On 1/3/08, David Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/2/08, hce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 2. Can a DVD+R driver work to a DVD-R disk? I thought the different > > between the DVD+R and DVD-R is the laser beam, if I can copy DVD-R > > It's a bit more complicated than that - dvd-r & dvd+r are somewhat > different methods to > write to the disks, and the disks themselves are formulated a bit > differently, if I understand the various links (1) that I've only just > cursorily investigated. > > That being said, is your DVD drive capable of reading & writing the -R > and +R formats? Many modern dvd drives are able to do that. What about > Iif applicable) a dvd-player that's attached to your > stereo/entertainment system?
It is capable of reading and writing +R format, and it can also read the -R or copy files from -R disk to the hardware disk, but the mplayer could not play with them, either from the -R disk or from the harddisk. That is exactly a question I would like to ask, how can a comercial dvd-player to play +R and -R formats? Or, does the DVD-player has a DVD device for both +R and -R? > I guess what you refer to as "driver" I'd either want to interpret as > the dvd media itself or the underlying drive hardware. I refere to mounted /media/disk or /dev/dvd link where I can access it's files. > > > is it correct? Or any alternatives or tricks to watch video from DVD-R > > disk? > > Can the disk itself be read? That would seem to be the most important > thing. And that may not have anything to do with the software you are > using or the drive, but depend more on the quality of the media. Yes, the disk iteself can be read. See above. > (1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-R > but see the reference "why DVD+R is superior to DVD-R" there too Yah, have seen it. Thanks. Jim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]