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The DVD-R DVD+R difference can easily be summarized by the following:
-The DVD-R/RW standard was developed by Pioneer, and is used primarily by Apple and Pioneer. These “minus“ discs can only be written to in one layer on the discs surface. In addition, this format is supported by the DVD forum, but is in no way an industry standard. DVD-R/RW discs are cheaper than the “plus” format.
-The DVD+R/RW format is supported by Philips, Dell, Sony, HP, and Microsoft. These discs can be written to in multiple layers, giving them slightly better and more disc storage than the “minus“ format. Because of this additional capacity, they are slightly more expensive than “minus“ discs.
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Just another comment. The 8.5 Gig DVD+R DL disks require a newer DVD burner. They can't be written to in many of the older drives. And, they can't be read in some computers or older DVD players. And.... they are much more expensive than the DVD -R disks.
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Just FYI..
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Good answer, I learned something there too.cnf should have quoted where the info came from ... from the link provided by Beginner1 in response number 1.
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When buying a new DVD burner you should get a burner that burns both types -R/RW and +R/RW. They all do nowadays. In addition make sure it burns the newer DVD+RW DL format.
DVD-R and DVD+R are write-once recordable disks.
The DVD-RW and DVD+RW are erasable recordable discs (RW = re-writeable)
I do not see any difference in prices between these two formats in the real world! (except for the Dual Layer disks)
Older DVD players and DVD-ROM drives (like in older Dells) may not read a certain type of format so you may want to test which one works -R or +R in your DVD drive and in your friends and relatives' drives and DVD players. For example DVD +R did not work in an older Dell DVD-ROM drive. One format did not play in a Sony DVD player but did work on the XBox...
for highest compatability for creating your own DVD videos you should use DVD-R, but again that is not a guarantee
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Here is another piece of information on DVD formats:
Using a DVD-RW disc, you can format it in VR mode (assuming your DVD Recorder or software can do this).
This VR-formatted DVD-RW disc can then serve as a "Copy-Once" disc so that you can record from copy protected sources such as HBO or other premium cable channels. Otherwise you can't record HBO shows to DVD. This format prevents you from making another copy of the disc (theoretically) yet allows you to record an HBO show for later viewing on your DVD Recorder (such as a Sony RDR-GX315)
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