Community Newsletter: Q&A: 1/20/06 Demystifying those confusing DVD formats
- 1/19/06 4:38 PM
Try Verbatim DLs
by deirdrew - 1/20/06 8:39 AM In reply to: Read this - seems to be the most comprehensive study so far! by googey10I have never had a single failure recording, or issue playing movies recored on them. My kids are tough on DVDs, so I back them all up and only let them play the copies. I use the single side Verbatims only if the recording quality will be high for the main title, otherwise I use the DL ones and duplicate the DVD entirely. Amazon has the 3 pack DLs cheap, but shop around as you can sometimes get the 3 packs even cheaper.
Verbatim???
by googey10 - 1/20/06 8:58 AM In reply to: Try Verbatim DLs by deirdrewActually, worst results for me were with Verbatim - branded DLs (tried only 3 from the same pack, one was OK, one had errors while burning and the last one was illegible). Might have improved, of course, this was about a year ago. Since then, used some cheap no-names quite successfully.
DVD-RAM
by Sandy MacRae - 1/20/06 2:54 AM In reply to: 1/20/06 Demystifying those confusing DVD formats by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Your contributor writes:
'DVD Ram is an older format that you can pretty much ignore.'
As a professional Sound Technician, can I inform you that DVD-RAM is the media of choice for most professional removable drives for audio data? The main advantage to us is that the DVD-RAM is self-checking (CRC) and largely self correcting, ensuring the integrity of our valuable audio data. None of the othe DVD medias do this. So please don't write off DVD-RAM - my living depends on it!
BTW we use DVD because we don't data compress professional sound recordings and multi-track, high bit rates and sample rates requires lots of data space.
In paise of DVD-RAM
by gbjbasdw - 1/20/06 3:11 AM In reply to: DVD-RAM by Sandy MacRaeI too use DVD-RAM for recording video on both a Panasonic DVD recorder and a DVD-RAM drive on my PC.
I have found the format to be excellent and stable.
If I had to choose again knowing what I know I would still use it !
Steve
DVD-RAM
by bill.timmins - 1/20/06 3:13 AM In reply to: DVD-RAM by Sandy MacRaeIt also allows deleting of indidual files and reusing the space freed up and was the first media to allow watching video while still recording, though some of the new VCRs have caught up with that.
Basically it's a fully rerecordable medium, configured a bit like a hard disk so while it has advantages it probably is becoming obsolete as huge cheap hard disk drives take over.
DVD RAM compatability
by belwayne - 1/20/06 4:38 AM In reply to: DVD-RAM by Sandy MacRaeWhen I bought a Panasonic DVD recorder to replace my DVD player, I had never heard of DVD RAM. I quickly became interested in the RAM format and loved the capability of watching and recording at the same time. I bought a multiple format Panasonic drive for my computer to read (and possibly record) on these RAM disks, however I found the video recorder format unreadable on my computer. Though my PC saw the recordings as Nero files, Nero 6 was unable to read them properly. What's up?
VR disks
by davidord - 1/20/06 5:25 AM In reply to: DVD RAM compatability by belwayneEmail panasonic and they'll sell you the software (I think it cost me $7 for the cd + postage to Britain) to read their VR-RAM disks, although I think it should have come with the drive.
Compatibility
by rlegro - 1/20/06 6:43 AM In reply to: DVD RAM compatability by belwayneRe handling video from a DVD-RAM on your PC: I actually haven't tried that yet, but two points:
1. You will of course need a DVD drive on your PC that handles the DVD-RAM format, to begin with.
2. The DVD-RAM video format in your (and my) Panasonic burner is akin to the formats used on commercial DVD video discs. Nero can't read them directly, but if you can't get Panasonic's own software to rip or convert this format to something Nero can handle, you should be able to do it with free or shareware ripping utilities, of which there are any number available for download.
there is compatibility...
by eddyp - 1/20/06 10:14 AM In reply to: DVD RAM compatability by belwayneCheck my post:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-10149-0.html?forumID=7&threadID=151177&messageID=1685930
and this one:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-10149-0.html?forumID=7&threadID=151177&messageID=1685878
Re: Demystifying those confusing DVD formats
by osilvey - 1/20/06 3:37 AM In reply to: 1/20/06 Demystifying those confusing DVD formats by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I just wanted to say - Great and complete answer to the question. You should be a teacher!
Thanks for sharing...
by mycuppatea - 1/20/06 4:06 AM In reply to: 1/20/06 Demystifying those confusing DVD formats by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Thanks much for your info. I have had problems with these questions and you have helped. I want to record my music, pictures, and movies from my computer to a dvd. What do I need and what are the steps? Thanks again. Mycuppatea
logos
by psmithers - 1/20/06 4:14 AM In reply to: 1/20/06 Demystifying those confusing DVD formats by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have looked for the specific logos for -r dvds and =r dvds mentioned in the article. Where can I view the 2 types of logos?
RIDATA DVD+R Most Reliable 1-Layer Media I've Found
by edge_bit - 1/20/06 4:38 AM In reply to: 1/20/06 Demystifying those confusing DVD formats by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I find that no matter what I use, the printable top (white matte top) RIDATA DVD+R in the red celophane packaging is the most reliable media I can find. I find it even beats Verbatim, a long time industry standby, in reliability.
I use RIDATA +R media pretty much exclusively burning on an NEC Dual Layer DVD+-RW Unit. I have had excellent results, where my discs read in even the most finicky of old DVD readers. (Or the most finicky of newly purchased el-cheapo units too.)
So it looks like the media that was superior on paper is actually a bit better if you pick the right brand.
I've found you basically have to do a lot of experimenting with recordable media back in the CD-ROM days and this holds true with DVDs, of course.
Well, I hope this helps.
Cheers
P.S. No, I do not work for or have any financial interest in Ridata... just good stuff. :P
RIDATA DVD -R
by Dale Miller - 1/20/06 1:54 PM In reply to: RIDATA DVD+R Most Reliable 1-Layer Media I've Found by edge_bitAs stated I'm going to have to agree that RIDATA is the most reliable media you can buy.
I use RIDATA DVD-R single layer media all the time. In the 2 years I have been using this there has been few DVD's that I have had to use for "coasters" because of a bad DVD.
Would also recommend, because of experience the Pioneer DVR109 as one of the best DVD burners out there. Sure there are others out there just as good but this one has given me no problems and just keeps on burning...
Enjoy the Day
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