quick question on dvd's

[hooked 0]

If someone recorded onto a dvd+R........can you make a copy of it to a dvd-R?

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[yamtx73 0]

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If someone recorded onto a dvd+R........can you make a copy of it to a dvd-R?

Sure, why not? I've copied a number of dvd's that were burned in other formats and never had any problems.

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[hooked 0]

Thanks. I didn't know....that's why I asked....before trying it. I thought it might be a stupid question

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[BirdWoman 0]

Yes, you should be able to, as long as the DVD burner you are using uses DVD-R discs. Otherwise, you should be able to burn any DVD.

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[dqpacker 7]

On some laptop cpu. you can only burn one of the two.

[billvon 3,088]

Yes. The writer has to support DVD-R. Most drives will read both formats. If you are using a single drive, then it has to support both formats.

[yamtx73 0]

Most current dvd burners support both DVD+R and DVD-R, if it's an older unit you'll have to check to see if it supports both. Both of my dvd burners support both +R and -R (as well as NTSC and PAL formats), both were purchased within the last 4 years.

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[hooked 0]

So....what's the pros/cons over + or -? I thought more dvd players recognized the - format rather than +. I've always used the - for dvds, but have received a dvd recorded in + and it doesn't work in one of my dvd players. So I thought if I copied it to a -dvd I could play it in more players.

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[Chizazz 0]

I noticed that dvd -R's don't work in older dvd players.

[pincheck 0]

if you have problems with one type of disc check the manufacters website to see if there are any updates for flashing the players firmware, it may be a known problem.

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[yamtx73 0]

When the DVD burner first came out the manufacturers couldn't decide on any one format, some preferred the -R while others preferred the +R.

Panasonic, Toshiba, Apple Computer, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp all supported the -R format. Philips, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha and others supported the +R format.

Both claim to have certain benefits the other doesn't (what those benefits are I don't know), most newer dvd burners now support both formats and will continue to do so until the industry finally decides on one format.
The reason the -R may not have worked in your older dvd player may not have anything to do with it being +R or -R it could be that the dvd is PAL format instead of NTSC (or vice versa). PAL discs won't work in an NTSC player and NTSC won't play in a PAL player. Check the format of the disc, that could be the issue, most newer dvd burners (and software) can read/write in both formats. PAL is used mostly in Europe, NTSC is used mostly in North America however you'll find some exceptions.

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[hooked 0]

Wow, you all have been so helpful. It's actually the + that wouldn't play, but I've played other + dvd's in the player without any problems. I'm beginning to think that it wasn't recorded correctly or it wasn't finalized or something. It plays on my computer but had a few 'glitches' playing it. I'm going to check with the person that copied it to dvd originally.

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[yamtx73 0]

If other +R's have played in the player before then it's likely the dvd is in the PAL or NTSC format. My dvd player is NTSC, if I burn a dvd in PAL it won't play in the dvd player. Since it works in your dvd burner I'd try burning it again and changing formats.

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[hooked 0]

Thanks, I'll copy it to - and see if that works any better.

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