dvd burners

[Yggdrasil]

ive seen dvd burners around $100 and its very tempting. i have a few questions though:

what is diff between DVD+R and DVD-R?

will one become the dominant standard?

how much is media usually?

how long does it take to burn an entire DVD @ 4x?

thanks in advance

 

[djnes]

Neither will become the dominate standard, so buy a dual format drive. You can get the media anywhere from $.50 to $2.00 a disc....but this is something you should easily research yourself.

I think mine usually burns a full data DVD in about 20 minutes. I have a dual format LiteOn, and couldn't be happier with it. It also offers 40x CD burning, which is very high for DVD burners.

 

[Yggdrasil]

for media size, it seems like everything is 4.7 GB. is this the norm?

also, is it 4.7GB = 4.7 * 1024^3 bytes,
or is it 4.7GB = 4.7 * 1000^3 bytes?

 

[mcryptic]

Originally posted by Yggdrasil
for media size, it seems like everything is 4.7 GB. is this the norm?

also, is it 4.7GB = 4.7 * 1024^3 bytes,
or is it 4.7GB = 4.7 * 1000^3 bytes?

dvdrs hold 4,700,000,000 bytes

4,700,000,000 / 2^20 = ~ 4482 MB

 

[mobiux]

check out www.dvdrhelp.com for a list of drives and compatible media.

 

[TechHead]

Check out the sticky (mine ) at the top of the forum.