>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu May 16 22:51:26 2002
>DVD+RW:
>Both the HP 100i and 200i will Write and Read DVD+RW.
> We used growisofs which uses a formating tool (dvd+rw-format) and
> mkisofs to create file systems on the disk. The output from mkisofs
> goes directly to the raw device. cdrecord is not used.
I plan to add DVD+RW support to cdrecord, but it is a matter of time.
I received my first Sample short before christmas and unfortunately it
died before I did go into christmas holiday....
A second unit arrived in march and I did massive tests during easter.
The dvd+r format and grow tools are a hack and work because people know
that they are for DVD+RW only. It is a lot more work to achive smooth
integration into cdrecord.
> Most of our PC DVD-R's will read the DVD+RW disk. Laptop drives would
> not. Data can be added to the disks using 'growisofs'', but deleting
> requires a re-format, and re-writing.
I did not yet test compatibility, but i heard that no Toshiba drive
will read these disks because they are not approved by the DVD-Forum.
>DVD+R:
>ONLY the 200i will Write and Read DVD+R.
> We used mkisofs and cdrecord, much like we do for CD+RW. The 200i is
> the only drive we can get to read the disks. No other drive we have
> (including the 100i) can read them.
I don't understand. Do you mean that you could write a DVD+R with cdrecord?
I am still waiting for my sample drive...
>My personal conclusions:
>DVD+RW: Useful. Drives are inexpensive. Media costs are medium.
> Requires similar kinds of planning and scripting as multi-session
> CDR's . Are usable on other drives.
>DVD+R: Not currently useful. Drives are inexpensive, but only one is out.
> Few if any DVD drives can read these disks.
Bad: you cannot test DVD+R behavior by using a DVD+RW as it perfectly works
with CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW
J�rg
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