DVD Recording - Is There a Winner Yet?

Rob writes "Ok, so I've finally gotten my TiVo configured to let me extract and archive video, now I'm wondering what is my best solution? I currently have a CDR that I've been able to use to save both VCD and SVCD. Unfortunately I have a very old DVD player that will only play VCD's. So I decided that it's time to look at recording to DVD, but what is the right answer? Has any format won? I just got back from Fry's and I could get either -R/-RW or +R/+RW and there were even drives that did all of the formats. This is all well and good, since I'll have to buy a new DVD player to play any of them, but which format is most widely accepted? Even if I get a drive that will record in any format what do most DVD players accept? Sure I can make sure that my DVD player will play whatever format I produce but what about my parents and friends?"

Comments

Re:DVD player that won't play DVDs ?

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

You stupid twat. That statement meant that it doesn't play SVCDs. Maybe you should work on your reading comprehension skills, dumbass.

Well, I didn't know old DVD players didn't play VCDs. I've read VCDs since at least 1997 with regular CD players, so I didn't imagine that DVD players, being newer and supposedly better, didn't.

Now I stand corrected and I shall go to bed more informed. As for you Anonymous Coward, I suggest you ask your mother to teach you some manners.

Re:FUD and more FUD

[DarkEdgeX]

LOL, shhh n00b, I like how you back up all these claims with some facts.. oh right, facts don't matter when YOU'RE the one spreading FUD. Dumbass.