IS IT POSSIBLE TO BURN DVD-R's ON MY DVD+ BURNER?

[The_Masterchief]

I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNEW HOW TO BURN DVD-R's ON THEIR DVD+ BURNER.....has anyone ever done this? I paid 25 dollars for a 50 stack.....but now they are useless.....unless anyones ever come across this situation? Can anyone help?

[t0nee1]

What type? what burn proggie?

[The_Masterchief]

What type? what burn proggie?

I USE ANY DVD PROGRAM....and I HAVE A LITE-ON DVD+ BURNER....I was just wondering if its at all possile to burn DVD+'s. My disk says the cd is not recognized....so I guess its impossible eh? and im trying to burn staples dvd-

[Krispy Kritter]

First, without knowing the brand and model of the burner, no one can help you.

Second, the manual and/or the box will tell you which disc types are supported by the player. If the player only supports +R discs, then no, you can't burn -R discs.

[The_Masterchief]

First, without knowing the brand and model of the burner, no one can help you.

Second, the manual and/or the box will tell you which disc types are supported by the player. If the player only supports +R discs, then no, you can't burn -R discs.

OH OKAY....THEN WHAT ABOUT CD-R's ...I HEARD IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BURN DVD's ONTO CD'R's? is this true?

[Bjs]

Welcome The_Masterchief

To start off , please knock the caps off .

Pc wizard from http://www.cpuid.com/
Install , run , wait till it finishes , click drive icon ... it will report supported media types the drive handles .

Dvd to cd , use imgburn ... nero express can also do this .
More common practice is conversion to vcd or svcd ... or if your unit supports mpeg4 / divx playback

Test your home dvd player , if it works , check "dvd players" link to the left , if model listed , post dvd to cd works on unit .

I would reference this as "dvd authored writen to cd" , as mine can play these .

If your unit dosent exist and relatively new , use the link provided to have brand / model included .

[The_Masterchief]

Welcome The_Masterchief

To start off , please knock the caps off .

Pc wizard from http://www.cpuid.com/
Install , run , wait till it finishes , click drive icon ... it will report supported media types the drive handles .

Dvd to cd , use imgburn ... nero express can also do this .
More common practice is conversion to vcd or svcd ... or if your unit supports mpeg4 / divx playback

Test your home dvd player , if it works , check "dvd players" link to the left , if model listed , post dvd to cd works on unit .

I would reference this as "dvd authored writen to cd" , as mine can play these .

If your unit dosent exist and relatively new , use the link provided to have brand / model included .

Thanks alot, dude from Australia......it all makes sense to me now lol. Thanks for your help.

[Shocker Milwaukee]

Your LITEON will burn both, unless it is an LDW-401, which only burns DVD+R.

No, you cannot burn DVDs onto CDRs.

[[_chef_]]

Buy a new burner for 30 bucks.

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[jman98]

Some DVD burners, only SOME now, not all, have hacked firmwares that you can install that support burning to both + and - DVD discs. Whether your burner does or not is something you will have to determine via an internet search. However, Shocker Milwaukee says that unless you have the LDW-401, you can burn both formats so the odds are that you are OK.

Do note that while it is possible to burn DVD format to CD-R discs that most standalone DVD players can't play these discs and the small CD-R disc size will limit you to about 20 minutes or less of video, depending on the bit rate you use.

You might want to look at
http://www.nomorecoasters.com
and read about DVD media brands. If you bought some cheap brands to save money, you may regret it. Possible problems include making coasters and having discs go bad a few years from now if the brand you bought is bad enough.