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Posted by David Chien on 09/06/05 17:33
> My favourite is the Pioneer DVD-530H-S because it has a 160gb HDD and also a
> lot of features such as "Guide+" and chase play. However, the sony model
> supports both types of DVD disk (- and +) whereas the Pioneer only
> supports -. I will be using the hard drive for most basic recording and RW
> disks for burning things I want to keep for longer.
1. No real difference between -/+R or RW when making recordings to
these discs for playback on other machines, PCs and players. They are
designed to be 'identical' for most intents and purposes.
2. If you have an older player, then most of them will be more
compatible with the older, more estabilished -R/RW format.
3. You can check the compatibility of your player at
www.videohelp.com -> DVD player.
4. With either -/+RW, you will have to quick erase the disc (a few
minutes at most) when reusing it again. You do not need to do a full
disc erase of all sectors.
5. - or + format, it's as easy as insert disc, press record button to
make a recording. No real difference R or RW either.
6. Very few editing features in +r/rw, but since you have the HDD
model, there's really no difference at all since you'll be editing the
video off the HDD first, then burning it (much faster and nicer than
trying to edit on-disc).
7. Only other model? Panasonic's latest Giga recorder models with
improved LP record mode that has 500 lines of resolution (vs. other
players, and older models, at 250 lines of resolution in LP mode). This
difference is only significant IF you want to record LP mode discs with
higher image quality than other recorders. Aboslutely no use if you're
recording in XP or SP modes.
8. Besides that? The upcoming dual-layer Pioneer recorders already
out in Japan and Asia. These double the amount of video you can record
to a disc.
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Aside from all of the above, if you're archiving, record to solid
brands of discs -- most of the ones made in Japan will give you
top-notch quality (look on label, Mitsubishi/Verbatim, Maxell, TDK,
Sony, etc.). If you have access to a Plextor 716A, you can also use the
Plextools program included to scan the discs you burn to ensure that it
has low PI/PO errors on the disc, and is a solid burn. (which I do;
then again, using Maxell made in Japan -R discs pretty much guarentees a
solid burn. Why? Pioneer makes the A03 through A10 line of DVD burners
for the PC, and these are the same drives going into the Pioneer TV top
DVD burners. It's already been shown that the Maxell -R Made In Japan
discs (see dv.com magazine and emedia magazine reports as well as
others) on their older, slower burners (which are the ones going into
these machines) produce discs that are the most compatible across the
tested line of DVD players. Thus, use the right discs, and you really
don't have to worry or test PI/PO error rates at all for archiving videos.)
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