what is the difference between an EXTENDED version of a DVD (e.g:LOTR ) & the normal dvd ?
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The extended version of a movie includes scenes that were removed for the theatrical version (the version shown in theatres). In the case of the LOTR, I felt that the extended versions were better than the theatrical - the story benefited from the extra storytelling. This isn't true for all movies, though.
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Wait, did you copy it in Europe, etc. In Europe, they have a different format for movies, video games, and so on. If you did, it would probably be in another format, one that your DVD player isn't set up to work with. Try buying one here, and then see if it works.
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There are actually five formats for storing data on DVDs:  DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM.\n\nThe + and - don't have any special meaning, they just refer to two different standards (see below for details).  Some DVD drives/players only work with one of the standards and not the other, some work with both.\n\nThe "R" means "Read" (i.e. once you've created the disk, you can only read the data) and the "RW" means "Read/Write" (you can write new data to the disk multiple times, in addition to reading it).
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What type of disc did you use? In case it was DVD+R, not all DVD players read this format!\nFirst check what kind of discs the players support.
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http://www.windowsxpmagazine.co.uk/tutorials/windows/dvd_formats is a nice article all about DVD FORMATS covers lots of things, you should head to read it.\n\naccording to the article + - shows some compatibility issues.
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you can try digital digest.com and check their forums.  They can answer almost any questions regarding dvd's..
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They're the same physically but the difference is how they get written.\n\nSome more information here\nhttp://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/777\n\nAlso you can buy DVD's online...from say... http://www.w2w.com\n\nnm4887...Please tell me where DVD-RW is even mentioned in the question? geez!\n\nAND NO IT DOESN'T MEAN ITS REWRITABLE.\nYOU ARE TALKING ABOUT DVD+RW/DVD-RW!\n(to the guy below me)
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One of two competing formats to replace DVDs (the other is HD-DVD).\n\nCurrent DVDs hold about 5 GB of data.  HD-DVD disks will hold about 15 GB, Blu-Ray about 25 GB.  25 GB is enough to hold 13 hours of regular quality TV.
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here is the entire DVD story\nhttp://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#4.3
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Well now, a gray line to walk.\n\nYou wouldn't be selling a copy of a DVD, you'd be selling your time and effort to make an archival copy for them.\n\nI've seen disclaimers saying that said person owns an original copy of said DVD and that this is just for archival purposes.\n\nPerhaps you should do a web search and see if there are any cases or precedences out there in the UK that pertain.
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DVD-R and DVD+R are to different types of single DVD write formats. The DVD-R is most compatible with set top DVD players. All modern DVD burners support both types of format. The DVD-RW and DVD+RW are formats that can be written to and erased up to 1000 times.
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I have just received the special edition DVD. Note that to get anything more than the movie itself, you must get the silver-bordered Special Edition, which comes with a ton of interviews and some surprising deleted scenes. :)
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DVD IS A DISK THAT GIVE YOUR MORE SPACE AND MORE BETTER GRAPHICS THEN VCD WHICH IS LOW RESOULATION DISK AND CALLED VIDEO COMPAQ DISK WHILE DVD IS GIVE YOU 4.7 GB SPACE SO ITS GOOD TO WATCH MOVIES AND PLAY GAMES ON DVD
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Im confuse.in the era of dvd, why do u need 2 cd to fit a movie, if u can fit into one?
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The standard 4.7 gig disc will work. When you rip the DVD and burn it some programs will compress the movie to fit on the 4.7 gig disc. You can use DVD Shrink 3.2 and it will do the job. Also I use DVD Decrypter to rip, then Roxio 7 to burn. Any Roxio version, 6, 7 or 8 will do the job. DVD Shrink will do it in one straight job, but you must have Nero installed to burn the movie.
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it all depends as to what kind of content is on said disc
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in depends on the encoding software you use, you can visit some sites for further explanation on this topic, for example: http://www.dvdhelp.com