Question: dvd+RW? please help me before i go crazy? im using clone dvd  to burn a dvd and it says use a dvd+R disk but i wanna use dvd+RW why wont it let me i thought it was same thing only u can erase and write over RW grrr or does any body know of a free program as easy as clone dvd for me to use with RW

Answer: There are several programs that are free that can do write movies to DVD RW. Just look up my source and search for DVD burner. I must caution using DVD RW disks and their use as movies. DVD RW is intended to store data that is changing. They make great backup disks and can be erased if the file change is too great. However, over time, DVD RW does loose their ability to store large amounts of data. This is accelerated when the DVD RW is forced to hold almost a full disc and then erased to hold another full disk (The average movie is about 3.8 GB). If you keep re-using A DVD RW just for movies, then you will literally burn out your disc. DVD R is intended to be used on data that is not changing. Like movies for example. I would have to say use a DVD R for movies and use the DVD RW for any data needs. Again, you can use DVD RW for movies but I would not want to waste a DVD RW on just movies.
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