I know most new DVD players will play most anything, but it there a more
compatible media (DVD+R or DVD-R) for the older players?

"Grumps" wrote in message
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I know most new DVD players will play most anything, but it there a more
compatible media (DVD+R or DVD-R) for the older players?

As the minus was first one would expect them but I have had no problem with
either. My first writer was a + just as the price dropped to £115. well I
was not to know 2 years later I would be buying a Duel layer 16 x duel
format for £35.99.

www.vcdhelp.com Has some list's of what each player and recorder can and
can not use based on reports from users.

In some cases its not + or - but who's make of + or - disc

In message , Grumps
writes
I know most new DVD players will play most anything, but it there a more
compatible media (DVD+R or DVD-R) for the older players?

There are more legacy (old) DVD players that support DVD-R than DVD+R.

You can check on the compatibility of any particular make/model, or you
can list those that support any particular combination of DVD/CD format
standards he

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers

--
Tony Morgan
http://www.camcord.info

"Trev" trevbowdenATdsl.pipexDOTnet wrote in message
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"Grumps" wrote in message
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I know most new DVD players will play most anything, but it there a more
compatible media (DVD+R or DVD-R) for the older players?

As the minus was first one would expect them but I have had no problem
with
either. My first writer was a + just as the price dropped to £115. well I
was not to know 2 years later I would be buying a Duel layer 16 x duel
format for £35.99.

Luxury! My first was a Pioneer A03 at £500 four years ago. I'd be lucky to
get a tenner for it on eBay now.

"Grumps" wrote in message
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I know most new DVD players will play most anything, but it there a more
compatible media (DVD+R or DVD-R) for the older players?


Generally speaking, DVD-R is more widely compatible with DVD players than
DVD+R, but as the other posters have pointed out the brand of both the disc
and the player does matter.

Tanel.

try using a ritek medium there are two types g04 (4 speed) and g05 (8-12
speed) media ,this is the -R type disc,
as i have found these to work very well on all players
"Tanel Kagan" wrote in message
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"Grumps" wrote in message
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I know most new DVD players will play most anything, but it there a more
compatible media (DVD+R or DVD-R) for the older players?


Generally speaking, DVD-R is more widely compatible with DVD players than
DVD+R, but as the other posters have pointed out the brand of both the
disc
and the player does matter.

Tanel.

In message , Robert
Allen writes

Snipped (because of top-posting).

try using a ritek medium there are two types g04 (4 speed) and g05
(8-12 speed) media ,this is the -R type disc, as i have found these to
work very well on all players

There's some very useful empirical information on DVD media at:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia

--
Tony Morgan

"Tony Morgan" wrote in message
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In message , Robert
Allen writes

Snipped (because of top-posting).

try using a ritek medium there are two types g04 (4 speed) and g05
(8-12 speed) media ,this is the -R type disc, as i have found these to
work very well on all players

There's some very useful empirical information on DVD media at:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdmedia

Thanks to all for your replies.
I ended up geting some Ritek DVD-R (8x). I've distributed 56 of these DVDs
now and so far (touch wood) only one has been returned as un-playable.
However, cleaning off the grubby fingerprints, made this one play too (can't
do much for the scratch that has mysteriously appeared though).

I ended up geting some Ritek DVD-R (8x). I've distributed 56 of these DVDs
now and so far (touch wood) only one has been returned as un-playable.
However, cleaning off the grubby fingerprints, made this one play too
(can't
do much for the scratch that has mysteriously appeared though).

What brand of Riteks are you using? I bought a sizeable number of Ridisc
Xtreme (using the Ritek G05 dye) and they won't burn at 8X in a Pioneer 107.
They will burn all the way to 4.7GB ifI specify 6X, but if I specify 8X I
get a power calibration error after a few hundred MB has been burned
(apparently, Pioneers burn 650MB at 6X and _then_ do the calibration to see
if 8X is possible). It's not the drive, firmware, software, disc speeds, CPU
speed etc 'cos I can burn at 8X fine with my ANV discs (which also use the
G05 dye).

"G Hardy" wrote in message
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I ended up geting some Ritek DVD-R (8x). I've distributed 56 of these
DVDs
now and so far (touch wood) only one has been returned as un-playable.
However, cleaning off the grubby fingerprints, made this one play too
(can't
do much for the scratch that has mysteriously appeared though).

What brand of Riteks are you using? I bought a sizeable number of Ridisc
Xtreme (using the Ritek G05 dye) and they won't burn at 8X in a Pioneer
107.
They will burn all the way to 4.7GB ifI specify 6X, but if I specify 8X I
get a power calibration error after a few hundred MB has been burned
(apparently, Pioneers burn 650MB at 6X and _then_ do the calibration to
see
if 8X is possible). It's not the drive, firmware, software, disc speeds,
CPU
speed etc 'cos I can burn at 8X fine with my ANV discs (which also use the
G05 dye).

I got them from scan.co.uk. 50 for 8.99+VAT. G05-L23 dye.
I burned them at 4x. Can't say if they'll burn at 8x, I didn't take any
risks.