Good questions Andrew. I want to see the answers, too. I have done some research and found I'm stuck with one that burns DVD RAM only - basically useless. It appears we want R+ and R- and DVD -/+ (if I remember correctly). Some handle video DVDs and can be played on a video DVD player, others can't.
> > From: Andrew Gaffney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/02/05 Thu AM 03:49:14 GMT > To: Gentoo User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [gentoo-user] DVD burner and Linux > > I'm thinking of buying a DVD burner (for data backup, of course). I'm looking for > one that > is compatible with Linux, although, I assume they are just like CD-RW drives in that > respect. > > I'm confused about which one of the umpteen different types of DVD > recordable/rewritable > media/drives are the most compatible with existing drives and DVD players. I think > its > something like DVD-++--+--+R++-W+ ;) > > Can anyone recommend a decent drive that would retail for <=$150 and is compatible > with > everything else? IDE interface is a must as I don't have SCSI. > > Also, has anyone heard anything about when those nifty new dual-layer burners that > can > burn both layers of a DVD up to 9GB will be commercially available and how much they > will > run for? > > -- > Andrew Gaffney > Network Administrator > Skyline Aeronautics, LLC. > 636-357-1548 > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
