Which DVD burner should I get?

Matt Whelan · 02-09-03, 03:27 AM

My bday is coming up and this along with a PDA is on my list...

Which one should I get?

What is the difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW? Thanks.

gen2c · 02-09-03, 06:36 AM

its like cdr and cdrw ....latter is rewriteable.

MikeD · 02-09-03, 07:35 AM

Matt,
here some useful infos about DVD.

DVD once stands for Digital Video Disc or sometimes also for Digital Versatile Disc. DVD is the next generation of Optical Disc Storage Technology. DVD is essentially more bigger and much better like the standard CD audio type.

The current available DVD formats (6 versions of recordable DVD-ROM) are:
DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD+R.
DVD-R for Authoring / DVD-R for General

Nearly all (99%) DVD recorders can read DVD-ROM discs, but each player using a different type of disc of recording. DVD-R and DVD+R can record data once, like CD-R. The DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW can be rewritten "x1000 times", like CD-RW.

DVD-R uses a kind of organic dye technology, like CD-R, and is 100% compatible with most DVD drives and players. These discs are can record the datas "ONCE"

DVD-RW (also known as DVD-R/W or DVD-ER) is a phase-change erasable format. These discs are "REWRITEABLE", means that these discs can be rewritten thousands times.

Matt, which type of DVD are you plan to buy ? PC or HiFi device ? Hope that I could help anyhow. - Mike, Cologne

Matt Whelan · 02-09-03, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MikeD
Matt,
here some useful infos about DVD.

DVD once stands for Digital Video Disc or sometimes also for Digital Versatile Disc. DVD is the next generation of Optical Disc Storage Technology. DVD is essentially more bigger and much better like the standard CD audio type.

The current available DVD formats (6 versions of recordable DVD-ROM) are:
DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD+R.
DVD-R for Authoring / DVD-R for General

Nearly all (99%) DVD recorders can read DVD-ROM discs, but each player using a different type of disc of recording. DVD-R and DVD+R can record data once, like CD-R. The DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW can be rewritten "x1000 times", like CD-RW.

DVD-R uses a kind of organic dye technology, like CD-R, and is 100% compatible with most DVD drives and players. These discs are can record the datas "ONCE"

DVD-RW (also known as DVD-R/W or DVD-ER) is a phase-change erasable format. These discs are "REWRITEABLE", means that these discs can be rewritten thousands times.

Matt, which type of DVD are you plan to buy ? PC or HiFi device ? Hope that I could help anyhow. - Mike, Cologne

Ummm, I kind of just want to be able to burn videos that I've downloaded, videos that I make with my new Video camera(that I will upload to my pc), pictures, and what not.

I saw that from tigerdirect.com, they have the DVD-R Discs for 1.49 each. I'm not too concerned with rewriting things if they are that affordable(and with our economy that price can only go down I bet

)

Hey, I'm taking German right now. Ich heise Matt

Wish me luck on my German Test tomorrow. Have you heard of the last name Stellenbacher? That is my teachers name. Thanks Mike.

gen2c · 02-09-03, 10:30 AM

last year I remember the dvdr being a good 5 dollars a pop, my prediction is they will be readily availible for less than a dollar each by summer so I wouldn't invest in bulk dvd-rs just to save a couple bucks.

MikeD · 02-09-03, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Matt Whelan
Hey, I'm taking German right now. Ich heise Matt Wish me luck on my German Test tomorrow. Have you heard of the last name Stellenbacher? That is my teachers name. Thanks Mike.

Hey Matt, you have WHAT ? Taking German right now? You mean, to take some German lessons in your school ? Hmm, have heared that some members also speaking very good. Why did you told me this only today? Why not a bit earlier? Then, I could help you in some cases about yout German test for tomorrow.
In case that you read this message here TODAY: Ask me, what do you wanna know - I HELP YOU (no prob for me), Ok ? (Maybe you can teach me english in "Building the long sentences". That´s my prob here in english. I have no prob in my vocabulary, only the sentences and the times, like "Perfekt" "Past Perfect". I.e. "I had gone" ? Or "I gone" or "I went" u.s.w. (Hmm I hate it sometimes)

"Stellenbacher" is a german name.

Correction: You must write "heisse Matt" or "heiße Matt". What you write about "heise" is a name. That´s approx. the same like:"I call you" and "I cal you" (notice the letter "l" and "ll").

Show your teacher this here...

"Sehr geehrter Herr Stellenbacher,
mit der morgigen Pruefung Ihres Pruefungs-Kandidaten Mr. Matt Whelan, wuerde ich Sie bitten, diesen Test in seiner Beurteilung (insbesonders des Grammatikalischen Testes) nicht zu hart oder zu streng zu bewerten. Die deutsche Grammatik ist mitunter sehr sehr schwierig (zudem es im deutschen die "Alte" und "Neue" Rechtschreibung gibt. Dies hat zur Folge, das auch wir Deutschen manchmal hier etwas durcheinander geraten. Im besonderen sind dies hier die neuartigen Trennungen, die Umlaute und vor allem die neue Rechtschreibung, die hiervon betroffen sind.
mfg ..."

Trust me: It´s not negative, but I wrote here, that the german grammatik is too complex. He should consider it in his german lesson and especially in his teaching of them!

Good luck for your test tomorrow and best regards to Mr. Stellenbacher. - Mike

95Legend6Spd · 02-09-03, 03:43 PM

Mike-

I also used to speak German - 4 years of it... but I'm not too fluent anymore... but here's a question:

Do they still make use of the S-Set, or B, on a regular basis... as in heiBe, instead of heisse or heise...? I noticed that you had corrected Matt on that, and I heard that they were doing away with that a while ago, and moving onto a Neue Deutsch...?

Ah, ich habe der Deuctch in drei Jahren nicht gesprechen...
or is it
Ah, ich habe das Deutch in drei Jahren gespricht nicht...
or could it be
Ah, ich habe das Deutch in drei Jahren nicht gesprachten...

(I'm sorry for ruining your language... I haven't conjugated in a long, long time...)

Er, sie, es
den, desser, des...

I can't remember...

MikeD · 02-09-03, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 95Legend6Spd
Mike-
I also used to speak German - 4 years of it... but I'm not too fluent anymore... but here's a question:

Do they still make use of the S-Set, or B, on a regular basis... as in heiBe, instead of heisse or heise...? I noticed that you had corrected Matt on that, and I heard that they were doing away with that a while ago, and moving onto a Neue Deutsch...?

Ah, ich habe der Deuctch in drei Jahren nicht gesprechen...
or is it
Ah, ich habe das Deutch in drei Jahren gespricht nicht...
or could it be
Ah, ich habe das Deutch in drei Jahren nicht gesprachten...
(I'm sorry for ruining your language... I haven't conjugated in a long, long time...)

Er, sie, es
den, desser, des...
I can't remember...

Glad to be of assistance to you - I feel good that I can help anybody here in this forum, cuz you guys helps me so often here.(oh no, here is my prob again about "Past" and "Past Perfect") had helps" or had helped" , I dunno, please correct me.)

But I see, you have the same prob like me in English. I mean here the tenses about "Present/Perfect and Past Perfect". Oh god, I wish I paid more attention in my English class (that sucks anyhow).

Quote:

Do they still make use of the S-Set, or B, on a regular basis...

Don´t ask why here our old German language grammar was changed into the new grammar. I hate the new grammar. My daughter will learn it in her school.
Example: We learned in our school to write "Delphin" {means "dolphin"}. Today the kids learning to write this as "Delfin". But I will write again as "Delphin".
You can write {street} as "Strasse" or "Straße". That´s absolute the same. But you cannot write "Strase". That´s an unknown expression and has no contents of it.
You can believe me, that I like it much better to write in english as in German. Our language is sometimes so complex in his grammar and structures, that´s horrible. Really !!!

Quote:

Ah, ich habe der Deuctch in drei Jahren nicht gesprechen...

That means "Ah, ich habe Deutsch in drei Jahre nicht gesprochen"
Or you can say: "Seit 3 Jahren habe ich kein Deutsch mehr gesprochen"
My english would be: "Since three years, I haven´t spoken german."

Quote:

Ah, ich habe das Deutsch in drei Jahren gespricht nicht..

That means "Ah, ich habe Deutsch in drei Jahren nicht (mehr)gesprochen"
My english would be: "Ah, I haven´t spoken German since three years"

Quote:

Ah, ich habe das Deutch in drei Jahren nicht gesprachten...

That means "Ah, ich habe Deusch in drei Jahren nicht gesprochen"

Quote:

Er, sie, es, den, desser, des...

Right: That means "Ich, Du, Er, Sie, Es, Wir, Ihr, Sie.
That means: "Me (I), You, He, She, It, We, You, They

Maybe you can help me (without the tenses). I have sometimes the problem about "Been" and "Being". Could you explain me the correct term of that ?

Quote:

(I'm sorry for ruining your language... I haven't conjugated in a long, long time...)

Why sorry ? Hmm? I´m not better in english or to write in english, but I hope, that my friends here will this understand what I write sometimes here with all my grammar errors !!!
Mike, Cologne

95Legend6Spd · 02-09-03, 07:26 PM

Mike-

You're right about the past tense/present tense of words/sentences...

(Oh, SORRY MATT for jacking your thread! I didn't mean to!)

But, sometimes you'd want to say:

I have BEEN going to the Legend Meets every month.
or
I had BEEN going to the Legend Meets every month.
or
I have gone to the Legend Meets every month, but them BEING scheduled at night makes it hard to attend.

(The difference being that BEEN can be applied to a past tense, such as "I have been, I had been" but BEING is mostly applied (in the way that I talk) as a verb - "They are BEING difficult to work with" or "They are BEING the most annoying people"

It's really hard to distinguish BEEN and BEING, but I'm sure that you are aware that one is PAST, and one is PRESENT

I am BEING
I have BEEN
I HAD BEEN

There ya go...

BTW - How is the weather in Deutschland this time of year?

MikeD · 02-10-03, 02:48 PM

Hi Chris,
many thankX for you info. Man, that´s very difficult and also to understand it. Puuuh, in this moment, I understand only "Railway Station" {a german expression}, that means "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof". But if I have a bit more time, I will try it to understand.
The weather here in Germany ? Since two weeks, the snowing had now stopped here, but it´s a bit cold here (damned weather).
Many many thankX for for help, Chris !!!

Attn to Matt : What about your German test in your school today ? Tell me. I´d like to know and the result of you test, ok ? - Mike

Matt Whelan · 02-10-03, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MikeD
Hey Matt, you have WHAT ? Taking German right now? You mean, to take some German lessons in your school ? Hmm, have heared that some members also speaking very good. Why did you told me this only today? Why not a bit earlier? Then, I could help you in some cases about yout German test for tomorrow.
In case that you read this message here TODAY: Ask me, what do you wanna know - I HELP YOU (no prob for me), Ok ? (Maybe you can teach me english in "Building the long sentences". That´s my prob here in english. I have no prob in my vocabulary, only the sentences and the times, like "Perfekt" "Past Perfect". I.e. "I had gone" ? Or "I gone" or "I went" u.s.w. (Hmm I hate it sometimes)

"Stellenbacher" is a german name.

Correction: You must write "heisse Matt" or "heiße Matt". What you write about "heise" is a name. That´s approx. the same like:"I call you" and "I cal you" (notice the letter "l" and "ll").

Show your teacher this here...

"Sehr geehrter Herr Stellenbacher,
mit der morgigen Pruefung Ihres Pruefungs-Kandidaten Mr. Matt Whelan, wuerde ich Sie bitten, diesen Test in seiner Beurteilung (insbesonders des Grammatikalischen Testes) nicht zu hart oder zu streng zu bewerten. Die deutsche Grammatik ist mitunter sehr sehr schwierig (zudem es im deutschen die "Alte" und "Neue" Rechtschreibung gibt. Dies hat zur Folge, das auch wir Deutschen manchmal hier etwas durcheinander geraten. Im besonderen sind dies hier die neuartigen Trennungen, die Umlaute und vor allem die neue Rechtschreibung, die hiervon betroffen sind.
mfg ..."

Trust me: It´s not negative, but I wrote here, that the german grammatik is too complex. He should consider it in his german lesson and especially in his teaching of them!

Good luck for your test tomorrow and best regards to Mr. Stellenbacher. - Mike

Ya, I just didn't know how to type that double S looking thing. It is actually a her. Gabriele Stellmacher... http://www.valdosta.edu/mcl/faculty.htm

Quote:

Originally posted by MikeD
Hi Chris,
many thankX for you info. Man, that´s very difficult and also to understand it. Puuuh, in this moment, I understand only "Railway Station" {a german expression}, that means "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof". But if I have a bit more time, I will try it to understand.
The weather here in Germany ? Since two weeks, the snowing had now stopped here, but it´s a bit cold here (damned weather).
Many many thankX for for help, Chris !!!

Attn to Matt : What about your German test in your school today ? Tell me. I´d like to know and the result of you test, ok ? - Mike

Hey! After I finished it I asked her if she would grade it and she did and she said I got either a 100 or a 98 on it. She is a really nice teacher...

When the conversation was formal, I forgot to address the person I was talking to by first and last name. I think that was about it.

95Legend6Spd · 02-10-03, 05:29 PM

There ya go Matt... it's really a great language, and it's easier to learn, aside from what most will say... oh well... I hope that ya keep it up - it's an invaluable tool!

R3.2Cyber · 02-10-03, 06:21 PM

Get a Cendyne or Pioneer one. DVD-R is cheaper than DVD+R and DVD-R is more compatible with dvd players than DVD+R are. I have a DVD-R Cendyne and I love it.

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95Legend6Spd Pain Machine Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,817 Car 1: Godzilla: Car 2: Tokyo Car 3: Attack! iTrader: (0)	Mike- I also used to speak German - 4 years of it... but I'm not too fluent anymore... but here's a question: Do they still make use of the S-Set, or B, on a regular basis... as in heiBe, instead of heisse or heise...? I noticed that you had corrected Matt on that, and I heard that they were doing away with that a while ago, and moving onto a Neue Deutsch...? Ah, ich habe der Deuctch in drei Jahren nicht gesprechen... or is it Ah, ich habe das Deutch in drei Jahren gespricht nicht... or could it be Ah, ich habe das Deutch in drei Jahren nicht gesprachten... (I'm sorry for ruining your language... I haven't conjugated in a long, long time...) Er, sie, es den, desser, des... I can't remember... __________________ *\| Chris M \| 1997 Toyota Supra 6-Speed \| 78GTS* \| 17X10s NT-01s All 4 Corners \| \| Old: 1994 "BoostLogic Catalog" TH400/Single 71GTQ \| Advan \| TRUST \| HKS \| RPS \| \|Previous: 1995 Legend Coupe, 6-Speed 1998-2002\|**

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95Legend6Spd Pain Machine Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,817 Car 1: Godzilla: Car 2: Tokyo Car 3: Attack! iTrader: (0)	Mike- You're right about the past tense/present tense of words/sentences... (Oh, SORRY MATT for jacking your thread! I didn't mean to!) But, sometimes you'd want to say: I have BEEN going to the Legend Meets every month. or I had BEEN going to the Legend Meets every month. or I have gone to the Legend Meets every month, but them BEING scheduled at night makes it hard to attend. (The difference being that BEEN can be applied to a past tense, such as "I have been, I had been" but BEING is mostly applied (in the way that I talk) as a verb - "They are BEING difficult to work with" or "They are BEING the most annoying people" It's really hard to distinguish BEEN and BEING, but I'm sure that you are aware that one is PAST, and one is PRESENT I am BEING I have BEEN I HAD BEEN There ya go... BTW - How is the weather in Deutschland this time of year? __________________ *\| Chris M \| 1997 Toyota Supra 6-Speed \| 78GTS* \| 17X10s NT-01s All 4 Corners \| \| Old: 1994 "BoostLogic Catalog" TH400/Single 71GTQ \| Advan \| TRUST \| HKS \| RPS \| \|Previous: 1995 Legend Coupe, 6-Speed 1998-2002\|**

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MikeD EDM Honda Legend Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cologne / Germany Posts: 4,193 iTrader: (0)	Matt, here some useful infos about DVD. DVD once stands for Digital Video Disc or sometimes also for Digital Versatile Disc. DVD is the next generation of Optical Disc Storage Technology. DVD is essentially more bigger and much better like the standard CD audio type. The current available DVD formats (6 versions of recordable DVD-ROM) are: DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD+R. DVD-R for Authoring / DVD-R for General Nearly all (99%) DVD recorders can read DVD-ROM discs, but each player using a different type of disc of recording. DVD-R and DVD+R can record data once, like CD-R. The DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW can be rewritten "x1000 times", like CD-RW. DVD-R uses a kind of organic dye technology, like CD-R, and is 100% compatible with most DVD drives and players. These discs are can record the datas "ONCE" DVD-RW (also known as DVD-R/W or DVD-ER) is a phase-change erasable format. These discs are "REWRITEABLE", means that these discs can be rewritten thousands times. Matt, which type of DVD are you plan to buy ? PC or HiFi device ? Hope that I could help anyhow. - Mike, Cologne

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MikeD EDM Honda Legend Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cologne / Germany Posts: 4,193 iTrader: (0)	Hi Chris, many thankX for you info. Man, that´s very difficult and also to understand it. Puuuh, in this moment, I understand only "Railway Station" {a german expression}, that means "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof". But if I have a bit more time, I will try it to understand. The weather here in Germany ? Since two weeks, the snowing had now stopped here, but it´s a bit cold here (damned weather). Many many thankX for for help, Chris !!! Attn to Matt : What about your German test in your school today ? Tell me. I´d like to know and the result of you test, ok ? - Mike

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95Legend6Spd Pain Machine Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,817 Car 1: Godzilla: Car 2: Tokyo Car 3: Attack! iTrader: (0)	There ya go Matt... it's really a great language, and it's easier to learn, aside from what most will say... oh well... I hope that ya keep it up - it's an invaluable tool! __________________ *\| Chris M \| 1997 Toyota Supra 6-Speed \| 78GTS* \| 17X10s NT-01s All 4 Corners \| \| Old: 1994 "BoostLogic Catalog" TH400/Single 71GTQ \| Advan \| TRUST \| HKS \| RPS \| \|Previous: 1995 Legend Coupe, 6-Speed 1998-2002\|**

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