CD/DVD Media type questions

So I am going to be buying this:
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache ATAPI/E-IDE DVD Burner With LightScribe - Retail = $49.99 + 5.25 S/H

Question is, what are all this different CD/DVD types?

If I want to copy my music CD, what CD media do I need to use?
If I want to copy my DVD Movies, what DVD media do I need to use?
If I just want to make a DVD that I can rewrite over and over as a backup, what DVD media do I use?​

I am behind the times I know but trying to get back to it

 

I am only answeing your first question, since I have little experience with DVD types.

1. Its pretty obvious, unless you are going to erase it, CD-RW, if not, CD-R.
NOTE: If you are making a regular audio CD, some regular CD players will not read CD-RW diec.

JC

 

For general DVD burning (movies etc.) I'd go with Verbatim/Mitsubishi DVD-Rs... -R will generally be more compatible with standalone DVD players. TDK and Sony media is also good for the most part.

For long term archiving, you can't go past Taiyo Yuden DVDs (-R or +R), but they are expensive.

For data backups, DVD-RW is probably a good bet, although if your drive supports DVD-RAM and you can find the media I'd go with that. DVD-RAM for PC applications is faster and less CPU intensive than +/-RW.

 

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uhhh-huh.

JC

 

You could use DVD+R for movies, and then use bit setting (DVD-ROM) to guarantee higher compatibility with older dvd players

 

You can only do the bitsetting trick with Liteon drives, correct?

 

Others can do it also. My BenQ DW1650 can. I am not sure what brands can also do that. I am pretty sure LG drives have this feature.

 

Both my BenQ 1640 and NEC 3520A have bitsetting.

Dave

 

From what I've seen, generally DVD-R/RW are used for DVD backups(as they are more compatible with DVD players I guess?), while DVD+R/RW is used for data that is meant to be read by a computer.

 

1) CD-R
2) DVD-R or DVD+R - this depends upon your DVD player ; DVD DL if you want to make backups of the recent movies unless you use DVD Shrink to cut it down to 4.7 GB
3) DVD-RW - Most DVD players do not recognize this

 

A hint about media brands etc. Most of the brands out there are really only made by 2 or 3 companies. From my own experience and talking to someone in the music industry, the thing you should look for in terms of media quality is "Made in Japan". Fuji, for example, makes CDs in Japan and Taiwan. The ones from Japan tend to be more sturdy and don't scratch as easily.

 

So what's the whole difference between the DVD-R and the DVD+R? Why are some things just not compatible with them? It would be so much easier if they just made a "DVD R" that was compatible w/ everything.

 

DVD-R and +R come from 2 different consortiums. So they are competing technolgies (sort of)

For more info check out these article:

Why DVD+R(W) is superior to DVD-R(W) (most indepth)
The DVD format war - Should you go plus or minus?
The DVD format war - Current standings

 

Most everything sold nowadays is compatible.