Best dvd format?

dipstick · May 21, 2003, 04:35 PM

I'm a total noob with these dvd formats, but I would like to know which format is the best to use if I want to play them on regular home dvd players? I can burn on DVD-R/DVD-RW and DVD+R/DVD+RW disks.
Thanks for any help or tips

krazy1 · May 21, 2003, 05:20 PM

I personally have found that the DVD+R and DVD+RW is the most compatible. But if you want to be sure on your home DVD player go to VCDhelp.com and look up your model of home DVD player. It is pretty acurate at telling you what format works on your model of DVD Player.

dipstick · May 21, 2003, 07:49 PM

Thanks man, that's a great site! Went and got me some DVD+R, and boy was it expensive. My weeks money all gone on only 50 disks

krazy1 · May 21, 2003, 09:08 PM

Heheh I know what ya mean.... but figure the cost of those disks with the price of CD's for that same amount of storage... it isn't too bad..... glad I could help

Vampyromaniac · May 21, 2003, 09:33 PM

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Originally posted by kakarot
My weeks money all gone on only 50 disks

235 GB

~~craig588~~ · May 21, 2003, 09:44 PM

dont dvds hold 9.8GB? or is that some special format?

Zardon · May 21, 2003, 10:00 PM

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Originally posted by craig588
dont dvds hold 9.8GB? or is that some special format?

that is for single sided double layer discs. 9.4 gig, but they arent available to the public, we only have single sided single layer discs atm. there is also double sided double layer discs holding over 18 gig.

eyeguy616 · May 21, 2003, 11:47 PM

I have a dvd-ram that's double sided, but not double-layered.

Besides, I don't think consumer burners are capable of burning such double-layered media or are they? Anyway, if you had gone with a "-r" drive you could get a 50 pack of dvd-r's for $40, maybe even cheaper if you looked hard enough. Oh, and -r's cannot be burned on a +r drive and vice versa unless you have a Sony dvd+/-rw drive.

~eyeguy616

krazy1 · May 22, 2003, 02:07 AM

Here at one of the wholesale stores I can get a 50 pack of +R's for $32.... best price in town...heheh last time I was there I bought 3 packs.....Everywhere else around here they are about $42-50. At work we have +R/RW and a -R/RW drive and all of us at work preferr the +R/RW.... We have had more luck with them and have found more DVD players (home units) that actually accept the + format over the -.

dipstick · May 22, 2003, 02:10 AM

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Originally posted by eyeguy616
Anyway, if you had gone with a "-r" drive you could get a 50 pack of dvd-r's for $40, maybe even cheaper if you looked hard enough. Oh, and -r's cannot be burned on a +r drive and vice versa unless you have a Sony dvd+/-rw drive.

~eyeguy616

Yeah I seen those too and they were alittle cheaper at Best Buy, but on the above website they recommended to use DVD+R on my DVD players, so it was they only choice. Also I think my drive burns all formats and it's a TDK Indy, so I don't think sony's are the only one's capable

Necrosis · May 22, 2003, 02:26 AM

I have the Indy as well....the version that supports DVD+R/RW exclusively.

Where are you guys finding these deals on blanks, and what brand?

krazy1 · May 22, 2003, 05:05 AM

I usually buy Fuji and I have found my best prices at Sam's Club. Once and a great while you can catch a nice sale @ Best Buy but not often. My DVD is a TDK Indi 420N and I love it. Got it on sale when it was first released for $225. I wanted a Sony but they were so back orderd I just gave up.

eyeguy616 · May 22, 2003, 06:17 AM

I bought my dvd-r's at http://www.livewarehouse.com . Damnit! I've been acting like an advertisement for them and they haven't paid me!!

Seriously though, it's $40 for a 50-pack of 2x dvd-r general media. 4x is made with a different process making it much more expensive, so I stuck to getting the 2x burner with cheap 2x media. See sig for the drive, which I also bought at the same website.

~eyeguy616

Edit: krazy1, is this the drive you bought? Great speed for a really good price the way you got it, but no dvd-r writing capabilities, unless your model is different.

DarkAngel93 · May 22, 2003, 03:19 PM

I have the Sony dual format drive, and like everyone else I have had much better luck with the +R vs -R, even though alot of the newer home units seem to support both these days. You can also find good deals at CompUSA when they run their DVD media 50% off. Its usually every ad, and they rotate brands that are on sale. This week is Fuji, 10 for $14.99.

krazy1 · May 22, 2003, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by eyeguy616

Edit: krazy1, is this the drive you bought? Great speed for a really good price the way you got it, but no dvd-r writing capabilities, unless your model is different.

Yes that is the one and yes no -r but I have no use for -r/-rw so it is perfect for me

May 21, 2003, 04:35 PM	#1
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Best dvd format? I'm a total noob with these dvd formats, but I would like to know which format is the best to use if I want to play them on regular home dvd players? I can burn on DVD-R/DVD-RW and DVD+R/DVD+RW disks. Thanks for any help or tips

May 21, 2003, 05:20 PM	#2
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	I personally have found that the DVD+R and DVD+RW is the most compatible. But if you want to be sure on your home DVD player go to VCDhelp.com and look up your model of home DVD player. It is pretty acurate at telling you what format works on your model of DVD Player. __________________

May 21, 2003, 09:08 PM	#4
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	Heheh I know what ya mean.... but figure the cost of those disks with the price of CD's for that same amount of storage... it isn't too bad..... glad I could help __________________

May 22, 2003, 02:07 AM	#9
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	Here at one of the wholesale stores I can get a 50 pack of +R's for $32.... best price in town...heheh last time I was there I bought 3 packs.....Everywhere else around here they are about $42-50. At work we have +R/RW and a -R/RW drive and all of us at work preferr the +R/RW.... We have had more luck with them and have found more DVD players (home units) that actually accept the + format over the -. __________________

May 22, 2003, 05:05 AM	#12
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	I usually buy Fuji and I have found my best prices at Sam's Club. Once and a great while you can catch a nice sale @ Best Buy but not often. My DVD is a TDK Indi 420N and I love it. Got it on sale when it was first released for $225. I wanted a Sony but they were so back orderd I just gave up. __________________

May 21, 2003, 07:49 PM	Thread Starter #3
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Thanks man, that's a great site! Went and got me some DVD+R, and boy was it expensive. My weeks money all gone on only 50 disks

May 21, 2003, 09:44 PM	#6
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	dont dvds hold 9.8GB? or is that some special format?

May 21, 2003, 11:47 PM	#8
eyeguy616 ZZzzzzzzzzzz........... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 324 Rep Power: 0	I have a dvd-ram that's double sided, but not double-layered. Besides, I don't think consumer burners are capable of burning such double-layered media or are they? Anyway, if you had gone with a "-r" drive you could get a 50 pack of dvd-r's for $40, maybe even cheaper if you looked hard enough. Oh, and -r's cannot be burned on a +r drive and vice versa unless you have a Sony dvd+/-rw drive. ~eyeguy616

May 22, 2003, 02:26 AM	#11
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I have the Indy as well....the version that supports DVD+R/RW exclusively. Where are you guys finding these deals on blanks, and what brand?

May 22, 2003, 06:17 AM	#13
eyeguy616 ZZzzzzzzzzzz........... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 324 Rep Power: 0	I bought my dvd-r's at http://www.livewarehouse.com . Damnit! I've been acting like an advertisement for them and they haven't paid me!! Seriously though, it's $40 for a 50-pack of 2x dvd-r general media. 4x is made with a different process making it much more expensive, so I stuck to getting the 2x burner with cheap 2x media. See sig for the drive, which I also bought at the same website. ~eyeguy616 Edit: krazy1, is this the drive you bought? Great speed for a really good price the way you got it, but no dvd-r writing capabilities, unless your model is different. Last edited by eyeguy616; May 22, 2003 at 06:24 AM.

May 22, 2003, 03:19 PM	#14
DarkAngel93 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 103 Rep Power: 0	I have the Sony dual format drive, and like everyone else I have had much better luck with the +R vs -R, even though alot of the newer home units seem to support both these days. You can also find good deals at CompUSA when they run their DVD media 50% off. Its usually every ad, and they rotate brands that are on sale. This week is Fuji, 10 for $14.99.