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jolo · 01-01-2003

In the -R and +R game, is this an issue with DVD writers only ? What I mean is, can a -R and +R both be read and played back in DVD stand alone's or PCs ?

I don't know, for $100, I still might go with the Sony.
It also appears that Pioneer is getting weird about their DVD writers.
I just read on the RecordNow forum on an ongoing problem they were having with Win/2000 and the A05. From what was quoted, it appears that Pioneer was resistent to letting Veritas/Stomp test their model out. Saying that it was discontinued.

Here is the possible bug fix.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/Pi...APICntrllr.pdf

Thanks,

Jon

*Kenshin* · 01-01-2003

What I mean is, can a -R and +R both be read and played back in DVD stand alone's or PCs ?

Not exactly equally. Some DVD-ROM PC drives can read DVD-R but not DVD+R. Some other DVD-ROM drives can read DVD+R but not DVD-R. Some DVD-ROM drives that were previously known not to read DVD+R can read with updated firmware versions. The same with standalone DVD-Video player machines.

At large, most DVD-ROM PC drives and DVD-Video standalone player devices can read both DVD-R and DVD+R media. If the media are good enough and have the right data contents, that is.

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jolo CD Freaks Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 134	Hate the -R and +R <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> In the -R and +R game, is this an issue with DVD writers only ? What I mean is, can a -R and +R both be read and played back in DVD stand alone's or PCs ? I don't know, for $100, I still might go with the Sony. It also appears that Pioneer is getting weird about their DVD writers. I just read on the RecordNow forum on an ongoing problem they were having with Win/2000 and the A05. From what was quoted, it appears that Pioneer was resistent to letting Veritas/Stomp test their model out. Saying that it was discontinued. Here is the possible bug fix. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/Pi...APICntrllr.pdf Thanks, Jon

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Kenshin CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2002 Location: Near Seoul, South Korea Posts: 12,363	What I mean is, can a -R and +R both be read and played back in DVD stand alone's or PCs ? Not exactly equally. Some DVD-ROM PC drives can read DVD-R but not DVD+R. Some other DVD-ROM drives can read DVD+R but not DVD-R. Some DVD-ROM drives that were previously known not to read DVD+R can read with updated firmware versions. The same with standalone DVD-Video player machines. At large, most DVD-ROM PC drives and DVD-Video standalone player devices can read both DVD-R and DVD+R media. If the media are good enough and have the right data contents, that is.