Posted by Rick Merrill on 09/25/06 23:34

Paul Heslop wrote:

> Rick Merrill wrote:
>
>
>>>I've heard it said that +RW does not need to be finalised to play in
>>>other machines.
>>
>>unfinalized DVD can usually be played on the same recorder and sometimes
>>on players from the same MFG. Interoperability is NOT guaranteed.
>>
>>In order to play a DVD on a computer DVD player it MUST be finalized.
>
>
> I don't really want to argue this as I don't have an +RW machine, but
> according to many sources +RW do not need to be finalised at all
> ------------------
> http://www.dvdrw.com/why/customer-benefits.htm
>
> "No finalization for DVD+RW: no waiting time, the disc is always
> immediately compatible"

Great ad!

I was just pointing out that a PCplayer is different from a "player"
because the Finalize step creates a disk structure that lets the PC
'mount' the disk as if it were a disk drive = that step requires the
finalize to use on a computer.

The other 'weasel" here is that the new +RW drives automatically
'finalize' the disk every time you stop. This uses a tiny fraction
of the total rw cycles - but who's counting?

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