The Most Compatible DVD Format: DVD-R

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The Most Compatible DVD Format: DVD-R

Posted by timothy on Sunday July 20, 2003 @05:24AM from the mix-and-match-media dept.

jbridges writes "CDR-Info tested eight types of media (two examples of each media type) using five different recorders, then tested compatibility in twenty-seven standalone DVD players and twenty DVD-ROM drives. They determined that DVD-R is clearly the most compatible DVD recording format on the market. To assess the compatibility level of DVD Formats they created video content on a DVD writer using DVD-R/RW and +R/RW media. These discs were then played back in other DVD players and DVD-ROM drives -over a 1,000 combinations of drive, media and player were tested."

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mmm by _Shorty-dammit · 2003-07-20 05:24 · Score: 3, Funny

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1. Re:mmm by alexburke · 2003-07-20 16:46 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I would say the biggest incompatability is the authors grasp of the english language.
  
  I would say the biggest incompatibility is the author's grasp of the English language.
I have the most compatible format of all. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-07-20 05:25 · Score: 5, Funny

I carve all of my information into stone tablets unearthed not near here.

To date, I have yet to find a computer that these tablets are incompatible with.

Of course, the only thing I *do* with these computers is smash them to bits with my stone tablets when their owners owe my boss money, but you know how it is.
plus by iosmart · 2003-07-20 05:35 · Score: 5, Funny

who likes to say "dvd plus arr"?? "dvd arr" works much better! and if you say "dvd dash arr", do you also say "cd dash arr" and "cd dash arr double you"? then again no "cd plus arr" exists...
1. Re:plus by kotj.mf · 2003-07-20 05:38 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  There's a pirate joke in there somewhere, just waiting to come out.
  Hmmm...
  Me DVD's be jolly swashbucklin' sorts, matey. Arrr...
  Nah...
  
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2. Re:plus by riflemann · 2003-07-20 07:20 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  There's a pirate joke in there somewhere, just waiting to come out.
  Real music pirates use DVD-Arrrrrrrr!
  
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3. Re:plus by volpe · 2003-07-20 15:23 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  who likes to say "dvd plus arr"??
  
  I don't even know how to pronounce that first word. Or did you mean to say "dee vee dee plus arr"?
Standard Answer #6 by bryanp · 2003-07-20 05:36 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm tired of writing the same replies to people who say "I'll wait until they're cheaper and a single format wins." So here, I'll just link-whore myself to my own earlier posts -

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=71465&cid=6465 127

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=70097&cid=6378 178

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what about DVD-RAM!!!! by the_2nd_coming · 2003-07-20 05:50 · Score: 3, Funny

how cold they justify not including this oh so important format!!!!

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1. Re:what about DVD-RAM!!!! by mikewren420 · 2003-07-20 05:57 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Yes, we don't have a clear winner... but we do have a clear loser :)
Spoiler: DVD-R=96.74% DVD+R=87.32% by NotQuiteReal · 2003-07-20 06:00 · Score: 2, Funny

Even 87% seems "ok" to me.
In the future, either both numbers will go UP, or, both numbers will go down (depending on how far in the future...)
Eventually all computer media becomes an obsolete format.
Although my paper tape seems to be holding up rather nicely. Anyone have a working Teletype? It Think it might be some really good ASCII porn!

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Re:For gods sake, PLEASE, someone by forkboy · 2003-07-20 06:45 · Score: 2, Funny

Linux people should be smart enough to test their own drives and post the results to a newsgroup. We Windows users are far too dumb to collaborate or think for ourselves, hence this test.

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Re:Personally... by Dodge+This · 2003-07-20 06:56 · Score: 4, Funny

Hmmm, I've heard that DVDA is impressive but I have yet to see it working in practise. Without proof of DVDA's existence we'll have to stick to the slightly more boring topic of DVD-R / DVD+R.
;-)
Re:I hope the "-" becomes standard by Anonymous Coward · 2003-07-20 07:02 · Score: 1, Funny

I'm still holding out for DVD=~R myself
DVD-R/RW Is Dying. by cygnus · 2003-07-20 11:06 · Score: 3, Funny

Last time I checked, Pioneer, one of the companies backing -R/RW, started adding support for DVD +R/RW on their recorders. Also, -R/RW seems to be the cheaper media wherever I check. Sadly to say, but it seems the -R/RW may be on its way out the door.
This Is Because DVD-R/RW is dying.

i saw five people buying DVD+R/RW media this week. this is unequivocable data that shows DVD-R/RW is on it's way out. alan greenspan was once questioned about DVD-R/RW. he accidentally farted at the time, which can only be construed as a negative opinion. if you lay out all the DVD-R/RW discs sold since it's inception, it only covers half the area of Rhode Island. shortcomings like these are why nobody uses DVD-R/RW anymore.

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Re:I hope the "-" becomes standard by More+Karma+Than+God · 2003-07-20 11:30 · Score: 2, Funny

How about DVD!=RW?

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