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DVD Recording Speeds - Can someone please help?
The Chief
04-12-2006
Hi there!

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this, I was unsure.

I recently bought a second hand Philips DVDR880 off eBay for a tenner - not bad I thought, even though Amazon reviewers had been slagging it off.

It's a great little recorder and has worked well with a DVD+RW (x4 speed) disk I've been using.

The problem came when I tried to use an 8x speed DVD+R, which didn't work at all. Apparently the box might not be able to record onto some brands of 8x dvds - fair enough, since they probably came out after the recorder was made.

Now, to my question. I've bought a set of DVDs from HMV which are DVD+R and say they are "1x to 16x speed" - rather than simply saying "8x max" or "4x max".
I'm wondering if "1x to 16x" means that it will be compatible with all recorders within that range - including mine which seems to be about 4x.

Is this right? I'd rather not break open the pack if they aren't going to work.

Thanks!
Last edited by The Chief : 04-12-2006 at 18:46
TheBigM
04-12-2006
yes they should be compatible if they display a range rather than a speed. Certainly pretty much all discs work at 1x and most are high quality enough to work at any speed upto their maximum speed but no faster than this. 4x should also be plenty fast enough to burn anything onto a 4.7GB disc.
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