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  • So I buy some DVD-Rs to try to test out my burner right? I put them in, and my drive acts like there's nothing in there, come to find out it's only compatible with DVD-R+......What fucking genius invented a format that exactly the same with a + at the end

  • Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.
Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.
 #14360  by Eric
 Fri Feb 13, 2004 6:12 am
<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>So I buy some DVD-Rs to try to test out my burner right? I put them in, and my drive acts like there's nothing in there, come to find out it's only compatible with DVD-R+......What fucking genius invented a format that exactly the same with a + at the end?!</div>

 #14363  by SineSwiper
 Fri Feb 13, 2004 6:40 am
<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>Everybody you ask in regards to a DVD burner will tell you to buy one that is compatible with both + and - formats.</div>

 #14365  by Lox
 Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:08 am
<div style='font: bold 9pt ; text-align: left; '>That's what I did. Stupid competing formats.</div>

 #14366  by Flip
 Fri Feb 13, 2004 10:09 am
<div style='font: 12pt "Cooper Black"; text-align: left; '>have you tried copying a rented DVD yet?</div>

 #14367  by G-man Joe
 Fri Feb 13, 2004 10:24 am
<div style='font: 11pt "Fine Hand"; text-align: left; '>I have. I use DVD Xcopy. Works great.</div>

 #14370  by Lox
 Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:51 am
<div style='font: bold 9pt ; text-align: left; '>I haven't copied the whole thing. I rented Happy Gilmore and ripped all of the funny scenes onto my HD. :)</div>

 #14461  by SineSwiper
 Mon Feb 16, 2004 2:27 am
<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>If you like having a goddamn 30-second warning on the front of the DVD. Get the very latest beta of DVD Shrink. Works great!</div>

 #14484  by Lox
 Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:24 am
<div style='font: bold 9pt ; text-align: left; '>DVDShrink is really nice...and free! :)</div>