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Posted by Tony Tee on 07/06/07 12:13
Thanks man!!
"Gene E. Bloch" <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in message
news:mn.2c547d775ab66d89.1980@nobody.invalid...
> 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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