DVD-R... DVD-R+W... DVD-RAM... AAARRGH!!

[XMENPorsche]

I want to burn DVD's, and I want to be able to play them on any DVD player (home DVD player, computer based DVD drive).<br><br>Which format affords maximum compatibility? <p><BR><table style='Filter: Shadow(Color=#0000FF,Direction=225)'><tr><td><span class=''usertitle'><img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/porsche2.jpg align=left><BR>XMENPorsche[DTM]<BR>Retired Leader - XMEN<BR>Retired Leader - DTM<BR>Eater of Chicken Fried Steak<BR><br>"You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take." - Wayne Gretzky<br><br>"One of the hallmarks of a disciple of Jesus Christ is that he always leaves things better than he found it." - Chip Ingram</span></td></tr></table></p><i></i>

[XMEN Gambit]

It's messy. Worse than VHS vs Betamax or 8-track vs cassette, actually, because the media looks the same.<br><br>Here's an article on the subject:<br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.tech-report.com/reviews/2002 ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p><img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif border=0 align=left>XMEN member<br>Card-carrying DTM<br>OKL Fish-napper<br><br><br>Though a program be but three lines long,<br> someday it will have to be maintained.<br> <i>- The Tao of Programming</i><br>Life is complex; it consists of real and imaginary parts.</p><i></i>

[Jester DTM]

I have heard, that if you have a DVD player (for your tv( that has mp3 capability it will play any dvd format also. IF you don't have mp3 on your DVD player then most likey you won't be able to play burnt DVD. <p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><a href="http://www.thzclan.com/cam" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thzclan.com/cam/jester/thb_ccam.jpg" border="0"></a></td><td><img src="http://www.thzclan.com/kirabby/Eebay/spam.gif" align="middle"></td><td><b><a href="mailto:jester@thzclan.com">996</a></b><br><a href=http://www.thzclan.com>Cerberus of THZ*</a><br><a href=http://www.xmenclan.org>XMEN</a><br><b><a href=http://www.dragontalonmercs.com>Dragon Talon Merc</a> </b></td> <td> <img src="http://www.thzclan.com/jester/minime.jp ... ><i>Edited by: <a href=http://pub3.ezboard.com/uxmenashamandtm ... ge=EN>XMEN Ashaman DTM</a> <img src=http://www.nickandsarah.com/xmen.gif> at: 7/18/02 11:16:26 am</i></p></p><i></i>