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Do all DVD drives accept mini (8cm) discs?

post #1 of 7
10/18/05 at 11:25am
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Wasn't sure whether to post this in here, or Video Editing or Acer Notebooks, so sorry if I chose wrong...

I'm considering getting a camcorder which will record onto mini DVDs, but there's not much point if my laptop won't read them.

I assume that there's a general answer (e.g. nearly all drives should), but thought I ought to check somewhere first, and can't find any mention in the forum or in my documentation.

Laptop is an Acer TravelMate 8104 with a DVD Super Multi Drive (i.e. multi-format -R/-RW/+R/+RW/RAM), with a stud that the discs are pushed onto when the drive is open.

Sorry if it's a dumb question!

Thanks


Reg
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post #2 of 7
10/18/05 at 12:47pm
Slot loading drives won't, it seems most tray load drives, where you snap the disk onto the spindle would.
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post #3 of 7
10/18/05 at 12:49pm
well physically yes, any non-slot loading (regular tray drive) can accept a 8cm (rather than standard 12cm) media

but the question is format, what format does the drive record in, mpg, dv, etc?

i doubt they would do this to a format thats encrypted, since its you recording stuff for yourself / original content rather than like other devices (tivo) that would have copyright'd content (unless you are doing this to record movies in the theatre -jk
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post #4 of 7
10/18/05 at 7:12pm
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Thanks for the replies. I'm considering Panasonic and Sony machines. I think the Panasonic uses MPEG2, but not sure about Sony. I'm inclining towards Panasonic, as the compatability (-R/RAM) is the same as my DVD recorder, unless other factors outweigh that when I look in more detail.

I think they both come with some basic editing/burning software, so hopefully the recording format won't be too much of an issue.

Cheers


Reg
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post #5 of 7
10/18/05 at 7:51pm
The ones I've seen can work on most tray drives, if you want to check it... ask the store if you buy a mini-dvd could you record a few minutes and test it on your laptop. If they say no, thats not a place you want to buy from anyways, since your not asking for anything that will cost them; unless it wont work on AC and requires them to open the battery to record, then they have a legit reason to say no.
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post #6 of 7
10/18/05 at 9:40pm
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Originally Posted by reg.t
Thanks for the replies. I'm considering Panasonic and Sony machines. I think the Panasonic uses MPEG2, but not sure about Sony. I'm inclining towards Panasonic, as the compatability (-R/RAM) is the same as my DVD recorder, unless other factors outweigh that when I look in more detail.

I think they both come with some basic editing/burning software, so hopefully the recording format won't be too much of an issue.

Cheers


Reg
Most any disc that can play on a DVD player will be MPEG2 format. Not the best format for editing, (complex edits often require re-encoding) but plenty of cuts only, simple editing and DVD authoring software available.
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post #7 of 7
10/18/05 at 9:48pm
I know Sony finally moved away from that stupid ATRAC format they were using for music, but I don't know if they ever used (or moved to) a standardized format for their DVD camcorders. You might have to pull the product specs from sonystyle.com to find out for sure.
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