dvd writer & dvd combo drive what is differnce between these TWO?
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A DVD Writer is the ultimate drive available at the moment it can do everything read DVD'S, write DVD'S, read CD's and write CD's.\n\nA Combi Drive is usually a CD Writer and A DVD Rom drive in one, which means it can only Read DVD's and write and read CD's.\n\nBasically a Combi drive cannot write DVD's.
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There is not much difference, both are writeable CDs. They say that +R is more compatible with most of the computers existing today.
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DVD and CD-ROM are not the same technology, and not only due to layering. The methodologies of storing and reading data is different. It's complicated to explain, and probalbly not what you are after. \n\nThe net effect is that from the layman's perspective, the only difference between a data CD and a data DVD is in the amount of space available.\n\nThe + and - signs indicate the type of technology used for a DVD drive. The two are not compatable; you need DVD+R discs for a DVD+R drive and a DVD-R drive needs DVD-R discs. \n\nYou can find out the kind of drive you have by right-clicking My Computer, choosing the Hardware tab, clicking the Device Manager button, then clicking the plus sign next to the DVD-CD drives entry. Your drive will be listed like "_NEC DVD+R 8X MFD34322" or the like.\n\nYou'll probably be happier with DVD discs for backup because you'll need fewer. However, considering how cheap external USB 2 hard drives are, and that DVDs still cost 50 cents each, you should consider investing in an external hard drive instead.
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is it a combo drive? it doesn't really matter as long as it plays dvds right?
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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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Digital Video Disk or Digital Versatile Disc
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It's just two different formats of DVD media.  If you plan to use either make sure you're DVD writer is compatible with the type you plan to use.  Most of the newer drives can let you use both types. They will say something like DVD±R (DVD +/- R).\nCheck out the two links below.
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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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no difference except maybe if you mean dvd rewriter...
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Can read and write to DVD-R,RW+/-,RAM...basically all the formats available.
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no, unfortunately you got it wrong. the TS-L462D is a so called combo drive, it can read&write CDs and read DVDs but can not write them.\nthis is the drive you have\nhttp://www.tsstorage.com/korea/kr/product/info_list.php?category=57\nTSST is short for Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology, a very reliable brand.
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Takes longer if your burning a full dvd there is alot more info that can go into a DVD. And the write speeds have not been profected yet.
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in modern equipment.....no they are both compatible.  like someone said earlier stay away from house brands......especially with DVD media.  the stored information is much more dense so the quality is more important than with a blank CD.  their are even free utilities that read the quality of the blank media. i would stay with maxell, or verbatim. the link below is to a site that's dedicated to many PC issues, especially DVD burning and quality issues.  i highly recommend you check it out.
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Well, there are really only two "families" of DVD at the moment (unless you want to count the red laser vs. blue laser stuff that's starting to come on to the market at the high end), and one "outcast". You've got the "minus" ("-") formats (DVD-R, DVD-RW) and the "plus" ("+") formats (DVD+R, DVD+RW), then there's the older DVD-RAM format that's harder to find these days. All of these are for data, of course -- all but the newest DVD video players will choke on those, in the same way early CD players choked on CD-R discs. \n\nA DVD-R is a write-once format: once you've burned the data onto that DVD platter, the disk is forever frozen with that information. Add the "W" to that, and you'll find that DVD-RW can be erased or rewritten up to a thousand times. Seems kinda weird, but if you can do so, DVD-RW obviously has significant advantages over DVD-R. DVD-RAM was even more flexible, however, since it let you erase and rewrite sections of an existing DVD, something that you cannot do with DVD-RW. \n\nMoving to the plus side is where things get a bit confusing, because DVD+RW came before DVD+R. The plus formats have the same data storage capacity as the minus formats (4.7GB), but DVD+RW offers faster writing, better internal linking (a technical obscurity you don't have to worry about), and support for drag-and-drop desktop files, which makes it easy to compose the contents of a disk. DVD+R is a write-once format intended to be more compatible with more DVD players, though at this point it seems to be about even with DVD-R, which remains the most compatible computer-burned DVD format. \n\nIn your case, since your drive is a DVD-RW, you're effectively limited to DVD-R and DVD-RW format discs. Stay away from any of the "plus" formats, as those won't work with your drive (and being newer, they cost more anyway). As to whether you want to use DVD-R or DVD-RW, that depends on what you want to use them for. DVD-R is a write-once format, just like CD-R, and you can't erase the data once it's written. DVD-RW is rewritable, so you can use it somewhat like a 4.7GB floppy disc, for all intents and purposes. In general, I suggest that you use DVD-R for archival purposes -- stuff that isn't going to change, and DVD-RW for more fluid data. DVD-RW discs are more expensive than DVD-R discs, so that may also influence your decision. \n\nHow do you confirm what format your drive works with? One way, if you're on a Mac, is to use the System Profiler application. You'll find this useful utility in Applications -> Utilities. Launch it, then click on the "ATA" item on the list. If you have an internal DVD burner, you'll see something like what I get: "PIONEER DVD-RW DVD-106D". If it's an external DVD drive, you might find it in SCSI, USB or FireWire, depending on how you hook it up. \n\nAs far as your second question, your data-burning application definitely has to be aware of the DVD format you want to use (i.e. DVD-R or DVD-RW in your case). For Windows, you can use GEAR for burning CDs, but you'd need to upgrade to GEAR Professional Edition to be able to burn both CDs and DVDs. Toast Titanium does burn DVD-R and DVD-RW so you should be set in that department.
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You need to import the video then write the DVDs.  Having an interface like Dazzle gives you the ability to import video,  Having something like Nero allows you to handle the rest.
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The + and - of the DVD R are two competing formats, +R being developed by the DVD+RW Alliance, and -R being devloped by DVD forum. Both allow recording of up two 4.7GB on a single layer, and 8.5GB on a dual layer.  The primary difference is some drives do not read one type of the DVD, and so dual drives are popular, since they can read both formats. Dual burners are also popular.\n\nAs far as I know, there is no difference in burnable CDs, A CDR is a CDR, there’s one format. Different types of CDs react differently in different drives (older drives sometimes have trouble reading certain media), but there is no format difference.
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-r & +r are 2 different standards (read, ways) of burning DVDs in a dvd writer.\n\n-r/+r burns read only discs that can only be written to once, as opposed to +/-RW which allows you to wipe the discs and start again.\n\nRead the attached article at wikipedia for more info!\n\nHope this helps..