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ok, i know that CD-R(and DVD-R) you can write once, and that CD-RW(DVD-RW) you can write and erase as much as you want but it less compatible with players. but what is CD+R, CD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+RAM.....and so on! seems like DVD players don't the new +'s
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You have three DVD recording formats, made by 3 different companies I believe..
Phillips designed DVD + R and DVD + RW This format is great for movies and is becoming popular for home entertainment DVD Burners... But most Computer burners are DVD+R OR +RW compatable
I think sony and someone else designed DVD - R and DVD -RW this was the initial format that was sold to the mainstream... This is the great multitasker good for movies and data use... There are both home and computer variants of this
DVD Ram basically is another variant, which is found mainly on home entertainment burners and works with an inbuilt hardrive.. Allowing the user to record ahead while watching from when he began recording - for example he started taping his show, because he was gona miss it, came home and started watching while it was still recording... if that makes any sense.. In my opinion a tad pointless for computers as you have to fiddle with your settings to use it, and your probably only copying files from your computer not TV shows, unless you have a tuner card in your computer...
Now most computer burners are multi burners - in other words they can burn in DVD+ DVD - or DVD Ram... basically I've found as long as the burner can do + and - you will be fine.. Use plus disks for any video files, and minus disks for your data files... But in essence theres not a whole lot of difference, just the companies who initially made em... Hope this helps
Never heard of Cd+R or CD+RW, but DVD+r/RW is Sony's and HP's pick during the initial format wars. There were three formats DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, and DVDR, dvd ram is something differnent than the typicall DVD format. Now it's all pointless as the new burners are dual format dual layer and being launched into planed obsoletion. Next we'll have HD DVD versus Bluray, of which, having actually seen a few, BlueRay looks awesome. Blue Ray and HD DVD both use blue lasers to read the optical disc and can hold like 50 gigs on a single dvd sized disk. Both the Pioneer and Sony Blueray players I've seen here are rerecordable and also play and record all DVDformats.
thanks guys!
i just wanna note that i recorded an MPEG file on a DVD+RW and played it on my DVD player(it reads MPEG) but i got a message saying "cannot read disk" i figured the + type is not compatible with me DVD player.
i guess i'll just stick to DVD-R/RW to save myself the trouble.
sorry about the CD+R/RW it was a typo from my part, i though such things existed.
also, is there a software(free download preferably) that would allow me to rip DVD movies without giving me the "copy rights" crap?
thanks again!
I had no idea there was a difference between + and - for burners. Info get, thanks.
there's plenty of ripping and copying software, only one i can think of offhand is dvd shrink that allows you to adjust the size of the file to fit on to a single layer dvd-r since they're smaller than your typical dual layer dvd. Check thescreensvers.com or whatever their website is, or kevinrose.com as the dark tipper loves to talk about backing up dvds.
Clone dvd/cd made by elaborate bytes is good software for copying cds/dvds, but costs money, although i have found it on p2ps...
http://www.elby.ch/products/clone_dvd/ is the official site, but like I say, it's on p2ps as well.
It doesnt modify the file size like Jester's software claims to do, but its very easy to use, and will serve you fine if you want to plain copy; they designed it ideally for pirating dvds/cds.
Shrink is an excellent program... You can fit huge files on ya standard single layer disks... Thumbs up to thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Jester
Is dvd shrink shareware? If so, could you tell me the link of the company that made it, or a link to the site? Thanks.
I've had the same problem as marwan. I can burn both DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW, but none of my home systems including the my pc has been able to read the DVD+R/Rw's. I was told it also depends on the brand.
I went trhough a stack of 20 TDK DVD+Rs... all are coasters now. I been sticking to DVD-R.