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DVD+ or DVD-?

  • 25-11-2003 1:34am
    #1
    BigO
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭


    this is a genuine q, as i want to have backups of my dvd's so i can travel abroad with them and can afford to get them a little damaged.

    what media should i use? + or -, as I need to use them on a few dvd players.
    i have a dvd recorder that doews both and in cofussed!

    plaese?


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  • #2
    BANZAI_RUNNER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭BANZAI_RUNNER


    well from a pure financial standpoint, DVD- are cheaper, I had "backed-up" some of my collection on DVD+ and some on DVD- , the problem is that the DVD+ do not play on some dvd players , but DVD- seems to play on nearly all players.


  • #3
    BigO
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭BigO


    at last i get a clear response that isnt filled with nerd jiberish about seek times and blue laser (sorry that is nerd talk really)


  • #4
    Spunog UIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭Spunog UIE


    can i have some nerd talk :)

    Whats the difference between the two, still using a cdrw . DVD RW drive be handy.


  • #5
    BigO
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭BigO


    Whats the difference between the two

    oh dear loerd dont ask any nerd that q, its bassically a thing trying to decide industry standard,
    Read up about it online


  • #6
    daveg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,683 ✭✭✭daveg


    Personally I dont think either format will win. I think both will be used going forward. However DVD-RAM has no chance except for backup.

    Another thing to consider is some experts say +R is less susceptable to scratches. However as pointed out already it is not as compatible as -R.


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  • #7
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,550 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    DaveG: some experts say +R is less susceptable to scratches
    Cost will always win out over quality..

    Look at Betamax Vs VHS...


  • #8
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Originally posted by Krusty_Clown
    Look at Betamax Vs VHS...
    Don't forget capacity then (no-one else seems to remember the crap length of the betamax tapes for the first few years). By the time they were long enough to record a game or movie Betamax was starting to do its slow dying thing.

    But yeah, cost too.


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