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What brand of DVD should I buy? What type is best for burning movies, music and what not?
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carasilk
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12. November 2008 @ 00:35 |
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I the computer illiterate, have taken the step and bought a gaming computer. I have never owned a computer that was not atleast 20 years old...way outdated. So it seems my hybrid gaming computer has a whole lot of things i have no clue about. I found it had a burner...oooo. So i decided to look into burning music and movies... I have the soft ware i need and I got it to work, I burned music on cd discs. I find that DVD-R are or seem to be the best for this. They have a better percentage that my dvd player will play them.
DVD+R it seemed had a lower percentage. So should i go with DVD-R?
And if so what brand is a good brand...does it matter what brand I buy...I was thinking maxwell? And when I get to the point of using dvd-r i may need help with how to burn them! GOSH I AM SO computer retared...lol I am however learning quite fast how to work this thing...I turned my at home hdtv hanging on my wall into my computer screen..yes...it is soooo awesome!!!
Well thankyou for your suggestions!
>^..^<
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12. November 2008 @ 00:45 |
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"The flimsier the product,the higher the price"
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12. November 2008 @ 01:54 |
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Peshtigo
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12. November 2008 @ 08:14 |
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I agree that Taiyo Yuden are the best but I haven't been able to find them in a brick and mortar store in the U.S. If you are not able or uncomfortable buying online try Verbatim brand discs available in better electronics stores.
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12. November 2008 @ 17:12 |
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I don't think you will find TY's in a brick and mortar, at least not stateside. I typically order from Supermediastore.com.
I'll agree that TY's are the way to go.
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13. November 2008 @ 00:29 |
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Originally posted by iluvendo:
Taiyo Yuden
+ or - R
Here too, except all I use are -R disks.
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JoeRyan
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13. November 2008 @ 11:50 |
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Music: CD-R because audio CD players can rarely play CD-RW or any DVD. You do have the option of recording MP3 audio files on DVDs for those DVD players that can play them and provide hours of compressed music playback.
Games: depends on the source. If the source is a CD-ROM, use CD-R. If the data files on the source are so large that they are on a DVD-ROM, then you have to use a DVD disc.
Movies: DVD in order to keep the best video quality. Movies can be compressed even more than they are to fit on a CD-R, but the video quality is suitable only for a small screen.
DVD+/-R: record one version of each from a brand recommended by Afterdawn users and check to see which has a lower error rate (using scanning software) and/or better playback reliability on the DVD player(s) or drive(s) you will be using most regularly. Stick with the version that performs better. There is typically little difference between formats, but some drives are tuned better to one brand's format than to the other format.
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Peshtigo
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13. November 2008 @ 11:56 |
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Thanks JoeRyan. Very informative indeed, especially the part about testing your drive with both formats of DVD R. Most excellent.
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