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  • cmd
    Getting Somewhere
    • Jun 2004
    • 183

    DVD-R vs DVD+R

    I am trying to be consistent and choose one of the two formats and cant really decide. Some say dvd+r is faster but dvd-r has better compatibility.
    Anyone willing to share their experience? Anything particularly annoying about either of the formats?
    thanx
  • arielus
    He's back, in Pog form
    • Jun 2004
    • 4281

    #2
    i guess you can buy a burner compatible with both formats
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    • nightfly
      Getting Somewhere
      • Jun 2004
      • 121

      #3
      I think -R is more widely used..over here anyway (?) I haven't heard of speed differences.

      Most burners now will do both..I haven't burnt any +R's, though I could.

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      • Miguel_303
        Getting Somewhere
        • Jun 2004
        • 117

        #4
        Hi u must buy a Pionner 107 Bunner Dvd...8x -R + R.. I use it and i idont ve problems. Now i am try with G5 Bunner in Mac.

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        • cmd
          Getting Somewhere
          • Jun 2004
          • 183

          #5
          Originally posted by arielus
          i guess you can buy a burner compatible with both formats
          ari, i have the nec nd-2500, it burns both formats, awesome drive. much better than the pioneer and cheaper too. i just dont want to be shocked one day in the future if/when i cant read a disc that i burned a year before that, then i would have to go crazy looking for old drives.

          they should finilize the standard for those formats, this is insane. and now the dual layer drives are out, you just cant keep up with the new formats... :? and blue ray is coming up next....

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          • MJDub
            Are you Kidding me??
            • Jun 2004
            • 2765

            #6
            Originally posted by cmd
            Originally posted by arielus
            i guess you can buy a burner compatible with both formats
            ari, i have the nec nd-2500, it burns both formats, awesome drive. much better than the pioneer and cheaper too. i just dont want to be shocked one day in the future if/when i cant read a disc that i burned a year before that, then i would have to go crazy looking for old drives.

            they should finilize the standard for those formats, this is insane. and now the dual layer drives are out, you just cant keep up with the new formats... :? and blue ray is coming up next....
            Yeah we're all screwed.
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            • arielus
              He's back, in Pog form
              • Jun 2004
              • 4281

              #7
              Originally posted by MJDub
              Yeah we're all screwed.
              do'h
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              • superEGO72
                Getting Somewhere
                • Jun 2004
                • 212

                #8
                my l;aptop has a -r drive..

                and i cant use the discs anywhere but on my laptop :-\

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                • elerman777
                  Fresh Peossy
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 35

                  #9
                  Dude trust me DVD-R the way you want to go. I do this for living

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                  • konfussion
                    Getting Somewhere
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 167

                    #10
                    Originally posted by elerman777
                    Dude trust me DVD-R the way you want to go. I do this for living
                    Ok, why is it better? Care to elaborate...

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                    • cmd
                      Getting Somewhere
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 183

                      #11
                      Originally posted by elerman777
                      Dude trust me DVD-R the way you want to go. I do this for living
                      thanx dude, i will concentrate on DVD-R

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                      • neur0t0xin64
                        Getting Somewhere
                        • Jun 2004
                        • 248

                        #12
                        what's the diff?
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                        • TomTom
                          Paging Doctor Weeds...we have a shortage on 1st St.
                          • May 2002
                          • 16206

                          #13
                          Check this thread for a description: http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/...sExplained.asp

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                          • cmd
                            Getting Somewhere
                            • Jun 2004
                            • 183

                            #14
                            thanx for the link Tom. It helped. I also found this very detailed one:


                            according to that article, dvd-r should have an advantage over dvd+r when it comes to compatibility - 96% vs 87%. i hope that's right, because so far the experience that i had was that when i tried to read dvd-r or dvd+r on older drive, neither one was recognized.

                            by the way, can anyone recommend any brand ? I use fujifilm and verbatim

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                            • mactomato
                              Getting Somewhere
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 123

                              #15
                              Re:: DVD-R vs DVD+R

                              I have tried a brand called SKY and I gotta say it is useless to hell either +R or -R.

                              Verbatim should be a good one..
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