DVD writer

[Herbie]

I'm looking 4 a DVD player/writer

[Lee J. Stoneman]

Herbie wrote:

> I'm looking 4 a DVD player/writer

Have you checked behind the fridge? If you lose something it's nearly
always there. I'm looking for a pen. Anyone else care to share any
things they've lost?

Lee.
--
Editor, The DVD Debate Website
http://www.dvd-debate.com
lee at dvd-debate dot com

[Ernst]

Cool! I looked there (behind the fridge) and I found one! Anyone in need of
some copied movies? :)

[PS]

There no DVD writers yet, only players. A writer will come out next year.

Peter

Lee J. Stoneman schreef:

[James Wicks]

>There no DVD writers yet, only players. A writer will come out next year.

Complete and utter rubbish.

There are currently two formats available for DVD Writers.

DVD-R and DVD-Ram, and both have been available for a while. DVD-R has been
around nearly as long as DVD, and DVD Ram has been around since the middle
of last year.

The only problem is price.

DVD-R's are still ludicrously expensive, but Pioneer have a new one out soon
that can write the full 4.75 Gb to the disc, for approx $5000.

DVD-Ram is available in the states, but I'm not too sure about here
yet....You can buy one from Creative Labs for $499 and to prove it....

http://www.soundblaster.com/mmuk/dvdram/features.html

Regards

James
http://www.dvdfocus.co.uk

[Bardo]

And don't forget DVD-RW....

James Wicks wrote in message <7cebbk$fk5$1...@plug.news.pipex.net>...

[Mark Stapley]

I am waiting for DVD R+W, ain't format wars great! The specs for R+W seem to
say that it has the same capacity as retail DVD's and that they don't need a
caddy. Hope this format wins in the long term. Nobody is shipping it yet, it
is still on the drawing board though. Don't think DVD-RW is shipping yet
either, but is out soon. Anybody got any info.. Apparently the
Matshista/Panasonic (Creative 5x) DVD drives can read DVD-RAM discs.

[Mark Stapley]

[Bardo]

Well, Panasonic are one of the main supporters of DVD-RAM so I'm not
surprised that their DVD ROM drives can read the discs.... DVD-RAM is going
to be bit of a flash in the pan, though, if you ask me as the discs aren't
compatible with DVD players. DVD-RW, on the other hand, is fully
compatible...

Mark Stapley wrote in message <7cejln$5as$1...@nclient3-gui.server.ntli.net>...

[mar...@yahoo.com]

I saw a Panasonic DVD Ram Drive in PC World in Cardiff yesterday at
499

On Sat, 13 Mar 1999 14:34:56 -0000, "Herbie" <her...@dircon.co.uk>

[Honu]

Aloha,
Well mark here it is for ya some specs here are some quick ones.
I cannot and will not be able to say more than is here so please do not ask
I just can't say anymore except that DVD-RW will be the format for DVD
drives (or should be the battle is far from over) but specs speak and
DVD-RAM is going down a dead road.
Honu

DVD+RW bare disk
DVD-RAM uses caddie
DVD-RAM supporters Toshiba, (Panasonic) Matsushita Hitachi
DVD+RW Supporters Sony, Philips,HP,Ricoh,Yamaha,Mitsubishi
DVD Rewritables Primary supporter will be pioneer and is based on bare disk
that can be read in some existing DVD ROM drives and DVD players without
modification.
DVD-R 3.95 gig
DVD-RW 4.7 gig
First gen DVD-R 3.9 gig shipping cost about $15,000-20,000
second gen DVD-R & DVD-RW target $ 3,500-5,000
Multimedia video file format only supporter NEC 5.2 gig capacity
designed as video format not data
ASMO not worth talking about :)

DVD+RW
Cav Zones; physical zones 1, write zones 4
Capacity 3.0 gig drive per side
Transport bare disk
DVD Rom Compatible minor changes required
Cannot quote specs sorry hope you understand :(
lets just say very very close to DVD ROM
not like DVD-RAM that is way off on specs to read in DVD-ROM

DVD+RAM
Cav Zones; physical zones 24, write zones 24
Capacity 2.6 gig per side
Transport cartridge based
DVD Rom Compatible major design required
DVD ram also uses embossed headers and writes data in both lands and
groovwes requiring land groove switching
many other major incompatible issues
uses 32k ECC
block size 2k (this means the headers retrieve more often every 2K more
overhead less capacity more potential for defects.
physical addressing embossed headers
track pitch 1.48 um
velocity servo: ZCLV(24cCAV) or CLV

DVD-ROM (DVD's as we know them now)
Cav Zones; physical zones 1, write zones N/A
Capacity 4.7 gig per side
Transport alomost all are tray or slot load and use bare disk
32kECC block size
32K Physical
track pitch .74 um
Velocity servo is CLV

Honu

Mark Stapley wrote in message <7cehr9$4vu$1...@nclient3-gui.server.ntli.net>...

[Martin Wawrusch]

20 K USD, maybe a little less, search www.dejanews.com and you will find a
link.

PS: Media is between 50 and 100 USD each

Good luck

Martin

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