That's a good article, gmb. Just keep in mind similar arguements were made (quite correctly) about Betamax in the 80's. One thing that speaks volumes: Sony was one of the companies on the +R bandwagon. Their new stand alone DVD recorder only supports -R, not +R. Sometimes it ends up being popularity rather than technical specs that determines what becomes the standard.
Im with Ken 100%. If you remember the arguement between betamax and VHS you will understand. Although Betamax (DVD+R) is better, DVD-R (VHS) was the one to survive
I look for both +&- to continue to be supported. It's really not a fair comparison to vhs & beta. Back then, you either had one or the other. A beta player wouldn't play vhs, just as a vhs wouldn't play beta. With dvd burners it is no problem to have both +&- formats supported. Same goes with standalone dvd players. I expect both formats to thrive. If not, If I had to pick one that would fade out, -r's would be my bet.
But DVD-R is supported by the DVD Forum, so how could it be faded out? I think we aren't going to have to worry about one going and one staying. They will both go when the new systems come out that can support up to 20 times the amount of data on a disc.
Hello everybody! I am new to dvd recording but i know this:I recently have bought a SONY DRU500A and i wrote some dvdr+ and dvdr- discs. As far i can tell, dvdr+ offers more speed for recording BUT they are the same as dvdr- because they have the same image and sound quality (thats when you backup an existing dvd title as MINORITY REPORT, if someone thing otherwise tell me) and also the dvdr- are muuuch cheaper. Also both are compatible with my home cinema player. So i choose DVDR-.Sorry for my english i am from Greece..
I tend to disagree a bit with what you've said. Here are the differences: http://www.chrismccann.co.uk/dvd_formats.htm
I read the article you promt me a few days ago, and i think it is exactly what i said in my previous post: "DVD-R is a write-once recordable format which allows excellent compatibility with both standalone DVD players and DVD-ROM drives." at the end of the article it says:"Hope this helps any of the Newbies that are confused by the different formats. My opinion - go for DVD-R, its cheaper!" I use DVDR- only for making copies of full original movies. If you use well DVD shrink, you make perfect and NOT encrypted copies. I dont see any reason at all for spennding more money on DVDR+ when i get perfectly what i want in DVDR-...
Can i ask you something technical man? When i write a dvd sometimes when it finishes burning ( i use nero) and the drive opens, i can not close it, i mean i push the button but it doesnt responds,the only way is to restart my pc.The disks anyway have no problem, i can copy just fine its just a little annoying restarting every time i write something because it remains open!Thanks anyway, if anyone knows somthing please reply..
I am having that same problem. I am still trying to isolate the cause. And I agree, it is very annoying.
Are you both using Nero?? If so, see if there is an option to stop it ejecting the DVD when the burning is complete.
Nice copy-paste from Anandtech's FAQ you've done there: http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=118 As for cheaper it's really not true anymore. For example Ritek 4x DVD+R are cheaper or cost the same as Ritek 4x DVD-R in UK and the same goes for any name brand media. Sure you can get low quality Princo DVD-Rs cheaper but you can get low quality noname DVD+Rs cheaper too. Compatibility is, as mentioned in your copy-pasted article, about the same for DVD+R and DVD-R.
With permission and a few edits here and there i might add! Why type it in yourself! Also, Ritek +R does tend to be slightly more expensive in the UK than -R, whatever deals you may have found on the Riteks.
It's a good manner to provide a link to the original source if you use material that someone else has written. So where can you get 4x Ritek DVD-R for less than £0.94-£0.98 incl. VAT? Because that's what Arita Ritek 4x DVD+R costs at for example blankdiscshop, bigpockets and digitalpromo.
It states somewhere on that page that where the source was from. Manners or not is irrelevant. Its not like i make moeny out of the site. Its purely there to help people and save me the time of re-writing stuff when i can post a link.
