DVD Burners

[crazychicken]

If i get a Pioneer DVR-104, what can i do with it. This takes only the 4.7gb disks correct? Can standard TV DVD players read these if i burn video on them?

Can you copy segmets from video DVDs on to these disks?

I know there are several different kinds of disks and burners, can someone explain them?

thanks alot

david

 

[LethalWolfe]

DVD in 25 words or less

Formats:
DVD- r/w (Current "leader" in the DVD format wars, most compatible w/stand alone DVD players)
DVD+r/w (trying to fight for the title of "DVD standard" not as compatable as R/W, but it does have major players behind it)
DVD-RAM (can only be read by a DVD-RAM drive, IIRC, best for data backup and storage)

W/the A-104 drivce you can burn DVDs that most (75% I think) stand alone DVD players can read. They do accept the 4.7gig discs, and burn them at 2x. But there is a 105 drive coming out soon that burns DVDs at 4x. Copying segments from commercial DVDs (like all yer favorite Clint Eastwood shoot outs or something)and burning them onto a single disc is possible, but it's not a one step, drag-and-drop proccess. You'd have to rip the source DVD, then encode into MPEG2, then burn it onto DVD.

Right now DVD-R/W is the best in terms of compatiblity, but who knows what will happen in the coming months/years.

I'm sure I've missed some things, but others will probably pick up my slack. 😉


Lethal

 

[m2kewl]

Go to Dell's site and pick up the Sony DRU500A Dual DVD Burner & CD-RW Drive. This drive will read/write all the current dvd formats.

 

[Maverick]

none of the DVD formats write now can write dual layered DVDs so making exact copies of movies is a wash unless they're older and have no extra features. Thats why you have to rip and re-encode.