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Im confused. I can go into a Blockbuster store get any DVD and play it in my
DVD player. If I buy a DVDR I have to be aware of this +/- format crap. So
this means I can spend up to $1000.00 on a DVDR give it to family and they
ma or may not be able to view it in their DVD player. You have got to be
kidding!

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PHroGman wrote:
>Im confused. I can go into a Blockbuster store get any DVD and play it in
>my DVD player. If I buy a DVDR I have to be aware of this +/- format crap.
>So this means I can spend up to $1000.00 on a DVDR give it to family and
>they ma or may not be able to view it in their DVD player. You have got to
>be kidding!

You do realize, that as with a VCR a DVD based video recorder is actually
capable of playback as well?


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That's indeed the case, and some older DVD players may not be able to read
any of the recordable formats. Instruction manuals for the players aren't
necessarily helpful either--my Panasonic DVD-RV31 player handles DVD-R discs
beautifully, but the manual insists that it cannot.

"PHroGman" <> wrote in message
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> Im confused. I can go into a Blockbuster store get any DVD and play it in
my
> DVD player. If I buy a DVDR I have to be aware of this +/- format crap. So
> this means I can spend up to $1000.00 on a DVDR give it to family and they
> ma or may not be able to view it in their DVD player. You have got to be
> kidding!
>
>

"PHroGman" <> wrote in message
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> Im confused. I can go into a Blockbuster store get any DVD and play it in
my
> DVD player. If I buy a DVDR I have to be aware of this +/- format crap.

Yes, because real DVD's are pressed. Recordables are burned. Big difference.


So
> this means I can spend up to $1000.00 on a DVDR

Only if you're an idiot. Blank DVD's cost around $.89



give it to family and they
> ma or may not be able to view it in their DVD player. You have got to be
> kidding!

Only if their player is a complete pile of ****. Any good player will play
all formats.

nope
that's correct
but
I have read that DVD-R is the best to get, and most new DVD players will
play DVD-R now

--
Larry.gold
Arsenal For Life
Thierry Henry:
Arsenal is my Paradise


"PHroGman" <> wrote in message
news:1gEMb.150208$ .net...
> Im confused. I can go into a Blockbuster store get any DVD and play it in
my
> DVD player. If I buy a DVDR I have to be aware of this +/- format crap. So
> this means I can spend up to $1000.00 on a DVDR give it to family and they
> ma or may not be able to view it in their DVD player. You have got to be
> kidding!
>
>

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Larry Gold wrote:
>I have read that DVD-R is the best to get, and most new DVD players will
>play DVD-R now

Most new DVD players seems to play both +R and -R. If you go back in time a
bit you'll apparently find slightly more that'll read -R than +R but that's
pretty much down to luck (or research, of course).

Basically, you're likely to find a $50 DVD player capable of playing both
with little hassle these days. If you got an older DVD player you're not
sure of, make sure then aim for the same type of disc for your creating
needs.


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use dvd-rw's these are best as you can erase if needs be and still work on
everything including ps2....


"Frode" <> wrote in message
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> Larry Gold wrote:
> >I have read that DVD-R is the best to get, and most new DVD players will
> >play DVD-R now
>
> Most new DVD players seems to play both +R and -R. If you go back in time
a
> bit you'll apparently find slightly more that'll read -R than +R but
that's
> pretty much down to luck (or research, of course).
>
> Basically, you're likely to find a $50 DVD player capable of playing both
> with little hassle these days. If you got an older DVD player you're not
> sure of, make sure then aim for the same type of disc for your creating
> needs.
>
>
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Barabus wrote:
>use dvd-rw's these are best as you can erase if needs be and still work on
>everything including ps2....

And their price is a substantial amount above that of write-once discs.

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>Barabus wrote:
>>use dvd-rw's these are best as you can erase if needs be and still work on
>>everything including ps2....
>
>And their price is a substantial amount above that of write-once discs.
>


How is a buck or less a disk substantial for a + or - RW DVD???


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GMAN wrote:
>>>use dvd-rw's these are best as you can erase if needs be and still work
>>>on everything including ps2....
>>And their price is a substantial amount above that of write-once discs.
>How is a buck or less a disk substantial for a + or - RW DVD???

If the price for a +R or -R = a buck or a bit less while -RW or +RW costing
a buck or a bit less more, that'd be a 100% price increase, wouldn't it?
I'd call that pretty substantial.



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