What is the difference between DVD -R/+R

[menorton]

excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference between -R/+R. Which is better? Which is cheaper? Which is the way of the future? If i were to buy a great drive with only one, would i be screwed?

thanks

 

[Tostada]

This has been covered many, many times.

To put it simply, there's very little real difference. DVD+R's are supposedly slightly superior on paper. DVD-R's fit about 4MB more, work more reliably with old DVD players, and usually cost a tiny bit less.

Any differences between the two are really just nit-picking, but at the same time it would be crazy to not get a drive that burns both. I don't think anybody even makes single-format drives anymore.

 

[menorton]

thanks

 

[Blurry]

don't forget that DVD+R support Mt.Rainier

 

[TerryMathews]

Originally posted by: Tostada
Any differences between the two are really just nit-picking, but at the same time it would be crazy to not get a drive that burns both. I don't think anybody even makes single-format drives anymore.

There is 1 good reason not to get a dual-format drive: bitsetting. AFAIK, there are no dual-format drives that support it, only DVD+R drives do.

 

[CQuinn]

Hi Terry!

Lite-on drives should support it using third party tools

And I know Benq dual format drives support it, because Benq makes their own utility for it.