I have a dell latitude CPx laptop, model PPX, with internal dvd
player. Will it
play dvd-r type discs? I called dell and they said a professionally
recorded -r would play on a dell but they couldn't guarentee that a
home recording would work. Does any one out there know for sure if
they work. I would be using a Panasonic 20 or30
CRaig



 
 clarification:I am  planning on using a 
Panasonic(20 or 30) DVD recorder player to copy my videos collection 
on to DVD's.  It records on dvd-r type discs.
 
 


 
Subject: Re: dvd recording 
From: ilovereality-ga on 21 May 2003 13:45 PDT     
I would suggest calling DELL tech support @ 1-800-624-9896 
 
Or you can log on to Dell support and look up the specifics on your
system by entering the s/n and then looking up the specific DVD player
you have (there are several and I can't tell based on only the model
name)
 
FYI - there are 2 Latitude CPx models - H & J 
 
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More info: 
 
I called Dell but they need a service tag off your laptop to get this
info so see the above # if you want to talk to a real person.
 
The person I talked to pointed me to this site: 
 
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2003/DVDFormatsExplained.asp
 
That page gives a VERY detail explination of the different DVD formats
and which drives support which.  If you know the model of your DVD
drive on your laptop you should be able to figgure out if it will read
the DVD-R discs based on the info there.
 
Good luck!!

the majority of DVD rom drives can read DVD-r discs. Reading of
DVD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW is much spottier however.