So the guy at Staples

[todpod]

told me the - in DVD-R was only a dash it didn't mean anything.

 

[SOSTrooper]

At least you got a smarter staples guy than me. I went there last weekend to get the Logitech MX500. He grabbed a ladder to pull the mouse from the stock up high on the shelf. He spent 15 minutes trying to match MX500 model number too all the Microsoft boxes.

 

[bmacd]

if the dash is so significant, what DOES it mean?

-=bmacd=-

 

[Codewiz]

Don't try to say that the "-" means minus or something because DVD-R came out way before DVD+R and DVD+RW

 

[FoBoT]

:Q

 

[CraigRT]

haha, staples...

 

[ElFenix]

i always said there was dash r and plus r because people thought it didn't record at all when you said minus r.

 

[fr]

I just say DVDR and DVD"plus"R.

 

[fr]

Originally posted by: todpod
told me the - in DVD-R was only a dash it didn't mean anything.

Technically, the "-" doesn't stand for anything...and he's just a Staples guy.

 

[bubbadu]

hey dont be making fun of staples guys *points at himself* .. i defintily know what the difference between + and - is...

-Bubbadu

 

[Scarpozzi]

/me heart staples....or at least thier $40 off $200 coupons

 

[Evadman]

HAHAHA! Do you smack him?

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

I have a new Toshiba DVD Burner and I don't know the difference between DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD+RW. Although, I seem to burn backup DVD movies and data just fine.

 

[fr]

Hamburgerpimp, if Eug reads this thread, he will FAQ the hell out of you

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Actually, I know the difference between r and rw, just not the - and +.