DVD +/-

[dwilko]

Please Can some one Tell What the difference Between DVD + and DVD -

Thanks

David


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[kippy13]

http://www.dvdirect.com/TSS/charts/DVDFormats.htm

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[kippy13]

Theres also a difference in pricing between the types of media.

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[cdogg]

Also, you can go here:

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvd

~cdogg
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[nirvanarule34]

Not that it directly relates to your questions but if you want a burner that handles both formats well go for the
NEC 1300A Its good fairly cheap and does well with most DVD programs

 

[ch424]

I went for + because it is much faster (real world, not specs) for RW. eg -RW takes 20 mins to erase, where +RW only takes 1 or two.

 

[dwilko]

so is the difference bettween them on the disk surface or is the way they r writen?

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[cdogg]

ch424,
Have you personally used -RW or did you just read that somewhere? There are two kinds of erases - quick and full. Anytime you do a full erase, it can easily take more than 10 minutes with either format. I have never heard of there being a problem with the quick erase in the -RW format. Also if you go to that link I posted above, you'll see that out of thousands of DVD players, the -R/RW still has a slight lead in compatibility over +R/RW.

Besides, getting a dual-format burner yields the best of both worlds, regardless of their differences. Best of all, they're not that much more expensive anymore.

~cdogg
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[dwilko]

I hav just got a dual burner that does DVD+/- and dvd-RAM and Just wanted to know what the differnce was bettween dvd + and -

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[kippy13]

Have you looked at the links we have referenced above?
Its all in there.....

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[dwilko]

they dont really say they mainly go on about the type of stuff u store on them I was wantin to know if difference bettween them is disk surface or is the way they r writen?

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[cdogg]

It's a combination of both. Mainly it's the way they're written, but the discs are also physically different. For instance, you can't use a -R/RW disc in a +R/RW burner. Is there a real need to know more?

~cdogg
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[kippy13]

Do an search in google: I am sure there are some white papers out there that discuss all standards.

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