Help with DVD-R

euglycaemia

I have a new Dell dimension 9200 system with which I can write on DVD.

I am not familiar what kind of DVD blank disc to buy...R+ or R-

Is it the same case for RW as well?

Please advice:o

Bluebirds1975

to be fair I dont think it really matters when it comes to -r or +r

Most players these days will read/write either.

Price wise they are much of a much.

+rw disc can be used more than once. where as +r can only be used once.

You should be able to pick up a good brand of 25 -r or +r for about £5

gcn504

I found this on the Dell website about your product:

" Discs burned with this drive may not be compatible with some existing drives and players; using DVD+R media provides maximum compatibility."

So your drive can burn +R or -R disks although they recommended +R for maximum compatability with other drives (older pcs/dvds etc).

computerwoman

Hi to check which one you have is easy.
start
my computer
scroll down to your dvd-rw drive
it will say either dvd-rw or dvd+rw,
then you just got the blank media you need,
mine says
CD-RW (D:)
DVD-RW (E:)
you have to be careful which you buy as + media wont work on these,
hope this helps
cw

euglycaemia

computerwoman wrote: »

Hi to check which one you have is easy.
start
my computer
scroll down to your dvd-rw drive
it will say either dvd-rw or dvd+rw,
then you just got the blank media you need,
mine says
CD-RW (D:)
DVD-RW (E:)
you have to be careful which you buy as + media wont work on these,
hope this helps
cw

thanks for your help

gardiner_2

if ur loking for discs goto https://www.bigpockets.co.uk
thats where i get mine,nice and cheap

computerwoman

thanks but wish I'd known about this place yesterday, ebuyer charge £6.99 for 10 lightscrib where as they are a couple of quid cheaper, but will have another look when I need some more blank media, what's the p&p like, and delivery service is it good or bad,
thanks again
cw

Mine'sAPintPlease

If you google this you can get pages and pages about the differences between + and -R.

From my (all be it limited!) experience, I believe DVD-R is the 'official' DVD standard, and DVD+R is a rival, a bit like VHS and Betamax, etc. Hence if you look on a DVD+R pack, you won't see the official DVD logo.

DVD-R is said to be slightly more compatible with other players, but DVD+R is said to be slightly more stable. Horses for courses to be honest as the poster says above. Most new-ish players and drives will happily play and use both.

One thing to bear in mind is that if you intend to copy DVDs, you'll need to use the same type of DVD that the original uses, as both use a different coding system. So if you're copying a DVD-R, you'll need to copy onto a DVD-R too.

I've used Verbatim DVD+R's for over a year now, and have yet to come across a coaster. They've been extremely good.

http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=1523

Here's a good place to buy them from cheaply.

Hope that helps.