DVD Recording - Is There a Winner Yet?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday May 27, 2003 @11:03AM from the narrowing-down-the-options dept.

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?"

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Deja vu? by grolschie · 2003-05-27 11:09 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Anyone else reminded of the VHS vs Beta saga?
Re:No by telstar · 2003-05-27 11:14 · Score: 0, Offtopic
"Stop pirating."
- I suppose you don't own a VCR or save anything you tape off of television to VHS tapes?
Re:Easy, read http://www.dvdrhelp.com by hoggoth · 2003-05-28 03:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

> I've been a mass debater for years now.

Hey mister "mass-debater", you really should get a girlfriend and give that hand a rest.

> The secret to my speed is that I practice typing with one hand

Yeah, well, we could figure that from your nickname "mass-debater".

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Oh damn, I don't need to hear this!

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