sony dcr-dvd650 - should i use dvd+rw or -rw ?
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I am awaiting delivery of this camera. Am a complete novice and would like to learn the answer to this also. Am taking camera to India in Nov. and really need to get the "hang" of it ASAP. Thanks
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The ones pictured are DVD+RW, the ones in the blue/white packaging are DVD-RW. The +RW have advantages over the -RWs but depends on the DVD drive you have. If you have a DVD-RW drive, you will not get the advantages of +RWs. Too much to explain. See this online article:http://www.askdavetaylor.com/whats_the_difference_between_dvdr_dvdr_dvdrw_dvdrw_and_dvdram.html
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Double layer DVD's only have room for 3&3\4 hrs recording time not 4hrs. RW DVD's have multi format time/data record capability. Check the recorder manual to see it has this capability. Some later models probably have this capability. I am a fan of Sony DVD recorders. Sony set the standards and capablities, be wary of other brands. Some recorders are sensitive to DVD manufactures. Knowing your equipment is an absolute must. Happy times are ahead.
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Sony VRDMC5 DVDirect DVD RecorderAs a technician, I never read the manuals! (Well not very often!) I have been using iMation and Memorex DVD-R' at 16x and 52x. No problems. You must finalize the disks or they will not play on PC's ... unless you use Windows Media Player.
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You MUST have a receiver to play it, & I don't know what an RW is...The player is GREAT.....Luv It....I bought a SONY receiver from Amazon at a Great Price also.......
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I am not a technical person, but I think that Pat Hunt's description is probably the best answer. Kr9295 is wrong The +R does not mean you can use it again. To re-record on a DVD disc you need + or - RW which stands for ReWritable. I have used +R and -R discs for recording and have not noticed any difference.
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I have no idea. Both have proven very reliable. I've tried other brands and they frequently have unwriteable discs in the package...Sony rarely does.Ask Sony. Grandpa 6 times also!
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Yes you can use DVD+R and DVD-R discs and many others had no problems they all work great, as far as brand i use Memorex have had no problems with them not a big fan of Sony discs tho had problems with them in the past, and yes you can watch recorded DVD's.
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I have no idea. Both have proven very reliable. I've tried other brands and they frequently have unwriteable discs in the package...Sony rarely does. Ask Sony. Grandpa 6 times also!
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I have made lots of copies of videos, photos from DVD discs. I think the rw stands for "Rewritable". I don't think you will have any problems.
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Andy,I used some SW called Sonic to format a DVR+R disc and copied/burned a few Xvid (.avi) files to it. But the 5960 was not able to read/load the files. What went wrong? How did you burn files to DVD+R disc?Thanks,Vicne
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I had a similar problem with Amazon DVE-R 100 pile I bought.....Think it was just an abberation...but have been carefully buying only DVD+R ever since......also since found they worked as CDs...perhaps just abeled wrong.
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this player will record on +and -dvd,use rw if you want to record and erase and record agan, if you want it to be a permenant recording use r+ or r- only 4Gb the recorder has several recording settings 1 hr high qaulity 6hr lowest qaulity
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I would go with the description. You might try Googling the part number to make certain. I only burn the -R, as the +R doesn't seem to be as universally compatible with both computer and dvd players from what I've personally deduced.
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Yes. However, there exist two models of this DVD RW. When you purchase this model, select correct model - Double Layered RW which only allows you to use LightScribe.For other questions? feel free to ask. Even though I am not a seller, I will be able to answer a lot because I am a computer science research person.
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Yes Clearly marked CDRW DVD+rw dvd-r and Blueray-disc on the other side no Blueray-r or BD-R
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They are probably identical except for packaging color. You may need to see if your equipment requires +R or -R discs if it is older, but the DVD-R is most common.