Dell dvd+rw or dvdrw? Newbie question?

[zerocool2k1]

I was wondering if there would be any problems installing a pioneer dvr-a04 eide into a dell dimension 4500. I am asking this because on the dell site they use dvd+rw in there computers. But I rather install a dvd-rw drive instead. Are all computers compatible will both dvd+rw and dvd-rw or are computers format exclusive and will not work with the other format?

[coolaid jim]

I own an slightly older Dell Dimension (the 4100) and bought the the Sony DRU-120A DVD+R/+RW from the Dell website. I have been pleased with it. However, there is a couple of things you should know. I had to write to the Ahead customer service team to request a patch which they did provide so that Nero would recognize this new drive. (The Nero 5.5.90 upgrade did not solve the problem).The DVD+R disks are recognizable in most stand-alone DVD players including the inexpensive Daewoo that I picked up at my local SAM'S Club however, they are not recognized by my son's Playstation 2!! I would burn all DVD Video disks as a UDF/ISO disk instead of using the DVD Video menu. Be sure a rename any archival or back-up videos as VIDEO_TS or else you can end up with a relatively expensive coaster. Save the DVD+RW disk that came with your drive for backing up your computer files or for practice runs on making DVD Videos because they aren't readable by any stand-alone DVD player that I have tried. Finally, I found out that most, but not all, of the DVD Videos that I own and wanted to back-up were DVD-9's(ie.>4.38 GB). This left me with the decision of either using IFOEDIT or some other program to make a "movie only" disk or try to hold out for the future release of a single-sided 9.4GB DVD+R disk. By the way, does anyone out there know when this might be released????

[Kennyshin]

This left me with the decision of either using IFOEDIT or some other program to make a "movie only" disk or try to hold out for the future release of a single-sided 9.4GB DVD+R disk. By the way, does anyone out there know when this might be released????

Hm... 9.4GB on a single-sided DVD+R sounds impossible to me, at least not with the current DVD+R technology. 4.7GB on both sides of the disc makes 9.4GB but it needs manual swapping (?) to access the other side. The same with DVD-R and DVD-RAM.

So far, there's no 9.4GB DVD+R mainly because DVD+R was introduced in March this year. Double-sided 9.4GB DVD-R was first marketed in less than ten weeks ago by Pioneer and a few others.

I'm not sure whether dual-layer DVD+R is possible. It's something entirely different and it will surely help proliferation of DVD recording if it is.

[zrx14]

Try March, Shin-I have been using them from cd-recordable since March.

[quote="Kennyshin"] Double-sided 9.4GB DVD-R was first marketed in less than ten weeks ago by Pioneer and a few others.
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[jebjeb]

in this case it is just a matter of what group - or + that paid the most to get there standard recommened by dell
a drive is a drive and will work on any computer

it like in a movie if there is a scene that has a "cola" they ask both coke and pepsi who want the spot and they bid to see who gets it if they both say they are not interested the just write "pop" or "cola" on the can

everything in the world will go to the highest bidder

[IonNuke]

Surely single sided 9.4GB DVD exist. I've yet to see burners burn Single Sided 9.4GB DUAL LAYERED dvds. That would be cool. But for now I'll wait for Pioneer and Toshiba of Taiwan to develop the BluRay technology.

30~100GB per layer is amazing. Hmmmm.....how about a double sided dual layered BluRay disc???

[coolaid jim]

The 9GB disks do exist ---for the MPAA-- but not for John Q. Public. Some DVD videos are even stamped with the words dual layer. Some of these disks have a main movie file that is much >4.38GB. I find it hard to believe that these single-sided dual layer 9GB disks can't be manufactured in the DVD-R or DVD+R format. Also if my DVD burner can read these single-sided dual layer 9GB disks; then it shouldn't be to much trouble to develop an upgrade firmware to make my existing DVD burner record onto a future consumer version single-sided dual layer 9GB disk. This should materialize before any consumer version Blu-Ray or FMD recordable drive appears on the marketplace.

[Greg12]

i'm sure it would be easy to develop the technology.



But think of what hollywood would say, with a lil tinkering, DVD rippers could be make to 1:1 copy DVD's.


with 9.4 gig dvd-r's, you could easly copy movies with extras.

[PhilipL]

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[PDBR]

Coolaidjim:

Save the DVD+RW disk that came with your drive for backing up your computer files or for practice runs on making DVD Videos because they aren't readable by any stand-alone DVD player that I have tried.

Don't know if this is helpful but my sony standalone plays DVD +RW perfectly....