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I've just purchased a Sony RDR-GX300 DVD Recorder. It will record and playback in both DVD -R and DVD +R recording formats (as well as a host of other formats). I'm trying to figure out which format to use in making recordings. Is there a rational way to explain which format will play back in which DVD players, DVD/CD transports, computer DVD drives, etc.? Or is this totally random? I've searched for some explanation of this issue and have not found anything helpful. Can anyone offer up some insight here, or, in the alternative, direct me to something written on the subject that might prove helpful?Many thanks.
Gary
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I talked recently with someone who knows this area pretty well -- hey, none of you guys responded! -- and learned the following: (1) DVD-R is the format of choice if you want to record DVD's that will play in most DVD players; (2) DVD+R is a Sony format which will play in just a few machines, mostly Sony's (the DVD equivalent of the Betamax); (3) DVD-RW and DVD+RW, when recorded, will likely play only on the machine that recorded it, maybe another DVD recorder of the same brand and vintage. Bottom line: if you want to record DVD's to play on other machines, your best best is to use DVD-R.There is a also a mastering format, DVD-video, which is the format on those movies from video rental stores. However, a machine that records in that format will set you back a lot more money.
The proliferation of formats in audio and video is getting old fast.
Gary
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