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dan44721
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_ 		10. September 2006 @ 17:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Who won the DVD war DVD-R OR DVD+R ?
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bobholm
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_ 		10. September 2006 @ 17:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
While there are still a lot of players (and even some recorders, plus of course all pc and mac DVD recorder drives) that read/record DVD -R, it is not as stable a format as DVD+R, which is now the de facto standard with most DVD players connected to TVs. So if you're wondering which format to record your movies on, go with DVD+R. It will be around longer into the era of HD DVDs which has just begun. It will also most likely be backwards compatible with the new HD DVD drives much longer than the -R format will be.
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_ 		11. September 2006 @ 06:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
not soooooooo....... both are good media, depends on what player you have! My player plays everything..... and I use both DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs and here is a good article on both:
http://www.cdfreaks.com/print/article/113

most newer players and recorders will burn both DVD+Rs and DVD-Rs so I wouldn't worry too much about lasting longer or what's going to be with the HD or Blue-Ray disks. Those players will be backwards compatible and will also or should also play CDs and VCDs.

And if you want to know more about HD and Blu-ray, read this:
http://www.bitburners.com/The_High_Definition_DVD_FAQ/
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rbrock
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_ 		11. September 2006 @ 16:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I only use DVDR- they say DVD+ booktyped to DVD- works on more players but I've not used any DVD+ yet the DVD- is working just fine for me
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DVD7227
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_ 		11. September 2006 @ 17:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I personally use DVD+R and DVD-R
DVD+R for my backup's
and DVD-R's for my cousins(cough cough)
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zippyd
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_ 		11. September 2006 @ 22:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This is quoted from a friend on another forum who makes DVDs for people as a profession. He stands strongly behind the -R format.

Originally posted by Supo:
DVD-R is the official format as backed by the DVD Forum and the DVD FLLC.
DVD+R is from the DVD Alliance and exists solely because our old friends Sony (who else) and Philips (Oh yes. Them) didn't want to pay any share of royalties to the developers of the -R format, and corporate greed made them develop their own.


Personally though I use mostly +R as my first burner was +R only and I've yet to encounter any issues....
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dan44721
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_ 		12. September 2006 @ 09:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Dosen't one format run at a constant speed and the other changes the speed as the disc is being read? Which one is which. Don't the call it angular velocity and the other linner velocity? Which one needs a buffer?
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