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Posted by Paul Heslop on 09/25/06 23:58
Rick Merrill wrote:
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> Paul Heslop wrote:
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> > 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!
>
:O) I don't even use the things!
> 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?
Yeah, I think i know where you're coming from. This is one of the
problems with these multi-format things, you're never 100% certain
exactly what you're getting or what it's capable of. I think the OP
was referring to a home dvd recorder though and that's what I am also
intending my reply towards. So far I've still resisted the urge to buy
a pc drive and start seriously editing, so I've used the grand toal of
1 +R in my home machine, a handful of -RW in two home machines and a
lot of -R in those machines. I was quite interested to hear that +RW
don't need finalising but it wouldn't send me out to replace my
recorder.
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Paul (I have tried in my way to be free)
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