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Whats the Diffence in Media Types?

-r are more popular and used by wider range of users, mostly bargain deals media are this type. +r are more expensive.
quality over quantity= +R
quantity over quality= -r

I use -r exclusively cause it's alot cheaper. what's weird is that thetechgeek sells +r same shoddy grade media for 27.95 in packs of 100, they are 4x and cannot be burned at 8x thought as it's low quality. the -r are far cheaper, 12.99 for 100 but is now 15.99 due to their greedy nature. the think i am fool to buy again at higher price, it doesn't work on me! i am cheap in nature, no way you can get me to pay more then what it's worth.

btw, diffence? lmao.

why shoddy grade? low compatibility. only burns well on few burners such as plextor, pioneer, nec.
 
Please. use the search engine in the forums b4 you guys ask the same question over and over and over and over... (Energizer time)...
 
This is what I say to everyone who asks that question - the biggest difference is which company receives the royaltee payments for the sale of the products.
 
I use use "-r". Why? I think it looks better.


Common! You have to admit, DVD-R sounds a lot better than DVD+R. I like my collection of CD-R's, CD-RW's, DVD-R's and DVD-RW's.... "+'s" would just ruin the tranquility.

🙂
 
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
DVD+R is better...cuz of the +. DUH!
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I was being sarcastic.

I do prefer DVD+R because my burner defaults to 4x when I use it. I can't seem to make the speed selection in DVDShrink work with nero and I want to burn at the lowest speed possible to minimize errors. DVD-R automatically burns at 8x while DVD+R defaults to 4x. Don't ask me why, but it does.
 
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
DVD+R is better...cuz of the +. DUH!
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I was being sarcastic.

I do prefer DVD+R because my burner defaults to 4x when I use it. I can't seem to make the speed selection in DVDShrink work with nero and I want to burn at the lowest speed possible to minimize errors. DVD-R automatically burns at 8x while DVD+R defaults to 4x. Don't ask me why, but it does.
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maybe because your -r are 8x while your +r are 4x? :shocked:
 
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Originally posted by: RobCur

maybe because your -r are 8x while your +r are 4x? :shocked:
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Nope my +r are definitely 8x.
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then you either have an old firmware or using ancient burner. 4x burning does not mean better quality vs 8x. I foundthat out already. an nec 2510a burns crappy quality even at 4x while 3520a burns good quality on the same 4x media!
media code skc co.,ltd. 2510a burner: scored 70, the other scored 90.
 
i use DVD-R and I have not encountered any difficulties burning DVD-R's, and my friend gave me one DVD+R and I noticed that speeds are different, based on my DVD Burner.
 
+ has better error correction measures or something, cant remember fully, but its in xbit labs dvd edia review or something....
 
There's a lot of misinformation out there about the two types, so let's settle some of it right now....

Technically speaking, the DVD+R/W standards are superior to DVD-R/W. However, those differences don't mean much in the real world. I have seen no evidence to suggest any meaningful variation in lifespan, accuracy or burning success rate between each set of formats.

It is also true that DVD-R/W discs are compatible with more drives and players than DVD+R/W. Again, though, compatibility hardly matters any more since nearly all drives and players manufactured in the last year or two support all four standards. But if you have an old DVD player from more than two years ago, you should check to see if it supports DVD+R before you choose a format. It should also be noted that DVD+R DL has a slightly higher compatibility rate than DVD-R DL.

The claim that DVD-R/W discs are cheaper than DVD+R/W is not totally baseless, but it is certainly not a hardened fact. Prices vary from area to area, shop to shop, and brand to brand. While it is probably true that DVD-R/W discs have a slightly lower average price than DVD+R/W, that doesn't necessarily mean you will save any more money. Let's say you're shopping at Newegg, for instance. Sure, a spindle of 50 DVD-Rs is only $15, 17% cheaper than the $18 spindle of DVD-Rs--but that's for the dirt cheapest generic crap. If you buy name brand, DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs are both $22 for a 50-pack. In some areas, DVD+Rs are sometimes less expensive. So, be careful when making price claims.

Between DVD-RW and DVD+RW, there is a very clear difference: DVD-RW can only burn at 6x, while DVD+RW can burn at 8x. For those to whom speed matters, DVD+RW has a very nice edge. The same goes for DVD-R DL, which can only burn at 4x, and DVD+R DL, which can write at up to 8x.

I hope that clears up some things.
 
Originally posted by: hurtstotalktoyou
There's a lot of misinformation out there about the two types, so let's settle some of it right now....

Technically speaking, the DVD+R/W standards are superior to DVD-R/W. However, those differences don't mean much in the real world. I have seen no evidence to suggest any meaningful variation in lifespan, accuracy or burning success rate between each set of formats.

It is also true that DVD-R/W discs are compatible with more drives and players than DVD+R/W. Again, though, compatibility hardly matters any more since nearly all drives and players manufactured in the last year or two support all four standards. But if you have an old DVD player from more than two years ago, you should check to see if it supports DVD+R before you choose a format. It should also be noted that DVD+R DL has a slightly higher compatibility rate than DVD-R DL.

The claim that DVD-R/W discs are cheaper than DVD+R/W is not totally baseless, but it is certainly not a hardened fact. Prices vary from area to area, shop to shop, and brand to brand. While it is probably true that DVD-R/W discs have a slightly lower average price than DVD+R/W, that doesn't necessarily mean you will save any more money. Let's say you're shopping at Newegg, for instance. Sure, a spindle of 50 DVD-Rs is only $15, 17% cheaper than the $18 spindle of DVD-Rs--but that's for the dirt cheapest generic crap. If you buy name brand, DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs are both $22 for a 50-pack. In some areas, DVD+Rs are sometimes less expensive. So, be careful when making price claims.

Between DVD-RW and DVD+RW, there is a very clear difference: DVD-RW can only burn at 6x, while DVD+RW can burn at 8x. For those to whom speed matters, DVD+RW has a very nice edge. The same goes for DVD-R DL, which can only burn at 4x, and DVD+R DL, which can write at up to 8x.

I hope that clears up some things.
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you claim +r as better because it's a little ahead in the game means nothing. it had an edge on 2x which is a 2.4x vs -r 2x but both at 16x is it now negligent. +r will always be more expensive by at least a mile stone, we're talking 50 percent to 100 percent in price!
you won't find cheap +r media but you will with -r, it is widely available, most used format. Nuff said!

 
for data + is superior. for video it really doesn't matter these days. costwise its the same now. so its whichever is on sale
 
Originally posted by: RJR2006
i use DVD-R and I have not encountered any difficulties burning DVD-R's, and my friend gave me one DVD+R and I noticed that speeds are different, based on my DVD Burner.
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how well you burn is dependent on your computer hardware wise and type of burner you used. some name brand burner sucks at burning generic media while others excel at it.
+r are sold mostly in retail stores, very pricey! -r are bargain media sold online for much less. we're talking cheap, for as little as 13 cents to 15 cents a piece. while dvd+r are 26 cents to 30cents a piece.
+r caters to the rich folks, -r to the majority who are poor like me. tell me where I can find +r media for less then -r?
let's take shop4tech for ex. 500pk of 4x -r cost me 76.50, for +r it's 94.50. that's 18 dollars. that's with coupon, it is actually more then that. +r can use booktype to set to dvd-rom which doesn't mean better quality but slightly better compatibility with dvd players. when i say slightly i mean an extra percentage of 1, which is null imho.
 
not true. +r uses much less per session in multisession data recording. and compatibility on dvd players is pretty much a non issue now.
 
I have no reason to buy +r, it cost more. althought I can read it faster on ancient burner that are limited to 8x on -r. that's the only plus side!
 
Originally posted by: RobCur
you claim +r as better
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No, I didn't. I just pointed out some strengths of +R/RW media. I did the same for -R/RW.

because it's a little ahead in the game means nothing. it had an edge on 2x which is a 2.4x vs -r 2x but both at 16x is it now negligent.
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I never said +R was faster than -R, but +RW & +R DL are faster than -RW & -R DL, respectively.

+r will always be more expensive by at least a mile stone, we're talking 50 percent to 100 percent in price!
you won't find cheap +r media but you will with -r, it is widely available,
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As I pointed out before, that is just not true. While -R/W media is sometimes slightly cheaper than +R/W, the prices are almost always extremely close. Often, they are identical, and in certain shops +R/W media is actually cheapest.

most used format.
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According to whom?
 
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