This is a pretty lame question, but I'm wondering if the CD-R discs I bought a few years back are also DVD-R discs, or do I have to head over to Best Buy for those?
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Kathy A - Jan 02, 2009 8:17:01 pm PST #8521 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
DCJensen - Jan 02, 2009 8:26:16 pm PST #8522 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
CD-R disks only hold 650-700MB of data.
DVD-R disks hold a little over 4GB data.
Make sure of which kinds of DVD media your burner can burn, if you can. Some older DVD burners could only do one format, and you had DVD-R vs DVD+R.
In general, the newer the burner, the more widely compatible.
Kathy A - Jan 02, 2009 8:32:23 pm PST #8523 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I just bought it new (got it for $40 off at Best Buy because I did a little research first--yay!). It has the 1080 upconverting capability, so I'm guessing it's got the up-to-date abilities.
Thanks for the info, Daniel! It looks like I am heading over to Best Buy tomorrow. I'll see what an S-video cable costs online tonight; maybe I can pick one up on ebay cheaper than at BB.
DCJensen - Jan 03, 2009 2:46:47 am PST #8524 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
If you just bought it, and it's not a HD-DVD burner, It can probably take the following:
DVD-R
DVD-RW (rewritable)
DVD+R
DVD+RW
DVD Dual-Layer
You can also get dual-sided media for the ±R types, but it's clunky.
Last time I checked, Dual-Layer media wasn't worth the extra expense for what I was doing, YMMV.
Generally I get DVD-R, as it seems more universally compatible, but some people say +R seems to work for DVD players a bit better.
Anyone else that records more have strong opinions?
le nubian - Jan 03, 2009 9:14:03 am PST #8525 of 25501
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Typo Boy - Jan 03, 2009 1:16:22 pm PST #8526 of 25501
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Jessica - Jan 03, 2009 2:48:30 pm PST #8527 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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I wonder if I can get that on my current account
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I won't be actually able to USE it until I'm home and on my big fat work computer, but even so this is giddy-making.