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Posted by Rick Merrill on 05/30/06 13:01
Paul Heslop wrote:
> Dora Smith wrote:
>
>>How do you finalize dvd-RW so they will play on another player? I
>>understand you have to finalize tehm or they won't play on a different
>>player. I'm recording episodes of a situation comedy off of cable
>>television. Is it true that in order to record more than one episode, or
>>be able to take the dvd out and put it back for more recording, I need RW,
>>or is that only if I want to record OVER what I already recorded?
>>
>>My dvd recorder only gives finalizing as an option for dvd-R, not dvd-RW.
>>So what are you supposed to do with dvd-rw?
>>
>>--
>>Yours,
>>Dora Smith
>>Austin, TX
>>tiggernut24@yahoo.com
>
>
> I am going to assume that your machine uses +R and +RW? From my
> understanding +RW don't need to be finalized,
Really? I think all RW need to be finalized to be played as DVD.
> though obviously you'll
> have to play them in a +RW compatible player. If it were -RW you would
> need to finalize it to play on another machine then format it to
> record on it again.
>
> As for the removing a disc before it is full, as long as it isn't
> finalized you can remove a -R or +R disc, use the machine for
> something else, then when you put the unfinished disc back in you can
> carry on where you left off until you finalize. What you can't do with
> a -R or +R is record over the stuff on it, which is where the RW discs
> come in. On those you can record over stuff just like a VCR. Some
> machines will allow you to delete things randomly and you'll gain all
> the space back, some will only allow you to delete from the last thing
> recorded to gain space back.
>
> It all sounds a bit complex at first but gets easier as you get used
> to it.
>
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