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Posted by Adrian on 10/18/05 16:42
Brian McIlwrath wrote:
> In uk.media.dvd Ed <eabowden@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> I am looking for a DVD recorder to be used as a replacement for my
>> vcr, but also to back up mini dv camcorder tapes. Panasonic's most
>> basic recorder with the dv input seems to be the DMRES20. I like
>> Panasonic because of the time slip thing and chasing playback that
>> DVDRAM allows. However, will discs recorded on this machine play on
>> other players - some reviews seem to indicate yes, others say no.
>
> DVD-RAM discs can be played by most PC DVD-player programs (with a RAM
> capable drive) but not usually by "standard" DVD players (exept as a
> feature - eg. some Panasonic players can do this!).
>
> Timeslip is also possible on a few players using -RW discs but only in
> "VR" mode - which again ruins compatability with normal players!
It's strange, I have WinDVD on my desktop machine and my laptop, both can
read DVD-RAM but only my desktop plays them.
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Adrian A
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