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Topic: Windows Media Center/DVD burning |
David Mullis
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Rock Hill, SC
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Posted 5 Jan 2005 9:06 pm |
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Howdy y'all, I would like to be able to move tv shows that I have recorded in Media Center to DVD without having to do captures and converting blah blah blah. There is a program out there that directly interfaces with media center and will burn DVD's that will play in any DVD player, however, it's $90!!!! I can burn a DVD in Media Center, but, it will not play on a regular DVD player, only on a PC. Any suggestions?
Thx
David
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Jeff Agnew
From:
Dallas, TX
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Posted 6 Jan 2005 6:09 am
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David,
Make sure you're burning DVD-Rs, not DVD+Rs. Most home players will reject a +R. |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 6 Jan 2005 7:09 am
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I've been burning DVD+R's without problems and most PC Vendor's were supplying only DVD+R burners, until recently. Most are now supplying DVD burners that will burn either plus or minus media.
Here's some info I got from a tech article about a year ago.
DVD-R and DVD-RW. The first recordable format, allows users to write to a disc only once. The DVD-RW feature allows for re-writes but to play the discs on a standard DVD player or a computer, the disc must be finalized, meaning it can't be recorded to again.
DVD+R and DVD+RW. The most recently developed formats are the +R and +RW. The plus sign indicates the recordings on +R or +RW discs do not have to be finalized before viewing. You can write over what you've recorded or watch an already recorded disc and add more to it later.
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David Mullis
From:
Rock Hill, SC
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Posted 6 Jan 2005 11:00 pm
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Well guys, I got it going! Last night shortly after I made this post, I found a copy of Sonic "My DVD" that I forgot I had. I was a little leary about using is because one of the DVD packages I installed before completely hosed Media Center. I installed it and was pleasantly supprised to find that it will talk directly to "Recorded TV" In media and just let you add the TV shows that were recorded in the DVR portion of Media Center and burn them to DVD. This software will also let you edit out commercials, add menu's and chapters, and do all sorts of fade effects between scenes. It's pretty Sweeet! The funny part is, it was included with my DVD burner. By the way I'm using DVD+R's and they have worked in the 3 different DVD players that I've tried (XBox, Polaroid and RCA). Thanks for the input guys! Now I can get all of the Wilburn Brothers, and Porter Waggoner shows I have (70+ hours worth on one of the DVR's) transferred to DVD and clear off my DVR!!
Take Care
David
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Jeff Agnew
From:
Dallas, TX
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Posted 7 Jan 2005 8:09 am
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David,
Glad you got things working. A capable DVD authoring program makes things much easier.
Choosing a format (+/-) is becoming easier but can be tricky, depending on your goal. In general, if your goal is playback on a non-recording device (such as a home DVD player), DVD-R is the best bet because it is supported by more manufacturers. If you're the only one who needs to play the DVD, and a DVD+R works in your player, go for it.
But if you're burning a DVD for playback on machines you haven't tested or don't own, use -Rs. Media cost is the same, and there's no practical difference between the formats when used for simple video. (Data storage is different.)
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| most PC Vendor's were supplying only DVD+R burners, until recently. |
Jack, hate to contradict you but this is backwards. The very first consumer DVD drives were produced by Pioneer in 1997 and were -R. Other manufacturers such as Matushita soon followed. These were the first DVD drives used in consumer PCs. That same year, Philips and Sony broke away from the consortium in a dispute over the technical standard and created the DVD+RW rewritable format, which they use to this day. The +R format was actually developed later, in order to use the cheaper, non-re-writable media. Sony then began supplying many PC vendors with +R drives and eating into Pioneer's market share. Pioneer countered with the multi-platform drive capable of playing anything. Sony then responded similarly. The upshot being that today most all drives can burn any format.
FYI, recent compatibility figures for +/- R are:
DVD-R: 97%
DVD+R: 87% |
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David Mullis
From:
Rock Hill, SC
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Posted 7 Jan 2005 10:00 am
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Uh oh, I hope these +r's work on my buddy's DVD players. There's an on episode of the Wilburn Bros show that his dad was on back in the mid 70's and he wants copies for his mom and siblings. So far these have worked in everything I've tried them in, even my oooold wacked out GE DVD player and that thing is as cantankerous as the day is long. LOL in the future I'll go with the -RW's to be on the safe side. I think the My DVD software adds some wort of compatability layer. I didn't notice that if I make copies of the "Master" DVD using like Nero, it won't play, at least not for very long in a regular DVD player, but, if I burn it through Sonic My DVD, it's fine. I just got into this stuff, so I've got a lot to learn. Like I need another hobby to get in the way of my practice schedule. ;-)
Thanks
David
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Jeff Agnew
From:
Dallas, TX
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Posted 8 Jan 2005 8:52 am
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David,
I'd recommend against using RWs of either format if you're going to distribute them. First, they're more expensive. Second, they have lower reflectance than the write-once media. So they're even less compatible on consumer players, just like with CDs. |
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