Hi George: I knew about the eight gb discs, but most ppl will have heard about the four. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 11:31 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: DVD disks help : Hi Martin, : : Four Gigabytes. You're a shade behind the times! (Smile) : : They're up to eight now. : : George. : : -----Original Message----- : From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of martin wilsher : Sent: 21 April 2006 10:20 : To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : Subject: [access-uk] Re: DVD disks help : : HI Catherine: : : first of all, have you got a hardware dvd writer on board or : externally? If not, you will not be able to write to dvd : discs. it is a diffrent format to cdr/cdrw. the dvd format : enables up to four gb of data to be written to one dvd. yes : there are dvd and dvdr discs, and they work in a similar way : to cdr/cdrw discs. hth : : Hope to hear from you soon. : : From Martin. : : Please email me at: : : m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : : : Or contact me using skype from : : www.skype.com : : my skype name is dobbinequine : : Thanks : : : Please visit my website: : : www.martin-wilsher.co.uk : ----Original Message ----- : From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx> : To: "Access-UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 10:45 AM : Subject: [access-uk] DVD disks help : : :: Hi, :: :: I'm wanting to back up all sorts of files from my computer : and thinking to :: do it onto DVD. I haven't done this before with DVD and : wondering - have :: looked online and there seem to be DVD-R discs and DVD+R : discs. What's : the :: difference between these? :: :: Also is it like CDs in that there are writeables and : rewriteables with : DVDs? :: :: Catherine :: ** :: Skype: darkitude :: MSN: catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx :: :: :: ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following : link:- :: ** : [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] :: ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: :: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx :: ** and in the Subject line type :: ** unsubscribe :: ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on : the :: ** immediately-following link:- :: ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] :: ** or send a message, to :: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq :: :: : : : ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following : link:- : ** : [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] : ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: : ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : ** and in the Subject line type : ** unsubscribe : ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on : the : ** immediately-following link:- : ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] : ** or send a message, to : ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq : : ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- : ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] : ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: : ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : ** and in the Subject line type : ** unsubscribe : ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the : ** immediately-following link:- : ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] : ** or send a message, to : ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq : : ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq