POLL: Which DVD format is going to become the standard?

[krackato]

Pretty basic. Which DVD writing format is going to win and why? DVD-R or DVD+R. I'm not adding DVD-Ram because it doesn't write discs that can be played in DVD players, so there's no way it's going to have the appeal of the other 2 formats.

 

[krackato]

bump

 

[Leo V]

Well, if you subtract (DVD-R) from (DVD+R), you'll get (DVD+R)-(DVD-R) = DVD-DVD+R-(-R) = 2R, so then DVD+R is better by 2R j/k This is what studying for a math midterm did to me

 

[tart666]

I thought all this got sorted out already (well, sort of) There is two new "uber-formats", like here

- DVD multi = DVD-RW and DVD-RAM
- DVD dual = DVD-RW and DVD+RW (the new Sony drive)

From the looks of this, -RW is safer to buy if you buy any of the old drives.

For the new drives there's only two formats to choose from, and they are sort of interchangeable.

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: Leo V
Well, if you subtract (DVD-R) from (DVD+R), you'll get (DVD+R)-(DVD-R) = DVD-DVD+R-(-R) = 2R, so then DVD+R is better by 2R j/k This is what studying for a math midterm did to me

LMAO!!!

Hoping link works, but, Sony has a nice about $100 more than other burners that supports both formats on one DVD +/- R/RW. Yeah... it's Sony but hopefully they'll pave the way for others to follow in making burners support both formats.

I've been holding back on getting one myself since I don't know which format my DVD player would like, so this dual option would fix that.

 

[Bovinicus]

I heard DVD+R was a little newer and more compatible with certain DVD players. Of course, this is just heresay, and that is often times wrong. I am willing to bet that price will be the deciding factor. Whichever is cheaper will most likely prevail.

 

[Eug]

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[Spicedaddy]

DVD-R/-RW is gonna win.