Text 60239, 58 rader
Skriven 2010-03-09 21:29:03 av August Abolins (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 60231 av Jean Parrot (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: Sony RDR HX780.
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Jean Parrot -> August Abolins said..

 JP> I got irate and tired of the 2nd DVD burner, it was so
 JP> temperamental. As the 1st one did not work, this 2nd one does
 JP> but it calls the shots, recognizing DVDs was a gamble often
 JP> lost.

 JP> Out I went to BestBuy and found an "open" box of a Sony burner
 JP> at discounted price. This is a very recent machine and quite a
 JP> bit more "logical", to my mind anyway, in its operation. Quite
 JP> a bit more in cost too in spite of the discount. But, it runs
 JP> and does all I wanted, it will see all types of DVDs with the
 JP> usual proviso of what the different types are known for.

See???  I told you to not bother with used equips and just get a new one that
would have a warranty and that you could return to a local shop if there was a
problem.

The RDR HX780 ($349 @BestBuy) sounds like a very capable machine.  Plays
Blu-ray discs too.   It features a "digital jukebox" and a "digital photoalbum"
where you can keep music and photo files organized for burning to dvd later.   
Mine has the ability to store pics and music in folders, but I can't burn those
files to disc.


 JP> On thing that I have not clear in my mind is the difference
 JP> between a VR or a Video type in the formatting of a DVD, and
 JP> in its use too. Can you clear up the fog ? This Sony has been
 JP> accepting any medium so far. I have not tried DLs, only + & -R
 JP> and also RWs.

The formatting or initialization should be automatic.  There should be no need
to worry about video mode types.  On my LG recorder, RW discs don't format,
they just "initialize".  Other DVD discs (+R -R) go through a format when
prompted for it.



 JP> This is one like yours in HDD, 160 GBs, the old ones had an 80
 JP> GBs HDD. It says that it can record 455 hours of continuous
 JP> data... popycock ! This is at the lowest resolution, on SP..

Correct.  They advertise the 455 hours based on the lowest rez.

I keep my recorder on SP.  That leaves me with about 68 hrs of recording time.


 JP> Getting these 8mm video home films edited is a lot of work
 JP> over a long time, 3 hours minimum at a shot. I like the fast
 JP> burn, 10 minutes at the most.

Good to hear that your 8mm transfers are going well.  My machine does fast
burns too.  It will burn 2hrs of material between 10 to 15 minutes.  That's
about 10x or 12x speed.  Many inexpensive DVD burners for computers don't
achieve that speed yet.

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