I am not sure which DVD burner you have, but most of the DVD burners sold by Dell until recently are DVD+R/RW drive; these write to DVD+R and DVD+RW but do not write to DVD-R or DVD-RW. Unless you have one of the newer dual format (DVD+-R/RW) drives, you cannot user DVD-R media.
I know that my burner uses + R disks to burnand not -R. But i am finding it hard to get disks that are compatable for it. Is it worth updating firmware as i have heard a lot of horror stories about things going wrong. And i dont know how to update?
I also use a NVIDEA Geforce FX 5200 are there any updates for this.
Your help as always is very much apreciated................
I see that Dell has a good selection of external DVD-R burners starting at reasonable prices ($100 range) which is the way I'll probably go.
Just as brief explanation, I just purchased a Panasonic DMR E55 video recorder for my tv which records only in the DVD-R format but converts it to commercial DVD Video. So, hopefully, one more purchase and I should have the best of all worlds?
Wouldn't it be nice if the industry would settle on some common format that could be recorded and read by all systems?
Many Members prefer purchasing a dual format drive, one that supports both formats. This tends to cover you if your DVD players are picky.
Best of luck with the drive and your system!
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference.
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February 3rd, 2005 19:00
thewoodsman,
Thank you for visiting the Dell Community Forum.
I am not sure which DVD burner you have, but most of the DVD burners sold by Dell until recently are DVD+R/RW drive; these write to DVD+R and DVD+RW but do not write to DVD-R or DVD-RW. Unless you have one of the newer dual format (DVD+-R/RW) drives, you cannot user DVD-R media.
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February 3rd, 2005 21:00
thewoodsman
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February 4th, 2005 01:00
Thanks Stephen for clarifying that.
I see that Dell has a good selection of external DVD-R burners starting at reasonable prices ($100 range) which is the way I'll probably go.
Just as brief explanation, I just purchased a Panasonic DMR E55 video recorder for my tv which records only in the DVD-R format but converts it to commercial DVD Video. So, hopefully, one more purchase and I should have the best of all worlds?
Wouldn't it be nice if the industry would settle on some common format that could be recorded and read by all systems?
Thanks again for your help.
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February 4th, 2005 12:00
Hi TWM,
Many Members prefer purchasing a dual format drive, one that supports both formats. This tends to cover you if your DVD players are picky.
Best of luck with the drive and your system!
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the
difference.