DVD format's?

[Junior1544]

I'm thinking about getting a Recordable DVD drive for my computer.

I'm hearing different things about DVD+R, DVD-r and a few others I can't remember off the top of my head...

What format should I look at getting? Or is there a unit that will be able to use what ever become's the standard with a bios update or some thing??

Any thoughts on this would be great...

Thanks
--JAmes
junior1544@jmjpc.net
Life is change. To deny change is to deny life.

 

[WizyWyg]

Off the top of my head as far as compatibility:

DVD-R DVD-R/w (notice the - sign)
DVD-R is compatible in many set-top players.
DVD-R/w is compatible in most set-top players that can play DVD-R

DVD+R DVD+R/w (notice the + sign)
DVD+R is compatible in 40% of available players
DVD+R/W is compatible in MOST of those players that can play DVD+R

HP and SONY puts out DVD+R DVD+R/w drives

Pioneer, Technics, off brands put out DVD-R DVD-R/w drives.

http://www.vcdhelp.com

has a compatability chart posted by people who have players and have tried different formats in them.

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

I understand DVD-R is the format most likely to playable in console devices, but I occasionally find older DVD players (what a peculiar phrase!) that cannot play it.

I would like a format that can be played in every console DVD player, but I suspect that is simply not do-able.

Shrugging,
Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[WizyWyg]

Edward, unfortunately that wont be a possibility, again because DVD players produced 5 years ago (when they first came out) just didn't have the software to support DVD-r's

Like Some CD-rom drives just wont support Cd-r/w.


My first dvd player (which I still own )cannot play anything other than commercial DVD's. I've made a VCD on every possible brand of CDr's and CDr/w's and none will play. I've made dvd's using DVD+R and DVD-r and none will play. Such is fact about this ever changing format.

I have since bought 5 additional dvd players and 4 dvd rom drives since then; 2 cannot play dvd-r's but they can play sVCd;s and vcds; 1 of them can only play vcd's and svcd's burnt to Silver cd-rw's

The other 2 can play DVD-r disks, 1 can only play pioneer DVD-r disks.

The last can only play DVD+R/w discs , but has no problems playing any vcd or svcd disc

You can't win in this genre.

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Yeah, this is what I figured. I can still burn to VHS tape, plus I figure a lot of this'll settle out in another five years. Seems similar to the mass confusion surrounding the advent of CD burners.

Cheers,
Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[WizyWyg]

True, but cd-writers have been existence for nearly a decade. DVD writing on a personal/home level has been available for only a couple of years. ^_^ . It took cd-writer manufacturers 4 years just to get it right.

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Yeah, like I said. We've got time...

Cheers,
Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[WizyWyg]

Well, the "time" may be longer than how long it took cd-writers to become mainstream enough to keep it to one "format". With the RIAA,MPAA and the Hollywood execs, it may take a bit longer for DVD to come to an agreement on exactly what format to support. Till then; I'll just conitnie to back up the tapes i've had for 20 years.

 

[Junior1544]

I have a quick very similare question... For the time being... I am looking for a program that will allow me to burn SVCD's...

I'm looking a getting Easy CD and DVD Creator (the newest version). But I can't tell is if has the encoder to go from AVI to MPEG2??

--James junior1544@jmjpc.net
Life is change. To deny change is to deny life.

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Yeah, on my first glance through Roxio's dox, they don't immediately say, but they seem to imply that Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 (

http://www.roxio.com/en/products/ecdc/index.jhtml)

is a soup-to-nuts DVD creation solution, so at least you'll probably be good there.

I couldn't quickly find any data on burning SVCDs with this software.

You could simply write to Roxio Customer Service (

http://www.roxio.com/en/company/contactroxio.jhtml)

and ask 'em or do a Google search for Best SVCD software.

Cheers,
Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[Junior1544]

Thank you much kind sir.

--James
junior1544@jmjpc.net
Life is change. To deny change is to deny life.

 

[WizyWyg]

Best svcd so far that i found was the Ulead DVD movie Factory bundle (as far as creating an svcd). Roxio sucks. Nero on the other hand does good burning for svcd's.