Posted by Rick Merrill on 09/26/06 15:15

Paul Heslop wrote:

> Rick Merrill wrote:
>
>>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!
>>
>
>
> :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.


I'm with you there. What I'm curious to know is How Long does it take to
get the DVD out of the camera and put in a new DVD.

If I use a Sony DVD camera and "finalize" before removing then it needs
about 2 and a half minutes plus 30 seconds to remove and insert new
(formated) disk.

I suspect that +RW may take JUST as much time for the above operation
because it has to do a transparent finalize.

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