burning on dvd -r and +r

lynx6200 · 09-30-2005, 02:23 PM

I thought advd burning drive should be able to burn either type of disk, but I guess not? I wass trying to do a backup of a dvd with dvd shrink, and the software does a full analysis, but when it comes time to burn the dvd (with nero) it seems to do and complete that phase. When my disk is ejected it appears blank, and just idles when I put it back in or into a dvd player.

Is it crashing like that when I try to read it cause Im using a dvd -r disk, but on my dvd burner it says dvd +r/rw? I guess it cant burn on both + and -?

Dropkickmurphys · 09-30-2005, 02:44 PM

with a dvd+rw you can only burn dvd+r and dvd+rw disc's

lynx6200 · 10-01-2005, 12:34 AM

I suppose that would be the problem than, why it was freezing in the proccess, because it says dvd -r on the drive, but i tried to use dvd +r ?

Dropkickmurphys · 10-01-2005, 09:50 AM

in your first post you said that your drive was dvd+r not dvd-r, which is it?

anyway it will probably be a problem becuase youre using the wrong type of disc or a problem with your software

EDIT:in a dual layer (±) dvd burner i think you can burn both types!

Trizoy · 10-01-2005, 10:18 AM

Well the + is the better burned dvd in the end.. high compression or some crap for that format. So i dont see why they would only make it burn the better ones but no the othe rones.. the -... BUT if your drive only does + and not - You should check into that. What brand of burner do you have? Model/Make? It might be something dfifferent at that point.

09-30-2005, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 26 Posts: 791	burning on dvd -r and +r I thought advd burning drive should be able to burn either type of disk, but I guess not? I wass trying to do a backup of a dvd with dvd shrink, and the software does a full analysis, but when it comes time to burn the dvd (with nero) it seems to do and complete that phase. When my disk is ejected it appears blank, and just idles when I put it back in or into a dvd player. Is it crashing like that when I try to read it cause Im using a dvd -r disk, but on my dvd burner it says dvd +r/rw? I guess it cant burn on both + and -? __________________ [size=2][size=1][color=DarkGreen][color=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

09-30-2005, 02:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 19 Posts: 1,971	with a dvd+rw you can only burn dvd+r and dvd+rw disc's __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 2.9GHz) Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard 2GB 6400 DDR240 RAM 512Mb Geforce 8600GT OC'd (Hoping for a 9800GT soon) 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD Lite-on 20x DVD+RW OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case Samsung 19" 1440x900 SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" 1440x900 TV Dual Booting: Windows XP Proffessional SP2 / Windows Vista Business SP1

10-01-2005, 12:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 26 Posts: 791	I suppose that would be the problem than, why it was freezing in the proccess, because it says dvd -r on the drive, but i tried to use dvd +r ? __________________ [size=2][size=1][color=DarkGreen][color=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

10-01-2005, 09:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 19 Posts: 1,971	in your first post you said that your drive was dvd+r not dvd-r, which is it? anyway it will probably be a problem becuase youre using the wrong type of disc or a problem with your software EDIT:in a dual layer (±) dvd burner i think you can burn both types! __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 2.9GHz) Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard 2GB 6400 DDR240 RAM 512Mb Geforce 8600GT OC'd (Hoping for a 9800GT soon) 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD Lite-on 20x DVD+RW OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case Samsung 19" 1440x900 SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" 1440x900 TV Dual Booting: Windows XP Proffessional SP2 / Windows Vista Business SP1 Last edited by Dropkickmurphys; 10-01-2005 at 09:53 AM.

10-01-2005, 10:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,673	Well the + is the better burned dvd in the end.. high compression or some crap for that format. So i dont see why they would only make it burn the better ones but no the othe rones.. the -... BUT if your drive only does + and not - You should check into that. What brand of burner do you have? Model/Make? It might be something dfifferent at that point. __________________ 01100110 01100001 01110010 01110100

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