[Tfug] DVD Writing

[Bexley Hall]

Hi, Rich,

--- Rich <r-lists at studiosprocket.com> wrote:

> On Jan 19, 2008, at 12:37 pm, Bexley Hall wrote:
> 
> > Sorry, confused.  Why is that "meant for
> computing"?
> 
> Sorry: DVD-R/W *was* meant for computing, and +
> *was* meant for home  
> DVRs. Again, as I understand it, this just because
> DVD-R/W is like a  
> big CD-R/W, and doesn't require any significant
> changes to the CD-based drivers. Apparently.

Hmmm...

> > But, does the media affect the accessibility of
> > the *content*?  I.e. assuming you have an
> omnipotent
> > reader/writer, can you transcribe a VHS movie onto
> > a + and a - and view *either* of them on a "home
> > DVD player"?
> 
> Don't have a "home DVD player", so I never read up
> on this. The knowledge that soaked in via osmosis
> is that DVD+R is most compatible with newer
> players, DVD-R is most compatible with older
> players. I think both the RW formats trail in
> joint last place -- but it's a good last... still
> very compatible. ymmv

I'll just have to burn some discs and see how good
(bad?) they work...

Thanks!
--don


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