[filmscanners] RE: OT: DVD formats

["Lucans, Gunars" <gunars@spss.com>]

Note that 2.4x for DVD is not the same as 2.4x for CD-R and is quite a bit 
faster (although I can't find a reference just now, it's more on the order of 
30x for cd-r).

Gunars


> -----Original Message-----
> From: W. Xato [mailto:xato0@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 1:21 AM
> To: Lucans, Gunars
> Subject: [filmscanners] Re: OT: DVD formats
> 
> 
> I just picked up a Memorex DVD+RW/+R at Staples (a US
> office supply chain) for $175.  DVD+RW speed is only
> 2.4X but, but what the hey--it should work find for
> backup of photo files.
> 
> Warren
> 
> --- Ewen McMillan <ewen@chimpy.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
> > To: <ewen@chimpy.freeserve.co.uk>
> > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 11:03 PM
> > Subject: [filmscanners] OT: DVD formats
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone know anything about the merits of the
> > different DVD-R/RW formats?
> >
> > I'm just looking at recording data (image files
> > obviously), not movies etc.
> > Is there one that is more mainstream? Pros and cons?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > tim
> >
> >
> > A recent photo magazine (AP) reckons DVD-R is ok for
> > data, but DVD+R is more
> > likely to work in domestic DVD players - i.e. for
> > video. Microsoft are
> > backing DVD+R as the universal format in future
> > operating systems
> > development. For long term archiving, I would hedge
> > on +R
> >
> > I'm not sure what the technical difference is but we
> > had this discussion at
> > work when ordering a shed load of blank disks for
> > our dual format burners.
> >
> > Ewen
> >
> >
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