Word is that full discs do not need to be erased. In other words, you
can record a TV program over the contents of a full +RW disc.

Didn't work for me.

So how *do* your erase a +RW disc? Thanks

On Sun, 11 May 2008 17:50:06 -0400, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:

I think he's asking how to erase them in his DVD recorder attached to his
TV. Obviously it's easier on the computer.
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EGK wrote:

J wrote:

If you're talking about for a DVD recorder, somewhere there's an erase
function, that'll erase the entire disc, without your having to record
something over it.

"Alric Knebel" cableone.net> wrote in message
news:J5ydnbJtgobJ7rrVnZ2dnUVZ_scAAAAA@giganews.com...

It's called "initialize". Essentially, the disk needs to be formatted. But
they call it initialize, as sometimes you can choose more than one format
option. Somewhere in the menus for the dvd recorder, there will be an
option to initialize the disk. There SHOULD be an option to finalize the
disk, also. -Dave

On Mon, 12 May 2008 08:04:20 -0400, "Dave" wrote:

On May 12, 8:04 am, "Dave" wrote:

I don't have a DVD recorder, so I'm jumping in cold here...

What I'm hearing is that you can't erase an hour of a crappy
basketball game and replace it with a CSI re-run, right?

You would have to format the entire DVD and start over?

(snip)

Ummmm, if you are talking about a stand-alone DVD recorder box, then the
answer is yes.

On a computer you can burn a DVD "multisession" so that if you had leftover
space you could use that space later.

If they make a DVD recorder that can do multisession, I haven't seen it.
That function would best be DISABLED on stand-alone consumer boxes anyway.
Otherwise, the only player you could use the disk on would have to be one
that is in a personal computer. What good is that?

But this isn't a big deal. DVD +/-RW media can be "burnt" something like a
thousand times, and I think I paid like a buck a piece for my last pack of
10, which I thought was expensive, at the time. :)

I've had some disks that have been recorded every week or two and are about
18 months old now, still going strong.

On May 12, 6:00 pm, "Dave" wrote: