X-Banned_Bob
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Dec 1, 2003, 7:34 PM
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: DVD-RAM and DVD-R
: which one is best and
: which is going to play on the most dvd players?
There's not a "best" -- it's more a question of "which to use when?"
The DVD-R is a one-time recordable format that can be finalized once you've got all the video you want on it. It can then play back in most DVD players (and all DVD players that are built to current standards).
The DVD-RAM is more like the hard drive in the HS2, except that it has a smaller capacity and is removable. You can record on it. Play it back. Erase parts or all of it. Rearrange segments. Edit it. Even do the time-slip thing ... recording a current program on it, while watching previously recorded material at the same time.
So determine what you want to do with it, and use the appropriate format of disc.
The HS2 is versatile to do many things. I record direct to DVD-R a lot. I also record long segments unattended onto the hard drive, then come back later and edit them, breaking up the material into smaller length titles and burn them to DVD-R. When the hard drive gets nearly full and I'm still not done with the material on it, I'll back up material via HighSpeed Dub to DVD-RAM discs for temporary storage and bring it back in later to finish the job.
The normal speed dub from hard drive to DVD-R, however, DOES cause a slight loss -- even though it "digitally" is transferred, it still recompresses. A big advantage to the HD->DVD-R dubbing is that you're not limited to 2 hours of video on a DVD-R that way. Many times I'm not sure exactly how much will be needed. So I record to the hard drive at XP mode, then dub to the DVD-R at the variable rate. So whether it ends up being 64 minutes, or 2 hours and 45 mintutes, it will record in the best possible quality for the quantity.
I hope this helps. BTW, some have said that the Philips Pronto Remote can help make text input easier.
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