both + and - on any dvd rewriter then,dont want to buy discs that wont "copy" on the laptop :-/

Title: Re: DVD RE-WRITER QUESTION
Post by Snoopy on Jun 12^th, 2005, 1:42pm

Craig . Do you knonw what make of DVD writer it is?

In general most DVD writers will write to CD R/RW and DVD +/-.

If you knwo the make you can go to the makers website and check the specifications .

If you are not sure just buy one of each and try them.

I presonally use whatever is on ofer at the time .
ATM I am using Phillips DVD+ 8 speed. I have found the dual layer ones still too expensive for me to justify the cost.

Title: Re: DVD RE-WRITER QUESTION
Post by Fitzy on Jun 12^th, 2005, 3:51pm

Craig,

If your writer has only the + sign on it then that usually means that it will only be able to write to +R/RW discs only, please check your laptops literature and this should tell you what format your drive supports, or as snoopy says go to the manufacturers website and input the model number and this will tell you which formats it supports. Also not all DVD players will play both -/+ formats, again you have check the players literature for its specs.

HTH

Fitzy ;) ;D ;)

Title: Re: DVD RE-WRITER QUESTION
Post by craig on Jun 12^th, 2005, 3:52pm

thanks guy's,that has answered the questions... :)

Title: Re: DVD RE-WRITER QUESTION
Post by gadgetmandb on Jun 12^th, 2005, 9:28pm

Also re above the general difference is the cost of the disks. This format war goes way back from the days of VHS and Betamax video's. A group of companies stiched up the other group by releasing VHS in large cheap quantaties therby knocking out the very much better BEtamax video format. The same group of companies that were stiched now play cat and mouse with anything else that they can.

Title: Re: DVD RE-WRITER QUESTION
Post by gadgetmandb on Jun 12^th, 2005, 9:29pm

Oh and a p.s if your writer has only a + symbol it will only record to plus disks.

Title: Re: DVD RE-WRITER QUESTION
Post by Fitzy on Jun 12^th, 2005, 10:34pm

There is not much price difference between the two formats, if any its just a few pence, the main difference is that one is better suited to one type of recording against the other, but your right it is just like the old betamax vs VHS battle eventually one will win through, so its best were your money will stretch to, is to get a dual format writer and your covered either way.

HTH

Fitzy ;) ;D ;)