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This is the one to get.
Still the compatability of DVD-R and DVD+R combined is not all its cracked up to be -- I've used both too many players won't play either without glitches, although DVD+R seems a bit "cleaner" in that if the disks play they are generally glitch free, whereas too many players start playing DVD-R and then start glitching badly.
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Soon Hitachi and Yamaha should be ready with the combo drives as well...Let us return to the moon, to stay!!!Comment
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My department will be buying the Panasonic:
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By the way, there are three big companies that are planning to release multi-format drives next month:
1. Panasonic's LF-D521 (DVD Multi Drive)
2. Samsung's SR-T03 (DVD Multi Drive)
3. Hitachi's GMA-4020B (DVD Multi Drive)
Unlike the Sony, the three models above *do* comply with the official DVD Forum 'DVD Multi' specification:
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But Jerry. DO these new multi drives realy comply to the DVD Furum specs.?? Will they play on ALL DVD stand alone machines or just the ones purchased over the past years or two?? That's the sort of complience we need if we are going to hand out DVDs to our friends..paulwComment
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Older players are still SOL is my guess.
Unless you and your audience are willing to buy new DVD players forget about burning your own DVDs.
Cheapest player I've found that actually claims DVD+RW and DVD-R compatability on the box is Sony NS-315 at about $130. Lives up to the claims in my testing -- plays my DVD+RW/R and my old DVD-R from last October Pioneer A03 tests glitch free.
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Paul,
What the DVD Forum's 'DVD Multi' specification means is that a given device that bears the DVD Multi stamp will - indeed - play all of the approved formats.
So if you have an older player that does *not* bear the DVD Multi stamp, then *don't* expect it to play all of the formats.
If you buy a newer player that adheres to the DVD Multi specification, then - yes - it should play all of the approved formats.
It's that simple.
Jerry Jones
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Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
Many (most?!) older DVD Forum logo'd DVD players don't play forum approved DVD-R. They deserve our support for foisting this crap on the public.
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Actually, older DVD players never featured the 'DVD Multi' specification.
'DVD Multi' is an entirely new DVD Forum specification:
In addition, Wally, you seem to be confusing the DVD Multi specification with the 'DVD Format/Logo' licensing program.
Are you aware responsibilities for that were assumed by a separate entity called the DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation on April 14, 2000?
To get an accurate historical perspective, you would benefit by reading the following page carefully:
In addition, the DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation has its own Web site here:
That same corporation offers this explicit *warning* about the DVD+RW format:
Jerry Jones
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wally, there are so many reasons why some DVD players have glitches when playing back DVD+R or -R and some of these reasons are...Originally posted by wkulecz
This is the one to get.
Still the compatability of DVD-R and DVD+R combined is not all its cracked up to be -- I've used both too many players won't play either without glitches, although DVD+R seems a bit "cleaner" in that if the disks play they are generally glitch free, whereas too many players start playing DVD-R and then start glitching badly.
--wally.
1-Codec used to create the Mpeg-2
2-Compression rates / VBR or CBR etc
3-The type or brand of blank DVD used
4-The DVD Burning software ala DVD it etc.
5-And last but certainly not least, the burner itself.
And you know what the problem is? no one will admit it's their fault, the industry still hasn't settled on ONE standard and finger pointing is all they are doing today.
Hopefully that will change soon.
Regards,
ELieComment
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