DVD-R or +R

mroller

Which one is best? (my dvd burner supports both)

Same question for -RW and +RW?

Regards.

mattogier

Good Question - can't wait to see what the answer is!

borosteve_2

Personal choice only but I use dvd-r, dvd+rw and dual layer+r. I don't think theres that much of a difference anymore but I started off when dvd-r was more compatible and dvd+rw was more prevalent for stand-alone dvd recorders. The only discs I now use for a purpose is dl+r's which can be book-marked to dvd rom to back up your media.

Buick_Lewish

My experience is that DVD-R and CD-R are more often on sale. I always buy +, but dont ask me why.

I cant wait for the answer either!

judderman62

+ are meant to be bteer - handle errors better, alledgedly more robust etc.

Saw something on some techie site ages back and now only buy +

hth

Judders

BexTech

I always use -R for single write and +RW for re-writable.

- format is the official format and + is the Philips format.

There's little in them today, but at one time more players supported -R playback than +R.

I still use -R to reduce compatibly problems you once got with +R and also you often find more -R at offer prices and usually more stable discs.

-R holds a few MB more too, but only a few more.

You'll find most serious DVD users use -R.

But for home use use either that works for you.