Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 05:33:46 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Tom Parquette <tparquet@twcny.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DVD burner questions Message-ID: <20031119053000.T42911@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <3FBAF00E.4030205@twcny.rr.com> References: <3FBAF00E.4030205@twcny.rr.com>
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On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Tom Parquette wrote: > I have a few questions I hope someone can answer for me: > 1) I've seen DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD-R floating around. What does > the plus and minus signs indicate? On the Sony DRU-510, DVD+R writes at 4X, and DVD-R at only 2X. Other than that, I'm not sure--ISTR reading that DVD-R may be a better choice if you are making DVDs for video playback. > 2) I've saved some old mailing list entries that indicate the Sony > DRU500A comes "recommended" by the people answering the list. > The one in the ad is a Sony DRU-510A. From the model number, I'm > concluding this is in the same drive family. Has anybody had any > experience with the DRU-510A? I've used a couple (internal IDE), but only for data backup. Ugly drive, but works fine. 8-) /usr/ports/sysutils/dvd+rw-tools is the port to install for data recording. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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