what the difference between
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one has a + between "dvd' and "rw", while the other has a minus. I'm holding out for DVDxRW personally, because it's got precedance over the other two
quakefiend420
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Difference is one belongs in this forum, the other doesn't...
Just kidding, man... they BOTH DON'T BELONG ON THIS FORUM
Just kidding, man... they BOTH DON'T BELONG ON THIS FORUM
im just wondering what the - means and waht the + means..my uncle is here and i dont know the4 answer to his question
quakefiend420
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- is the open standard (backed by most of the DVD consortium), + is the proprietary standard (backed by Sony)
+ usually means a + (as in PLUS), while a - usually means a - (as in MINUS).
Now, disregarding the theory of parallel universes affecting our own dimension of living, PLUS usually means a good thing, while MINUS a negative. So, assuming everything else in the equation is equal, the DVD+RW will burn DVDs successfully while DVD-RW has a 20/80 chance of succeeding... Poor thing...
Now, disregarding the theory of parallel universes affecting our own dimension of living, PLUS usually means a good thing, while MINUS a negative. So, assuming everything else in the equation is equal, the DVD+RW will burn DVDs successfully while DVD-RW has a 20/80 chance of succeeding...
Poor thing...so basicly one just plays in certain dvd player and one does the others? or does it have to do with being rewriteable?
Shawn
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No, most DVD players will read both formats fine. Some of the older ones have trouble reading burned DVDs. Some people have had better luck getting their old dvd player to read one format over the other. It completely depends on the player.
edit: if you are talking specifically about RWs, most DVD players won't play either.
My roommate, who does a lot of burning says + is a lot better for DVD players and movies while - is better for archives and data backup. I dunno for sure either way tho.
- is the "standard", + is the most prevalent (thanks to Dell's pumping out millions of units with + only burners).
These days, the difference is null. All reasonably recent (post-2000) DVD players should read both fine. All reasonably recent DVD burners burn both (Unless you're buying a Dell, I think they still only ship +)
These days, the difference is null. All reasonably recent (post-2000) DVD players should read both fine. All reasonably recent DVD burners burn both (Unless you're buying a Dell, I think they still only ship +)
It has to with how the data written to the disc is formatted. Such as error correction. I don't know the details but there was a page describing this.
From what I could understand the +R(W) format is more 'advanced' than -R(W).
Just get a writer that support both formats. For data storage the DVD-RAM is superior since it supports random access.
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