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Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 07/06/07 01:28
On 7/05/2007, Tony Tee posted this:
> "Gene E. Bloch" <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in message
> news:mn.2c147d770dab183c.1980@nobody.invalid...
>> On 7/05/2007, Tony Tee posted this:
>>> Going through ebay looking to pick myself up my first dvdr machine with
>>> vcr combined.
>>>
>>> I noticed that some record in +, most record in -, some do both.
>>>
>>> (And some do dvd ram, whatever that is?)
>>>
>>> Anyways, seemign as the ones that record in + are more expensive and
>>> rarer, is that the superior quality, if it can record in + does it
>>> automatically mean it can record in - and play - too?
>>>
>>> Very confused novice!
>>
>> Oddly enough, the ones that record in + record in +, the ones that record
>> in - record in -, and the ones that record in both record in + and -.
>>
>> If it doesn't say + it doesn't record in +.
>>
>> If it doesn't say - it doesn't record in -.
>>
>> DVD-RAM is another technology that acts a lot like a hard drive -
>> relatively few devices use it, I believe, but those that do will be sure to
>> let you know :-)
>>
>> Do some studying at dvdhelp.com.
>>
>> -- Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
>> letters617blochg3251
>> (replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")
>
>
> Quick question, how does it affect the playback?
>
> Will a + recorder still playback - discs and vice versa?
In general, yes.
But. (There's always a but, isn't there?) Many players have trouble
with various brands of media.
The fun part: if you have (let's just say) a DVD+R burner, you may find
that the brand of DVD-R media your friend sent you play fine on your
box, and the DVD+R that you burned on your recorder doesn't play on it.
You just happened to choose the wrong brand of media, saving a few
dollars, but at the cost of some psychological pain.
It's all pretty random and a true PITA...
Many people on this and related NGs recommend Taiyo Yuden media,
available online, and many posters have had trouble with Memorex.
I often use Fry's GQ media (that stands for "Good Quality", if you can
believe it) and I seem not to have any problems. Probably because I
don't burn many discs and rarely play them back :-)
--
Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
letters617blochg3251
(replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")
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