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Which DVD Media? AWA 05-09-2008
Posted by AWA on May 9, 2008, 2:10 am
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Ok, so I am really new to DVD burning - in fact, I've never done it before.
However, I read that using Windows Media Center Edition (which I have) it
isn't to difficult.

So, I would like to burn a DVD movie onto a DVD. My question is, how do I
know what type of blank DVD's to burn them to? DVD+R? DVD-R? DVD+RW? DVD-RW?
(you get the point).

I have a Sony Vaio Desktop Computer with Windows XP MCE version 2002. SP2.

2GB RAM, 565GB Hard Drive(s), Pentium 4 3Ghz

I want to be able to burn a movie and then have them play on any household
DVD player.

Thanks.



Posted by Bender on May 9, 2008, 4:44 am
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The RW media, which are rewritable are usually not supported by DVD players
except for some newer ones.
The DVD-R and DVD+R can be written once and then function as a DVD-ROM.
You will have to know what your DVD writer/burner supports. It may support
all formats that you mention, + or -.
Dual Layer is another option, which your burner must also support.


> Ok, so I am really new to DVD burning - in fact, I've never done it
> before.
> However, I read that using Windows Media Center Edition (which I have) it
> isn't to difficult.
>
> So, I would like to burn a DVD movie onto a DVD. My question is, how do I
> know what type of blank DVD's to burn them to? DVD+R? DVD-R? DVD+RW?
> DVD-RW?
> (you get the point).
>
> I have a Sony Vaio Desktop Computer with Windows XP MCE version 2002. SP2.
>
> 2GB RAM, 565GB Hard Drive(s), Pentium 4 3Ghz
>
> I want to be able to burn a movie and then have them play on any household
> DVD player.
>
> Thanks.
>
>

Posted by AWA on May 9, 2008, 5:52 am
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OK, so I have the Pioneer DVR-109 Burner, and from what I gathered from the
internet it supports all that media - so, which is the better to use - or
most popular? DVD-R?

Thanks.

"Bender" wrote:

> The RW media, which are rewritable are usually not supported by DVD players
> except for some newer ones.
> The DVD-R and DVD+R can be written once and then function as a DVD-ROM.
> You will have to know what your DVD writer/burner supports. It may support
> all formats that you mention, + or -.
> Dual Layer is another option, which your burner must also support.
>
>
> > Ok, so I am really new to DVD burning - in fact, I've never done it
> > before.
> > However, I read that using Windows Media Center Edition (which I have) it
> > isn't to difficult.
> >
> > So, I would like to burn a DVD movie onto a DVD. My question is, how do I
> > know what type of blank DVD's to burn them to? DVD+R? DVD-R? DVD+RW?
> > DVD-RW?
> > (you get the point).
> >
> > I have a Sony Vaio Desktop Computer with Windows XP MCE version 2002. SP2.
> >
> > 2GB RAM, 565GB Hard Drive(s), Pentium 4 3Ghz
> >
> > I want to be able to burn a movie and then have them play on any household
> > DVD player.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>

Posted by Jaime on May 9, 2008, 12:48 pm
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The question isn't what the burner in your PC supports, the question is what
the standalone DVD player supports. If you are only burning DVD's to play on
the PC they are burned on, then use whatever is the most cost effective. If
you are burning for use in standalone players, then you need be more careful
and follow Bender's guidelines. If it is your player that is easy enough to
figure out, but if you are going to give these to others, you may not know.
At one time it seemed that -R was a little more widely supported than +R,
but I think with any player from the last 5 years or so, either format can
be read. I have always burned DVD's in +R (because I found a good price on a
stack) and have never had one be unreadable when I have given them to
others.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida

> OK, so I have the Pioneer DVR-109 Burner, and from what I gathered from
> the
> internet it supports all that media - so, which is the better to use - or
> most popular? DVD-R?
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Bender" wrote:
>
>> The RW media, which are rewritable are usually not supported by DVD
>> players
>> except for some newer ones.
>> The DVD-R and DVD+R can be written once and then function as a DVD-ROM.
>> You will have to know what your DVD writer/burner supports. It may
>> support
>> all formats that you mention, + or -.
>> Dual Layer is another option, which your burner must also support.
>>
>>
>> > Ok, so I am really new to DVD burning - in fact, I've never done it
>> > before.
>> > However, I read that using Windows Media Center Edition (which I have)
>> > it
>> > isn't to difficult.
>> >
>> > So, I would like to burn a DVD movie onto a DVD. My question is, how do
>> > I
>> > know what type of blank DVD's to burn them to? DVD+R? DVD-R? DVD+RW?
>> > DVD-RW?
>> > (you get the point).
>> >
>> > I have a Sony Vaio Desktop Computer with Windows XP MCE version 2002.
>> > SP2.
>> >
>> > 2GB RAM, 565GB Hard Drive(s), Pentium 4 3Ghz
>> >
>> > I want to be able to burn a movie and then have them play on any
>> > household
>> > DVD player.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>>

Posted by Bill Davis on May 11, 2008, 12:49 am
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The best way to ensure compatibility is to use a utility like Nero or ImgBurn
(there are a lot of other freeware programs that will work too) to set the
DVD's BookType to DVD-ROM. I use this technique for years buring with +R
disk.

One of our older standalone DVD players that will not work with the +R
format when the BoolType is +R will work with +R disk when the BookType is
set to DVD-ROM. This technique has worked with every PC and standalone
player if have tried.

B.D.

"Jaime" wrote:

> The question isn't what the burner in your PC supports, the question is what
> the standalone DVD player supports. If you are only burning DVD's to play on
> the PC they are burned on, then use whatever is the most cost effective. If
> you are burning for use in standalone players, then you need be more careful
> and follow Bender's guidelines. If it is your player that is easy enough to
> figure out, but if you are going to give these to others, you may not know.
> At one time it seemed that -R was a little more widely supported than +R,
> but I think with any player from the last 5 years or so, either format can
> be read. I have always burned DVD's in +R (because I found a good price on a
> stack) and have never had one be unreadable when I have given them to
> others.
> --
> James
> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
>
> > OK, so I have the Pioneer DVR-109 Burner, and from what I gathered from
> > the
> > internet it supports all that media - so, which is the better to use - or
> > most popular? DVD-R?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > "Bender" wrote:
> >
> >> The RW media, which are rewritable are usually not supported by DVD
> >> players
> >> except for some newer ones.
> >> The DVD-R and DVD+R can be written once and then function as a DVD-ROM.
> >> You will have to know what your DVD writer/burner supports. It may
> >> support
> >> all formats that you mention, + or -.
> >> Dual Layer is another option, which your burner must also support.
> >>
> >>
> >> > Ok, so I am really new to DVD burning - in fact, I've never done it
> >> > before.
> >> > However, I read that using Windows Media Center Edition (which I have)
> >> > it
> >> > isn't to difficult.
> >> >
> >> > So, I would like to burn a DVD movie onto a DVD. My question is, how do
> >> > I
> >> > know what type of blank DVD's to burn them to? DVD+R? DVD-R? DVD+RW?
> >> > DVD-RW?
> >> > (you get the point).
> >> >
> >> > I have a Sony Vaio Desktop Computer with Windows XP MCE version 2002.
> >> > SP2.
> >> >
> >> > 2GB RAM, 565GB Hard Drive(s), Pentium 4 3Ghz
> >> >
> >> > I want to be able to burn a movie and then have them play on any
> >> > household
> >> > DVD player.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
>

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