copying to blank dvd-r

[filthiestfis]

When I copy films onto blank dvd-r a lot of the time they are not copied properly and the disc wont play or it stops at some point in the film. Is this because I am using poor quality discs? If so can someone recommend me good ones?

[anotheoldgit]

Some makes of disc and even format of disc can cause this to happen. You have to experiment, I find the best to be Maxell DVD+R even better than Maxell DVD-R. (don't forget to finalise them)

You don't say if you are using a computer or stand alone DVD recorder/player. But if using the later I find that most discs will play better on cheap players than the expensive stuff.

[filthiestfis]

I am using the computer. So whats the difference between + and - ? Ok I will have a look for maxell dvd+r
Where are they cheapest to get from? ebay?

[anotheoldgit]

Don't know about the cheapest but I get mine from ASDA �6.47 for 10.

Never done any on computer, I record onto a DVD recorder hard drive and then transfer to DVD+R, more success with these than DVD-R.

[spaced]

Treat - and + like VHS and Betamax. - DVD's or DVD-R/DVD-RW are compatible on more dvd players and recorders. To copy a film (remember that this is illegal) you need 2 bits of software: -

DVD Shrink (Free) and Nero (Have to buy or download an illgal copy from bittorrent). DVD Shrink scans and compresses the film to fit onto a 4.7GB disc, and nero burn the files onto the disc. thats it. very simple.

Download from here:
http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html

User Guide Here:
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specif ic.aspx?ArticleId=8973

Try not to go too cheap on discs as you will notice that some out of the pack will burn with errors. I bought 50 discs for �11 at a pc fair and a high percentage were faulty. Try and buy named ones. HMV do 23 x Maxwell discs for 7.99