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EOutlaw
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_ 		23. April 2006 @ 18:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Which one is the BEST to back-up my DVD movies? DVD-R or DVD+R?
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bilbo65
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_ 		23. April 2006 @ 18:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The one that works BEST for you with your equipment......
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alkohol
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_ 		23. April 2006 @ 21:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
DVD+R for me hands down. I'll take any DVD+R over any DVD-R any day and any time.
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No DVD -R(s) around my house. ;)
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JTrollerb
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I asked this question in my local electronics store the other day, and 2 of the salespeople were explaining to me that the DVD-R's are beginning to become phased out, to be replaced by the DVD+R's, and that eventually the DVD players will only support DVD+R's and NOT the DVD-R's, for movie backups.

I had a feeling they were wrong about this...
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brobear
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Probably were. There's formats being added, so far none removed. What's coming next is Blu Ray and HDDVD. Due to cost effectiveness, the DVD5 Rs (+R and -R) have remained popular, though we have the higher capacity DLs that don't require compressing files to do a backup of a factory movie DVD. +R and +R DL have the advantage of booktyping.
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cynn
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_ 		24. April 2006 @ 00:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Anyone ever compared the QUALITY of the copied movie between DVD+R and DVD-R. The shop told me + is better for movies....but -r is more compatible with most stand-alone players
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I think they need to go back to school. I like +R but that's a preference, not something that is a matter of quality. There have been studies, but usually there is some bias, someone trying to prove something to improve sales. The only advantage to +R is it can be booktyped to DVD ROM to make them usniversally compatible with standalone players. But, most standalones now play at least +R and -R besides DVD ROM. The first players only played ROM, then came -R and then another group developed +R. The span between -R and +R wasn't very long. So, there wasn't a lot of ROM and -R only players. Of course there are still all kinds of variations. A person needs to know what their player supports when using media. As I mentioned as far as compatibility, the +R and +R DL is best when booktyped to DVD ROM. Without booktyping, +R and -R are just as compatible if the system supports the format. As for quality, they're both good as long as the manufacturer did a good job, using good materials. Besides booktyping, I've found it easier to consistently find good media in the +R format, so that's why I stick with them. For the longest, one of my favorite manufacturers only produced +R.
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EOutlaw
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_ 		24. April 2006 @ 16:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I see DVD+R works great for back-up movies for me. I just wanted to know whats the diffrants between the DVD-R and DVD+R.
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Noqoilpi
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_ 		25. April 2006 @ 16:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The difference is they are just different standards. Every format has a standard. Television signals have different standards NTSC, PAL, SECAM and more. Why so many? Sometimes it because it offers better performance. Most of the time it is just a manufacturer does not what to pay licensing fee to the patent holder so they develop their own standard. More money for them.

The DVD+RW Alliance is the official supporter of +R format.
http://www.dvdrw.com/

The DVD Forum is the official supporter of dash R format.
http://www.dvdforum.com/forum.shtml
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