dvd recorder/vhs copying question

[nobbydadog]

Hi i have a bush combi that copies to dvd+r/+rw . what i need to do is copy various clips from a dozen or so VHS tapes. Could i play one tape clip .Then insert another tape and resume copying without loosing initial recording on a dvd+r . Or what advantage or not do i have to use dvd+rw Which way should i go i need educating on this subject
regards pat

[wabjxo]

Yes, most recorders I know of allow you to Pause a recording, load another tape, find the spot, and press Pause again to restart the recording.

For speedier assembly, I'd run all the tapes to the 1st point you want to copy?

[jjeff]

The only thing the +RW is going to give you, is the ability to delete something recorded, and gain back that time on the DVD.

[edong]

And play it in a DVD player without finalizing. Have not tried DVD+R though if it plays.

[jjeff]

Yes +R's need to be finalized, +RW's dont need to be finalized, but on my Panny's anyway, they need to be "made compatable" otherwise they will not have a top menu on any player except the Panny recorder.

[edong]

With my Liteon recorder, the top menu (unfinalized DVD+RW) is visible when played in another player. However, when I delete a clip, it does not seem to gain space.

[jjeff]

Sorry I should have been more specific. If a person deletes the LAST recorded item, you should gain back all your time, that the last item took up. Although on my Panny's even if I delete a item other than the last item, I do gain back some portion of time, just not all. Same for -RW's.
Funny thing about the menu thing. I dont think Panny's really like + discs. Oh it will record to them, but they also have problems with search speeds on + discs. I am missing the fastest 2 speeds when using + discs. Although once I finalize the +R discs, then I get back the 2 fastest search speeds, but never on +RW's. Hence I hardly use + discs in my Panny's.