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HP C8008A 4.7GB DVD+RW Disc

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I received a blank HP DVD+RW as part of the package when I bought the HP DVD writer 200i. I had also bought a new hard drive and wanted to transfer all my data from my old drive. I decided to test out this blank DVD....used HP's simple backup software (came with the DVD writer)...and in a few mouse clicks, I had my data backed up and ready to be tranferred. The DVD media performed beautifully. I transferred data, erased and copied again, and each time it performed beautifully. Have always used HP's products and will always recommend it.

Yes, the standards can be confusing and compatibility with older DVD players a problem for either the +RW or -RW standards. Nearly all of the newer DVD players will play +R and -R, the +RW and -RW are more questionable because they are designed for use by a PC as a rewrittable media. The +RW/-RW standard is a great way to back up your PC since you can rotate and rewrite on the disks. There is a way for both standards to exist well into the future, unlike a standard for tapes (e.g. VHS vs. Beta). Even if your PC doesn't natively support +RW, there are drivers or software that will support the format. Most who are writting something more permanent (e.g. home video) should use the +R or -R. The +R and +RW are the newer standard which has some technology advantages (e.g. less problems with buffer underrun) and faster. A new HP internal DVD writer supports all four formats (-R, +R, -RW, +RW). Don't be surprised if the different standards stay in place and all new players support all the standards. We may not be done with the standards either, a third standard could come in to play using a higher spectrum light (blue) which would allow allow a higher capacity media.

if it were possible i would not be unfavorably rating this specific product, but would be venting my dissatisfaction with the range of manufacturers who settled on the incompatable formats of dvd-rw and dvd+rw. call me naive, but i imagined that there was only one dvd rw and that plusses or minuses were simply a matter of the graphic designers preference.

the idiocy that would give rise to this incompitability in functionality is surprising; to have it hinge on a + or - is baffling. it makes one wonder if it is somehow connected to a gatesian effort to thwart open standards.

anyway, i suppose there will always be stupid people making stupid decisions. i'll throw myself in for buying on faith.

scott

if it were possible i would not be unfavorably rating this specific product, but would be venting my dissatisfaction with the range of manufacturers who settled on the incompatable formats of dvd-rw and dvd+rw. call me naive, but i imagined that there was only one dvd rw and that plusses or minuses were simply a matter of the graphic designers preference.

the idiocy that would give rise to this incompitability in functionality is surprising; to have it hinge on a + or - is baffling. it makes one wonder if it is somehow connected to a gatesian effort to thwart open standards.

anyway, i suppose there will always be stupid people making stupid decisions. i'll throw myself in for buying on faith.

scott