Hi,

Derek, great response! I agree that computers seem to have less compatibility
problems
than DVD players; it's been my experience as well.

For our personal players, we've had both great results with Sony and +R and
Panasonic
with -R but, doesn' t that jib with their corporate preferences? Duh!
Sometimes they will
read the 'other' variety and sometimes they won't.

I expect that the cheaper players will play anything because, after all, they
have a more
focused job and no corporate strategy to try and rule the world.

Again, very good post. Thanks!

Don

--- In iDVD@yahoogroups.com, Derek Roff <derek@...> wrote:
>
> I work with a dozen or so different DVD players at my university, and
> more at conferences. The numbers double to DVDs in computers.
> Compatibility is a frequent problem. I have found that nothing is
> fully compatible. Computers tend to read most discs. Some DVD
> players are pickier than others. Some brands of media seem to be a
> little more compatible than others. Fortunately, the brands that are
> more compatible are also the brands that seem to be more
> reliable/longer lasting, in my experience. I use Taiyo Yuden DVD-R
> white inkjet hub printable discs, these days, and have also had good
> luck with Verbatim Data Life Plus. I think the inkjet-printable
> coating helps protect the normally-vulnerable top surface of the DVD.
>
>
> In my experience, the -R disks have always been more widely
> compatible with DVD players than the +R discs. +R was created with
> the assertion that it would be more compatible, but it has never
> proven true across the spectrum of players that I come in contact
> with. What is clear is that some players absolutely won't ever play
> +R discs (many Panasonic, for example), and other players absolutely
> won't play -R discs (many Sony, for example). I'm guessing that this
> was a corporate decision. Most players will play both kinds of
> discs, at least some of the time, but may exhibit some preference.
> Ironically, cheaper players tend to be more tolerant of disc
> diversity.
>
> Derek
>
>
> > I have been told that the best way is to get +R disks for this.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> > --- In iDVD@yahoogroups.com, "frankt192" <fjt2@> wrote:
> >>
> >> What is the best dvd blank (Media) to use for use on a computer
> >> and a dvd player for showing on a TV?
> >>
> >> I have a MacBook Pro with iDVD.
> >>
> >> Frank
>
> Derek Roff
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