"DVD+RW/-RW DVD+R/-R. ?? I'm boggled.Help please." Topic
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| Paul B | 13 Sep 2007 1:55 a.m. PST |
I've just bought a dvd recorder with a HDD for the first time. If I want to put a recorded programme from the hard drive onto a dvd the instruction book says I can choose any of those above. Please can someone tell me does it matter which I choose?
In particular in terms of a) picture quality
b) the likelihood that the dvd will play ok on someone else's dvd player if I lend it to them. |
| G Bowen | 13 Sep 2007 3:34 a.m. PST |
All are OK, DVD+R is best for compatibility with older PC drives |
| Yoricke | 13 Sep 2007 3:53 a.m. PST |
The rw's work with most dvds,I use these to record stuff for my kids to use in portable machines during car journeys.
The r's have to be 'finalised' before any other machine can read them. |
| the Gorb | 13 Sep 2007 10:33 a.m. PST |
I find the DVD-R has the highest compatibility with stand alone DVD players. DVD+R is next best but has some compatibility issues. Some DVD manufacturers supply a downloadable utility which will allow you to override the DVD+R 'Booktype' field so the player thinks it is a DVD-R to improve compatibility. link Regards, the Gorb |
| Paul B | 14 Sep 2007 12:06 a.m. PST |
Thanks everyone, especially Gorb – that link was very useful. |
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