Do NOT Buy a DVD Player Get a DVD Recorder

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Record Then Watch

A DVD recorder in the home used to be simply a luxury item, but it is quickly becoming somewhat of a necessity as a result of the multitude of digital technology available on the market. While a DVD recorder originally was used simply to record your favorite shows and movies onto DVD, rreplacing the VHS recorder, they have evolved to take full advantage of digital media.

DVD recorders can be used to record images from your digital cameras and camcorders, preserving your home movies and photos on a disc, and they can similarly play all types of digital media, from DVDs and CDs to MP3 discs and JPEG discs (discs containing image files).

Do Not Buy Just A Player

The price of the DVD recorders and media has drop so much it is a waste of money to buy just a player.

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DVD-R: Write-once (it can't be erased or rewritten). This is the format most broadly compatible with DVD players; almost all current models and many older ones play it.

DVD-R DL: Write-once dual-layer media can store twice as much video as a single-layer DVD-R disc.

DVD-RW: The rewritable sibling of DVD-R. DVD-RW is reasonably compatible with ordinary DVD players; this format will play in most current models and some older ones.

DVD+R: Write-once (can't be erased or rewritten). This format is similar to DVD-R in compatibility with DVD players; it will play in almost all current models and many older ones.

DVD+R DL: Likewise, this write-once double-layer media format can store twice as much video as a single-layer DVD+R disc.

DVD+RW: The rewritable sibling of DVD+R. It is reasonably compatible with ordinary DVD players; DVD+RW will play in most current models and some older ones.

DVD-RAM: Rewritable format with excellent random-access capability. This is the best format for on-disc editing. DVD-RAM is compatible only with players designed to support the format.
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