Why DVD+R(W) is superior to DVD-R(W) - DVD+R A DVD+R is a writable optical disc with 4.7 GB (4.38 GiB) of storage capacity (actually 2295104 sectors of 2048 bytes each). The format was developed by a coalition of corporations, known as the DVD+RW Alliance, in mid 2002. Since the DVD+R format is a competing format to the DVD-R format, which is developed by the DVD Forum, it has not been approved by the DVD Forum, which claims that the DVD+R format is not an official DVD format. In October of 2003, it was demonstrated that double layer technology could be used with a DVD+R disc to nearly double the capacity to 8.5 GB per disc. Manufacturers have incorporated this technology into commercial devices since mid-2004 (see DVD+R DL). Unlike DVD+RW discs, DVD+R discs can only be written to once. Because of this, DVD+R discs are suited to applications such as nonvolatile data storage, audio, or video. The DVD+R format is divergent from the DVD-R format. Hybrid drives that can handle both, often labeled "DVD±RW", are very popular since there is not yet a single standard for recordable DVDs. There are a number of significant technical differences between the dash and plus formats, and although most consumers would not notice the difference, the plus format is considered by some to be better engineered. Like other plus media, it is possible to use bitsetting to increase the compatibility of DVD+R media. As of 2006, the market for recordable DVD technology shows little sign of settling down in favor of either the plus or dash formats, which is mostly the result of the increasing numbers of dual-format devices that can record to both formats; it has become very difficult to find new devices that can only record to one of the formats. See also * Book type * DVD * DVD+R DL * MultiLevel Recording * DVD-R http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD+R and another article here Why DVD+R(W) is superior to DVD-R(W) - http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/113
dvdnoobie- Here we go Main difference DVD+R is Capable of being booktyped By certain DVD burners . This means that your burner records a Code on a DVD+R disc that tells your DVD-rom Drive /Burner or DVD player That your just recorded DVD+R media is actually a DVD-ROM disc ( Like a Movie DVD or a Software program ) Like a Commercial produced Disc ! And this gives you the ultimate in Disc compatablity ! If your drive will play DVD's it should play BOOKTYPED DVD+R's ! There are some technical differences ! DVD-R was developed first and then DVD+R was developed after looking at DVD-R capability's ! Real world use I've used both and other than the Booktype advantage with DVD+R there both about the same ! Except if your not Booktyping with DVD+R then DVD-R is a little ore compatable with most players versus Non- Booktyped DVD+R ! if your Dvd player is fairlyrecentlymade even that is not a problem ! most new players will play pizza if the cheese isn't to thick ! Also when buying media online ! DVD+R seems to be more expensive atleast in quality brands like Taiyo Yuden & verbatim ! But if you buy your media Retail( BRANDED ) on sale at Bestbuy or wherever? then DVD+R & DVD-R same price Go figure ! hope this helped ! sorry I may not be as educated or Eloquent on this subject as some of the other members but I'm always learning too !dvdnoobie hang in there & happy burning!
Lol; thanks catfreak. I've been to a lot of message boards over the years; and this is one of my absolute favorites. Even if some people are frazzled and creaky. This forum is so full of every kind of info. I hope this keeps up, because I love it!
My reasoning for getting +Rs is the compatability after you booktype/bitset them to DVD-ROM. If you don't booktype/bitset, or don't have a writer that supports it you should get one, if you can booktype/bitset learn how to, then do it. But before I had a writer that supported it -Rs were more compatable with my DVD players...
My reason for getting the +R discs is because my BenQ drives just love 'em ... +R media burned at the speed of light and BenQ quality .. what an unbeatable combination!!
