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List:       gentoo-desktop
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-desktop]  Finally entering the age of the DVD
From:       "Thomas J. Hudak" <tom () 1337consulting ! net>
Date:       2005-03-23 3:35:01
Message-ID: 1111548901.25072.14.camel () plato
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Excellent tip! Noted..

Thanks,
Tom
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"Wisest is he who knows he does not know." -Socrates
On Wed, 2005-03-23 at 03:21 +0000, Luke-Jr wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 March 2005 03:11, Thomas J. Hudak wrote:
> > What settings would those be?
> 
> DVD Booktype
> 
> > Personally I've always used defaults for +r media, and have had little
> > issue, but if there are more compatible options to set when burning I
> > would like to know.
> 
> The default booktype for DVD+Rs is DVD+R ;)
> Set the booktype flag to DVD-ROM and, combined with DVD+Rs having the same 
> reflectivity etc as DVD-ROM discs, it should work fine on any DVD player you 
> try.
> 
> > As far as media type, it's really all about what you'll be playing or
> > reading back from. If you have old DVD players, -R is probably a pretty
> > safe choice albeit slower to write to in some cases. (My sony DRU-710A
> > burns +R at 16x, and -R at 8x. Real life speeds are more like +R/8-13x
> > and -R/3-6x)
> >
> > The thing to keep in mind is that the type is not more or less
> > compatible with your OS choice, but your player/reader choice. Some
> > simply handle newer formats better because they were produced during or
> > after a common API was available that wasn't in a state of flux as was
> > the case during the rise of non -R media.
> >
> > Write speed seems dependent on the drive also, if the drive increases
> > RPM's while writing to the inner edge of the disc to compensate for
> > slower rotational speeds, then you may see full speed across the board -
> > however, I see a gradual increase as more data is written up to a full
> > 16x or 8x as it nears the outer edge only. I know there are CD burners
> > that do this (Plextor and Yamaha come to mind) but I don't know about
> > DVD burners.
> > --
> > "He who is wisest knows he does not know." -Socrates
> >
> > On Sat, 2005-03-19 at 06:03 +0000, Luke-Jr wrote:
> > > On Friday 18 March 2005 21:53, Brenden Walker wrote:
> > > > The media doesn't matter at all for linux compatability.  Personally
> > > > when burning for set-top boxes I use -R media as it's a bit more
> > > > compatable with older players (my parents is really old ;-).
> > >
> > > The idea that -R is more compatible than +R is mainly a rumor caused by
> > > people not burning +Rs properly. When burned with the correct settings
> > > (not default w/ any systems, AFAIK), +R discs have 100% compatibility
> > > with all DVD drivers/players (provided the content is valid, of course).
> 

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