[TheForge] Was Tape rentals : Now DVD +- <YAKish>

Fri Dec 5 17:02:09 2003

LG electronics makes a drive, Model GSA 4040B, that supports all DVD
formats, -r r/w, +r r/w and DVD ram. DVD-RAM is superior for computer backup
and data storage, as it uses a access system similar to hard drives and
floppies. The Panasonic DMR-T3040 and similar dvd/hardrive pvr's support DVD
ram. The DVD ram format on pvrs allows dubbing back to the hard drive to
facilitate copies to DVD-r from the pvr. DVD-R has the highest compatibility
with all DVD players and is supported on many older players that do not read
the multiple formats that newer players will read. The DVD ram format, with
the driver installed, operates as a standard system drive and supports drag
and drop.
 Paul Sperbeck
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Mike Linn wrote:
>
> I'm considering getting a DVD burner w/ software and even with the posts
> that have going around here Im not sure of the difference between DVD +R,
> DVD -R, DVD +RW and DVD -RW and how they relate to computer DVD drives and
> Video DVD machines.

	I have a Sony DVD RW.  It has interfaces for USB 2.0 and Firewire.
	It supports every format except DVD RAM.  far as I know, not
	combo drive does all formats AND DVD RAM.  FYI, DVD RAM is a
	rewritable DVD that burns to both sides of the disk, thereby
	doubling the 4.7G capacity to 9.4, which is very nice for
	backups.  A DVD RAM will not, as far as I know, write regular
	DVDs, CDROM, CD R/W, etc., so they are of  little use as
	multi-media devices.

	I paid something like $269 for the drive and I think it was
	well worth the outlay.  I got it at Fry's.
>
> I'm looking at getting the drive to copy a couple of hundred hours of VHS
> to DVD for later viewing on consumer DVD players.

	Be ready for a slow go.  These devices are very slow compared
	to, say, a magnetic hard disk.
>
> I've seen drives that advertise the capability of burning in all of these
> formats, but what is the format for the consumer DVD players ? and are
> there any suggestions as to editing/authoring software.

	My drive came with all the software for copying music, video
	and data.  So far, it has worked very well, though slower
	than I would care for.

	The only thing I find really inconvenient in these devices is
	the inability to drag and drop data the way you can using, say,
	Windows Explorer.  You have to use the software that comes
	with the drive to manipulate data.  It sucks in a way, and I
	hope one day this annoyance will be remedied, but given the
	benefits of such devices, I can live with the drawbacks easily
	enough.  I could be living in a cave eating brontosaurus
	carrion for dinner, so all in all I'd say life's pretty good,
	even with its most minor inconveniences.
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