DVD+R vs DVD-R

[cheesygoldfish]

i will likely be burning home movies for viewing. Which one is better?

 

[Solosmooth]

dvd-r media hands down. works on all older n newer model dvd players.

 

[cheesygoldfish]

 

[secretanchitman]

both are really the same now, but i would personally go for dvd-r.

 

[Solosmooth]

double post pls delete

 

[ShellGuy]

I prefer the DVD+R media from sony, but that is me, Those are for my backups


Will G.

 

[PurdueRy]

I use +R because that's what Verbatim Lightscribe media is. Really shouldn't matter anymore.

 

[0roo0roo]

doesn't matter unless your player is horribly old

+r is slightly better for data using many sessions, less waste space

 

[cvrefugee]

+R so you can change the book type to DVD-ROM.

 

[mshan]

I believe +R is supposed to be "better" from a design spec perspective (I think better error correction?), while -R used to be thought of as more compatible.

I would say that it is probably more important right now just to get quality dvd +R or -R blanks (can't go just by brand name, need to know actual manufacturer).

Also, quality of burn depends on how well your particular burner likes a particular manufacturer's dvd +R -R

Great resource for this is http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=33

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Solosmooth
dvd-r media hands down. works on all older n newer model dvd players.

Unless your using a duplication process for the general public where thousands of different players are being used...DVD+R is superior.

Also noted that the difference in players that support DVD-R vs DVD+R is within 5% as of a few years ago when I saw the numbers.

I wouldn't say DVD-R hands down for anyone at home. There's just nothing to support that theory anymore.

 

[Trader05]

i use +R's. My burner burns them better and i never have a problem reading in any player. I had issues with -R on my older 2nd gen Panasonic DVD Player

 

[corkyg]

+R is a bit faster burning - but -R has usefulness where older players are involved. Today - stick with +R.

 

[Imyourzero]

Originally posted by: mshan
I would say that it is probably more important right now just to get quality dvd +R or -R blanks (can't go just by brand name, need to know actual manufacturer).

Also, quality of burn depends on how well your particular burner likes a particular manufacturer's dvd +R -R

Great resource for this is http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=33

I agree. Just buy quality discs and use whatever standard your particular burner works best with. Do a bit of research and if it writes to DVD+R media with superior quality, buy those. Ditto for DVD-R.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: cvrefugee
+R so you can change the book type to DVD-ROM.

:thumbsup:

 

[Oyeve]

Whatever cheap deal I can get at the time. Thats my deciding factor.

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: Solosmooth
dvd-r media hands down. works on all older n newer model dvd players.

I've burnt over 300 movies with -r media.

 

[13Gigatons]

My 1997 dvd player likes dvd+r and dvd+rw since I set it to dvd-rom with bitsetting. My prefer media is dvd+rw now since if the video comes out bad I can erase it and start over.