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should I return my DVD+R media?
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larrabee
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29. June 2004 @ 13:11 |
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I bought a 50 pack of memorex DVD+R media because I heard plus was the better format. But I came home and the +R discs didnt work on my xbox, (memorex's -R's worked great). do you think i sould just spend $50 on a new dvd player or stick with the -R's?
thanks,
kevin
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karen2003
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30. June 2004 @ 18:08 |
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If -R's work for you, I'd stick with them. +R's aren't "better," they're just a different format. You might try -R's in your standalone DVD player(s) if you have any -- some DVD players read +R's, some read -R's, some read both. The newer models supposedly read all formats, but to be honest I haven't found that to be true ... maybe 'cause I buy the cheaper models.
Anyway, hope you can get your money back for the +R's -- stores can be pretty good about accepting things back for compatibility reasons especially if you look sheepish enough. :-)
Karen H.--Dell Optiplex GX240, P4 1.50ghz, 256mb RAM (yeah, I need more), Windows XP Pro w/SP1, 80gb c: drive (replaced the 20gb c: that crashed), 126gb i: drive, 124gb j: drive, 500gb external hard drive partitioned into k: and l: drives, Sony DDU1621/C1 DVD-ROM to rip/encode, Sony DRX-530UL to burn, new Sony DRX-840U to burn DL discs ... need a new computer to go with it!!
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odubb
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1. July 2004 @ 14:15 |
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dvd+r is the standard in the industry.the picture is better and plus you wont get all the errors you get with -r.get a dvd player that plays all formats. apex makes cheap ones for those penny pinchers.
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karen2003
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1. July 2004 @ 16:37 |
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Actually there are a ton of people on these forums who exclusively use Ritek DVD-R's and have had great success. I'm not sure there is *A* standard format at this point, although there might be in the future. I back up with DVD+R's but have found many DVD players that will only play DVD-R's (including two that I bought before I knew there was a difference).
Karen H.--Dell Optiplex GX240, P4 1.50ghz, 256mb RAM (yeah, I need more), Windows XP Pro w/SP1, 80gb c: drive (replaced the 20gb c: that crashed), 126gb i: drive, 124gb j: drive, 500gb external hard drive partitioned into k: and l: drives, Sony DDU1621/C1 DVD-ROM to rip/encode, Sony DRX-530UL to burn, new Sony DRX-840U to burn DL discs ... need a new computer to go with it!!
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devil60
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4. July 2004 @ 10:33 |
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karen2003; I have found that many of the new DVD players and only some of the old players that will only play DVD+R's as this is what to get when you buy a move on a DVDs and I have and do use a lot of DVD+R's .So if you buy the cheaper models players you will always get what you pay for
=Once A Marine Always A Marine:=
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karen2003
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4. July 2004 @ 14:01 |
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Actually, the very cheap model I just bought (Oritron, $39 on sale at K-Mart last week) plays all + and - formats without a hitch. It's my more expensive ones that I bought a year or two ago that are more finicky -- two models play only DVD-R and one plays only DVD+R. So for me anyway, the cost doesn't seem to have made a difference. Obviously I recognize that others' experiences will often be different.
Karen H.--Dell Optiplex GX240, P4 1.50ghz, 256mb RAM (yeah, I need more), Windows XP Pro w/SP1, 80gb c: drive (replaced the 20gb c: that crashed), 126gb i: drive, 124gb j: drive, 500gb external hard drive partitioned into k: and l: drives, Sony DDU1621/C1 DVD-ROM to rip/encode, Sony DRX-530UL to burn, new Sony DRX-840U to burn DL discs ... need a new computer to go with it!!
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devil60
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4. July 2004 @ 14:08 |
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=Once A Marine Always A Marine:=
"From now until the end of the world, we and it shall be remembered. We few, we Band of Brothers. For he how sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."
- William Shakespeare ("King Henry V")
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devil60
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4. July 2004 @ 16:31 |
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cheap model I just bought plays all
I know just what you are saying most stan alone players are a big joke they are all mand over sees no longer are they mand in the good old US of A
=Once A Marine Always A Marine:=
"From now until the end of the world, we and it shall be remembered. We few, we Band of Brothers. For he how sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."
- William Shakespeare ("King Henry V")
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