VCR tape to DVD

[Matthew Carpenter]

Sorry for the confusion.

On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:39:52 -0800
"Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:

> ok, that's a bit different than saying that there are various standards 
> for DVDs.  this is dvd recording standards.
> 
> On 03/13/03 14:52, Matthew Carpenter wrote:
> > DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW  I believe.
> > 
> > I don't see a problem with using them as a backup medium where the same
> > device will be used to write and read them.  It's when you want
> > interoperability. I'm pretty sure my DVD player at home will not read
> > DVD+anything.
> > 
> > On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 22:00:41 +0100
> > Roger Oberholtzer <roger.oberholtzer at surbrunn.net> wrote:
> > 
> >> 
> >> Aren't there two competing standards for recordable CDs? Some units
> >> support both. There is no clear 'winner' at this time. What are these
> >> standards, you ask, as you well may? My info ends at this point. We were
> >> looking into DVDs as a backup medium and decided against them. Not just
> >> because if the 'wide choice of standards', but because they are really
> >not> more convenient than, say, removable disks, or firewire disks. But
> >that is> another issue.
> 
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