Re: [DMCForum] DVD Recorders off topic

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the info.
Mark V


On Thursday, December 30, 2004, at 10:52  PM, Lauren wrote:

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> Funny you should ask that just now, Mark.  We just got one.
> Actually my husband picked this out.  I'll let him tell you about it.
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> Here's Bob:
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> Got a Panasonic DMR-E55.  It came highly recommended and is
> acclaimed by the critics.  I haven't had that much time to play with
> it, but recorded quality is great!  It doesn't work quite like I 
> thought
> it would.  It's supposed to store up to 16 hours of video which can
> be edited then burned to DVD.  This is what attracted me to it the
> most, but it turns out that 16 hours employs something called DVD-
> RAM discs, a new on on me.  These are re-writable discs which
> differ from DVD-RW (the Panasonic uses the minus format, not the
> plus).  DVD-RAM is usually used for digital storage for computers
> and can be re-written 100,000 times.  The Panasonic has functions
> that work on DVD-RAM discs but not with DVD-Rs.  My guess (since I
> haven't yet obtained any DVD-RAMs) is that you can record on that
> format, do some editing functions, copy it to a DVD-R on the
> computer when finished, then re-use the DVD-RAM disc.  I need
> more time to play with it before I can be considered any kind of
> authority on  it.
>    Hope this helps.
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> ...Bob
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