Posted by Jan B on 12/07/06 18:16

On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:28:41 -0500, Anthony Marsh
<anthony_marsh@comcast.net> wrote:

>Citizen Bob wrote:
...
>Some people might prefer the DVD-R because it can be used instantly in a
>settop unit, whereas a DVD+R needs to be formatted first and then can
>only be used in that particular settop unit.

Perhaps you mix up the types.
You would not format a DVD+R before the recording. You would need to
"Finalise" both a DVD-R and DVD+R after the recording to be able to
play them in a standard DVD-Player.

I believe that a DVD-RW must be formatted before recording, and
finalised afterwards to be playable in a DVD-Player (provided it is
recorded in DVD-Video format).

A DVD+RW does not need formatting before recording. It would be
playable directly afterwards (after a 2 minutes automatic post-format
process). However, if the recording is edited after the recording, a
finalisation stage (called make compatible) is needed in order to make
the edits visible to a DVD-player).

There are some features in the DVD+RW and DVD+R that only works when
played back on a similar recorder. E.g the replication of the recorded
aspect format signalling in the SCART works when played back on a
similar Philips +RW recorder as I recorded the disc on.

Hope that clarifies some of the differences.
/Jan

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