Hi people im thinking about getting a DVD ram

Got a few questions

How long does it take to copy a DVD film and can you do it.

is their any protection on dvd's films

is their any protection on ps2 dvd's

thanks for your help

where is the cheapest place to get blank dvd's

cheers people

First I have to say to my knowledge there is only 1 standalone dvd player that will play DVD-RAM disks. If you want to make backups of movies (unless you only want to watch them on your pc) you need to get DVD-R. Also you can't do PS2 on DVD-RAM. You need a DVD-R. Its a straight copy. For more info go ask on the ps2 newsboard.

Time it takes to burn a flick really depends on a lot of factors. IT can take me between 1 hour and 9 hours. There are way to many factors to get into. If you really want to know more take a look at the newbie guide.

I believe you cannot do a straight copy from the actual DVD movies to DVDR. First, usually the movies are bigger than 4.7 GB that a DVDR can hold. Second, there is some kind of writing method I dont know, i just read abt it and cant understand yet. SOmething like the DVD's use 9 and actualy DVD writers can only do 5. I am not sure what this number stands for,.

Hi mate most dvd films are dvd 9 (about 8.5gb) these will not fit on dvdr (typically 4.7 actually about 4.35gb) most films are available on dvd silvers in a dvd 5 format these will fit on a dvdr and usually contain no copy protection (unlike normal dvd films) to copy dvd silvers is a straight disk to disk copy which takes between 1-2 hours. with standard dvd films you need to rip them to a hard disk first then mess about a bit then write them. i can recomend nero for straight disk to disk copys (latest version 5.5 only!) Also you really do need a dvd R?rw like the Pioneer A03 (about £350) not a dvd ram as there is huge compatablity probs with dvd ram dvd r media is cheaper also (from about £2.00 each)
Hope this helps!