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SubjectRe: I was under the impression + was more compatible (USA anyway)nt Reply to this message
Posted byEvildrak
Posted on02/17/05 08:05 PM



> > update them). My main question is, what in the fuck is the difference between
> > DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R, DVD-RW?
>
> First things first, I think you know the difference between dvd-r and dvd-rw, rw
> is rewritable. Next, about that DL dvd, it's a dual layer dvd. A single layer
> dvd can hold up to 4.38gb of data, dual layer, well guess what, about the
> double, but the burning speed is much, much slower (most drives are 2.4x on DL)
> and the media is pretty expensive.
>
> Now let's check the + and - differences. It's simply 2 different standards that
> companies came up with, there wasn't really a consensus so 2 standards were
> produced. Nowadays, most hardware relaying on dvd support both format quite
> well, but not so long ago the - format seemed to be the one most compatible.
> However, some devices only read + media. So just check out your dvd player
> manual for example if you intend to burn movie dvds. Every burner now supports
> both standards perfectly, but I'd still go with - if I had a choice. Oh and
> dvd-r has 8mb more than +r ;)
>
> I only buy dvd-r, except for my dvd+rw, we don't have dvd-rw over here, but
> they're slower than dvd+rw anyway.
>
>
>
> Testing underwear in outer space
>





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*DVD Burning Questions  Ryu_Saotome01/07/05 03:43 AM
.*Re: DVD Burning Questions  skydoune01/07/05 03:29 PM
..*Re: DVD Burning Questions  KarLKoX07/01/05 08:03 PM
...Re: I was under the impression + was more compatible (USA anyway)nt  Evildrak02/17/05 08:05 PM