26 replies to this topic

[dave1de]

Hi, I purchased A dvd writer that is comming tomoz, anyway I got these discs that say they are 4x discs, but the dvd rw drive is 8x, will they work?

[barney123]

Hi,

Yes they will work - you usually find that x8 DVD drives write at different speeds depending on the format (DVD-R / DVD+R) - typically +R is faster than -R.

It's a minefield with all the formats of drives / media.

DVD-R I find, tends to be fine for 'backups' of movies and x-box games.

[dave1de]

Thanks for that

There dvd+r discs that i got, what is the difference anyway between dvd+r and -r?

[dilos]

Hello dave.. dvd+r 's r better then dvd-r's but dvd-r's play on more consoles or dvd players then the + one's...

[Bencrest]

I found that DVD+R was best for burning DVD video backups/images, but theres so much conflicting opinion out there, just try both

Just checking, it is a multi-format DVD burner you have?

Anyway, I normally find that when burning to DVDs, even though it claims 4x it normally hits more like 1.7x. I think the reason for +R stability when I burn vids is that my burner can handle 8x +R, so burning at +4 will be more stable - for the same reason as why I find burning Audio CDs at 52x makes em skip like hell

BarcrestBenito

[dave1de]

Well heres the link to the one ive just bought:

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...me=STRK:MEWN:IT

It will be here tomorrow , as its sent through a next day deliver courier company.

I already have a cd rw drive built in, but I wanted one to burn movies, and to watch them. £73 aint a bad price I dont think.

Great service from the seller too.

[Bencrest]

I was going to say that you got ripped off to fook, but then noticed that its an External - not a bad buy I guess

Its a DVD+R only, so you bought the right discs

BarcrestBenito

[dave1de]

Yeah, internal drives are around £40, but then you have to buy the housing which is about £30 for them, unless you add it into an extra drive dock, which I dont know how to do.

[dilos]

:roll: shame it's not multi format then u have a choice..say if u lend a disc to a mate it might work on your player but not on his..hence thr +/ - format..there r multi formats out there for around £60 quid....Don't mean to rub it in mate as you've already bought it :roll:

[marcosource]

good comercial on the telly...(should patent)

[dilos]

Do u know wot software comes with it as nero can b a bitch at times i.e messing up the disc's or if u encode a movie file using the nero plugin it will copy the movie but i've found watching the film is like watching a badly dubbed one.. cyerlink powerproducer 2 i now use work's fine

[dave1de]

Im mostly using it for myself, and I know my player can handle dvd+r's, infact all players I believe can handle them? correct me if im wrong but argos said they can, however argos also said they can deliver a bike within 7 days, only to turn out they meen 4 weeks.

And it uses Sonic Recordnow software i believe.

[dilos]

www.cd-rmedia.co.uk

good site where i buy my blanks dvd's...

[dave1de]

wow, dvd+r's for 35p each, now thats good value.

[Bencrest]

Im mostly using it for myself, and I know my player can handle dvd+r's, infact all players I believe can handle them? correct me if im wrong but argos said they can, however argos also said they can deliver a bike within 7 days, only to turn out they meen 4 weeks.

And it uses Sonic Recordnow software i believe.

LOL, whoever said that was a c**t.

Anyway, the best software is free

DVDDecryptor for burning images, IMGtool for making images from DVD VOB files, DVDShrink if you want to strip extras and stuff to make a film fit on CD.

Only legitimate ones mind

BarcrestBenito

[dave1de]

Well you should know, you worked for the c**ts/still do lol. Nah im just taking the piss.

Dunno what page it is in of the argos book, just look around the blank dvds/cds

[pauldot]

I'm using clone DVD with any DVD for protected DVDs,& roxio easy DVD creator 6 for the rest,up to now i haven't found anything i can't copy

[Bencrest]

Well you should know, you worked for the c**ts/still do lol. Nah im just taking the piss.

Dunno what page it is in of the argos book, just look around the blank dvds/cds

Trust me, if anyone comes into my store and has a question on anything technical, i.e TVs, Videos, DVDs, I get called over as I am the only person who has a clue

BarcrestBenito

[RB]

If you had shopped around you could have got A 12speed dual layer dvd -rw/+rw -r/+r for about £55.00 including Nero SE

Try here for a rough idea on merchandise pricing...there are many more out there...Dvd writers <---------------

[Bencrest]

Ah, but is that an external USB2 one RB?

EDIT] I have to admit, I would NEVER buy a DVD drive on eBay. Main reason being that I pay £8 for unlimited weight next day courier, or a max of say £4.50 for 2 day upto about 80kg delivery.

I can't believe the amount of eBayers that charge £10 delivery on drives, and then send them by Standard Parcels service at a cost of £2.

Mind you, I have 100% feedback and everyone loves me so thats not a problem

BarcrestBenito