Yes, the Xbox can be used to play your own custom-burned DVDs. Here's Nick's description of how he did it: I have a Pioneer DVR-A03 IDE DVD-R/RW writer and have finally burnt both discs with DVD video and it plays wonderfully as a region 0 disc on the US Xbox I have, no problems at all. It was burnt with Sonic DVDit SE using DVD-compliant MPEG2 streams authored by TMPGenc and Dolby Digital 224kb/sec stereo sound."

Both DVD-R and DVD-RW types generally come in the single-sided, single layer 4.7 GB capacity, which is roughly equal to 120-minutes of standard playing time. You can also now find 9.4 GB double-sided discs entering the market, although there are no players which will automatically play both sides of the disc without ejecting it and turning it over. Eventually, there will be DVD-R discs available that will hold around 20 GB of data, recorded into two layers on each side of the disc.

quot;For Data" disc are used for burning "Data". "For Video" disc is used for burning "Films". Basically there are no specific differences between the two, but it is recommended that you use "For Data" discs for burning "Data", and "For Video" for burning "Films".

There are three recordable versions of DVD-ROM: DVD-R, DVD-RAM, and DVD-RW. DVD-R can record data once (sequentally only), while DVD-RAM and DVD-RW can be rewritten hundreds of thousands of times. Final versions of the DVD-R and DVD-RAM specifications were published in August 1997 (see 6.1). DVD-RW will be finalized by the end of 1998. These recordable media are not currently usable for home video recording (see 1.14), though home DVD-RAM recorders will eventually become available.

DVD+R is a non-rewritable format and it is compatible with about 89% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs. DVD+RW is...

DVD-R was the first DVD recording format released, and it is compatible with most DVD players. DVD+R is a newer format (introduced in early 2002), and it has some additional features such as lossless linking, CAV, and CLV writing. DVD+R is compatible with most newer DVD players (about 88% of all DVD players). DVD-RW and DVD+RW are essentially the same as above, except with DVD-R and DVD+R media you write to it once, and with DVD-RW and DVD+RW media you can erase and rewrite many times.

Almost certainly. Because of the low number of DVD we sell, it is not economically feasible to have normal DVDs mass produced. So we rely on DVD-R (recordable) technology. Virtually all new DVD players and most new DVD ROM drives are compatible with this format. However, older DVD players may have problems. Another variable which affects playback compatibility is the brand of media (blank) that is used.

DVD+R/+RW is designed from the start to be compatible with existing DVD-ROM drives and DVD-Video players, both on a physical as well as on a logical level. This means that a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc recorded in a DVD+R/+RW video recorder can be played in virtually all DVD-Video players or DVD-ROM equiped PCs, and that any DVD+R or DVD+RW disc recorded with data on a PC DVD+R/+RW drive can be read by most DVD-ROM drives. click here to visit DVDPLUSRW.org for more information about this format

VCD: Unfortunately, no. Although it is possible to get VCD addons for Playstation (not Playstation 2), Sega Saturn, and Dreamcast, do not expect to be able to play a VCD on your game system even if it is equipped to play DVDs. DVD-R: DVD-Rs may work in your game system, but it might not work properly. For example, I tested some discs in my own PS2 and there were problems with the menu that made it almost impossible to select the desired episode.

Playing backup copies of games has nothing to do with Linux. You'll need a hack from someone else like XBox Scene (http://www.xbox-scene.com) to run backed up games: neither the MechAssault method nor Cromwell runs backup games. If you have a modchip that can run backup games, the you could install Linux too. You could, but if you're going to do the hardware modification (presumably with a modchip with a switch), there there is no need for the software modification anymore.

DVD-RAM uses Zone Constant Linear Velocity (also known as Z-CLV) for reading. It divides the disc into several districts and arranges in a spiral way. Each district contains several sectors. Each sector has its own physical address. Therefore, it uses the same "Data Random Storage" as HDD, which also provides burning repetition. Its burning principle is similar to CD-R / RW, which uses Constant Linear Velocity (also known as CLV). A DVD-R can only be burned once.

Authoring type DVD-R discs are made to be compatible only with the very expensive Pioneer DVR-S201 DVD Writer, which sells for $4,000 to $5,000. This machine produces special DVD-Rs which are used as "mastering" discs for professional distribution and duplication purposes. Authoring discs are not compatible with inexpensive "general purpose" or "plus type" DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/+RW Writers. The actual quality of authoring discs is not necessarily better than any other.

For information on CD and DVD optical media drives on OpenVMS, please see Section 14.29. For information on the creation of OpenVMS media and of OpenVMS bootable media, a full step-by-step sequence is documented in the OpenVMS Ask The Wizard topic (9820). An abbreviated version of the sequence is included here. Recording (writing) of CD and DVD optical media requires a recording or media mastering application or tool, and both commercial and non-commercial options are available.

Yes you could, but you have to make sure that your DVD player will play this format. Visit this website for compatibility list of DVD players. there will be no refunds if your DVD player is not compatible instead we will send you the VHS version and refund you the difference in price as soon as you send us back the DVD title you ordered plus shipping for the substituted VHS.