> >I can flip the disc and note that media between > >lead-in and written data remained *virgin*. > > This seems to be contradicting the official developer information > for the DVD+RW drives. It includes a state diagram that states that you > need to detect an interrupted de-ice and continue it before the media > becomes usable.
Define "official developer information." I read MMC specifications and I can't see that described behaviour contradicts with anything I [rather my programs] do. > >> Call it ho you like, it _is_ some kind of packet writing. > > >Well, yet the fact is that whatever we call it, the result is > >*indistinguishable* from whatever that might appear as TAO/SAO/DAO. > > If you did format a DVD-RW, then you have the same behavior as with DVD+RW. But would it be fully compatible with DVD-ROM specification? Mt.Fuji draft explicitely states that the only fully compatible mode is Disk-at-once. DVD+RW states that it always remains fully compatible and my experience confirms it. And as depicted in the updated write-up, full DVD-RW format is lengthy, quick format provides for arbitrary *over*writing only, not arbitrary writing, if you want to update a portion of ECC block, you have to do it yourself. It's not the same behavior. > The fact that you may distinguish this from other write modes by looking at the > media parameters, does not make it worse than DVD+RW. Did I ever say that either is better or worse? I said here is a *usable* technology, it can this-n-that and here is how you can use it. I was incorrect about one thing when comparing it to another technology and I admit it. But at no occasion I explicitely stated in favor of either and I used to answer to those asking this direct question "You have to use your own judgment!" > I have to ask Pioneer. > As there is no good information from either DVD group, Then what is the ground for statements such as "DVD+ lovers," "religious war," "I see no advantage whatsoever," "what does it BUY to *you*," etc. Don't we have to understand the technologies first before we can come up with such [personal] judgments? > we may only guess :-( We can *as* *well* gather experience! One of the remaining questions that should be clear [after 4 years of ProDVD development] is following. Mt.Fuji explicitely states that buffer underrun protection is not an option in Disc-at-once mode: "If a buffer under-run occurs, the Logical Unit shall stop writing immediately and the Logical Unit shall start writing of Lead-out." Can you [or any cdrecord-ProDVD user] confirm if it actually holds true? Note that setting BUFE flag doesn't relly cut it, I won't accept any other than execution suspention till activity LED goes off for an answer. A. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
