How could DVD-R 4X be written at 32 X by Panasonic E85

[ktoey]

Just bought a Panasonic E85 from Circuit City for $399.
The manual say it can write DVR-R up to 32X speed.
I am not aware of any 32X DVD-R. I use a 4X to dub a 2 Hr movie and it seems to take less than 10 minutes.
What's going on ?.

[steve2713]

Nothing's going on. It's just burning at faster than the content's length. It's just a dvd burner burning dvd data, 32x is only regarding vs. the actual time of the recordings. You can burn 6 hours of video in about 10 minutes for that matter, if you recorded in '6 hour' mode (EP?).

[Fandim]

Wow...Didnt know there was a 32x writer out...heh.

[oldfart13]

Don't think in terms of recording time, think in terms of data tranfer, ie. the amount of time taken to transfer 1 hour of XP recorded data is the same amount of time as transferring 8 hours of EP recorded data...4 Gig = 4 Gig = same amount of time for transfer...

[handyguy]

16x top dvd writing speed.....

Boy, at 32x, a disk would fly out the dvd door....

But I like those explanations.

$399 at circuitcity.com online, instore is +$100
$362 at buydig.com

Im thinking of that 95hs model instead. $424 or something at buydig.

[ktoey]

Handyguy,
I bought my E85 for $399 from a Circuit City store in Covina, CA. I am sure it is the same elsewhere.