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liebs

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14. October 2004 @ 13:39

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Hi there, I wonder if some experienced users could help me with 2 questions.

1) I have been told by a friend to only use Ritek Media, the store I use sells it in DVD-R as well as DVD+R. Can anyone tell me what the key benefits of +R would be, as I see this media is more expensive and i'm not sure if thats down to reliability or quality, or what.

2) This may be stupid, but if I use 8x media, does that mean it will burn twice as fast? providing of course my dvd can write @ that speed (Liteon 812S)

Thanks

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Nephilim

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14. October 2004 @ 20:18

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Here goes :)

1) Neither format (+/-) is better than the other. Since your Lite-On will burn both formats the main consideration will be what format your standalone player prefers. Here's a link where you can check your player's compatibility:

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers

2) Burning at 8X will save you about seven minutes over a 4X burn. As the burn speeds increase the time saved goes down.

2X - 30 min.
4X - 15 min.
8X - 8 min.
12X - 6 min.
16X - 5 min.

Anything over 8X is begging for coasters. For the best burn and compatibility 4X burns can't be beat :)

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