[MacGroup] Lee's Answer prompts a question

2012-10-28 Thread John Robinson
This has nothing to do with Mac, it has to do with those that answer our questions. Ever notice that folks like me (that don't know much) flitter around with verbiage that leads in circles while those in the know, like Lee and many others, get right to the question, often giving answers that a

Re: [MacGroup] Blank dvds

2012-10-28 Thread Lee Larson
On Oct 28, 2012, at 5:08 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > Please explain the difference between 4x and 16x. Not sure to what this > designation refers. This means they will record at four times the standard DVD playback speed, so a two hour movie would take a half-hour to record. They'll work

Re: [MacGroup] Blank dvds

2012-10-28 Thread Steven Brown
I think that is the rate at which they record or speed that they record at.   The ones you already had at home was faster. Steve From: Harry Jacobson-Beyer To: Macintosh computers related to Apple and Topics Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 5:08 PM Subject: [

[MacGroup] Blank dvds

2012-10-28 Thread Harry Jacobson-Beyer
I found a box of 25 dvd-r at a yard sale today. I bought a box lot of various items including the dvds for $15.00. When I got home I noticed they were 4x compatible. I have a container of 16x compatible dvd-r's. Please explain the difference between 4x and 16x. Not sure to what this designatio