BillDavis
Sat May 10 21:49:00 PDT 2008
The best way to ensure compatibility is to use a utility like Nero or ImgBurn
(there are a lot of other freeware programs that will work too) to set the
DVD's BookType to DVD-ROM. I use this technique for years buring with +R
disk.
One of our older standalone DVD players that will not work with the +R
format when the BoolType is +R will work with +R disk when the BookType is
set to DVD-ROM. This technique has worked with every PC and standalone
player if have tried.
B.D.
"Jaime" wrote:
> The question isn't what the burner in your PC supports, the question is what
> the standalone DVD player supports. If you are only burning DVD's to play on
> the PC they are burned on, then use whatever is the most cost effective. If
> you are burning for use in standalone players, then you need be more careful
> and follow Bender's guidelines. If it is your player that is easy enough to
> figure out, but if you are going to give these to others, you may not know.
> At one time it seemed that -R was a little more widely supported than +R,
> but I think with any player from the last 5 years or so, either format can
> be read. I have always burned DVD's in +R (because I found a good price on a
> stack) and have never had one be unreadable when I have given them to
> others.
> --
> James
> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
>
> "AWA" <AWA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4357F663-48E6-433A-B019-27F08030AB4B@microsoft.com...
> > OK, so I have the Pioneer DVR-109 Burner, and from what I gathered from
> > the
> > internet it supports all that media - so, which is the better to use - or
> > most popular? DVD-R?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > "Bender" wrote:
> >
> >> The RW media, which are rewritable are usually not supported by DVD
> >> players
> >> except for some newer ones.
> >> The DVD-R and DVD+R can be written once and then function as a DVD-ROM.
> >> You will have to know what your DVD writer/burner supports. It may
> >> support
> >> all formats that you mention, + or -.
> >> Dual Layer is another option, which your burner must also support.
> >>
> >>
> >> "AWA" <AWA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BD85E183-3469-448B-B278-A2179556107E@microsoft.com...
> >> > Ok, so I am really new to DVD burning - in fact, I've never done it
> >> > before.
> >> > However, I read that using Windows Media Center Edition (which I have)
> >> > it
> >> > isn't to difficult.
> >> >
> >> > So, I would like to burn a DVD movie onto a DVD. My question is, how do
> >> > I
> >> > know what type of blank DVD's to burn them to? DVD+R? DVD-R? DVD+RW?
> >> > DVD-RW?
> >> > (you get the point).
> >> >
> >> > I have a Sony Vaio Desktop Computer with Windows XP MCE version 2002.
> >> > SP2.
> >> >
> >> > 2GB RAM, 565GB Hard Drive(s), Pentium 4 3Ghz
> >> >
> >> > I want to be able to burn a movie and then have them play on any
> >> > household
> >> > DVD player.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
>