Is "DVD media for data" a good choice for video?

[hhamzeh]

Hi there,
The DVD media which I have bought so far are all "DVD-R 4.7G for data and 120 min video" and I usually use them for video. Recently I saw a inkjet printable Pioneer DVD-R that the case just says 4.7G for data (nothing about video). So does this mean that it is not good for video? Which one actually is more reliable (DVD for data or DVD for video)? Thanks for your input.

[thayne]

There is no difference. A DVD video disk is a DVD data disk.

[SLK001]

thayne is correct... This is just a marketing scheme to trap the un-educated into believing that there is something different between data and video. It's all digital, which makes it all data.

[SVCDummy]

The only place where this is NOT true is in "Audio" and "Data" CD-R's

The Data CD-R is the same CD-R you can buy in Bulk everywhere. The Audio CD-R has something already encoded into the header of the CD-R that makes it compliant with the RIAA requirements for "Stand-Alone" audio CD-R recoreders that were popular a few years ago.

The encoding prevents some types of copying.

But again.... This does NOT apply to DVD-R's........(yet).

[garryheather]

Also be wary of claims as to DVD length - apart from the classic "what is 4.7Gb ?" debacle, some manufacturers have started saying "120 Minute" media, which is cobblers because when you're doing video, it depends on the bitrate... but Joe Public with his domestic recorder probably doesn't realise that until it's too late:

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=157147&highlight=vhs+120+dvdr+domestic

[rvl123]

The only place where this is NOT true is in "Audio" and "Data" CD-R's

The Data CD-R is the same CD-R you can buy in Bulk everywhere. The Audio CD-R has something already encoded into the header of the CD-R that makes it compliant with the RIAA requirements for "Stand-Alone" audio CD-R recoreders that were popular a few years ago.

The encoding prevents some types of copying.

But again.... This does NOT apply to DVD-R's........(yet).

I've also found the Audio CD-Rs to be of better quality and they play on more stereos than my Verbatim CD-Rs.

Kinda weird actually.