Which is better DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW burners?

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  1. ruth1968

    ruth1968 Member

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    I'm searching for a good DVD burner but am confused about which one to get. Which one is better ... a DVD-R/RW or a DVD+R/RW?
     
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  2. framerman

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    Get the Sony DRU-500a. It does both! But it seems that media for the + is more expensive.
     
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  3. sanguis

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    Hey
    What´s the diference between dvd-r/rw and dvd+r/rw ?
    And why doesn´t anyone talks about the Hp Dvd 200i ? It´s a bad writter ?

    Thanks for the help,

    Porto
     
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    i own an hp dvd200i.. i love it.. almost every dvd i burn works in every consumer player i have tried..
     
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  5. stormvet

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    I dunno much, but from all the reading I've done discs made a la DVD R/RW is typically more widely accepted by off-the-shelf DVD players than DVD +R/RW.

    I'm sure there are more differences, but what I've read so far leads me to this conclusion at least.
     
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    I'm not so sure about that. All I burn with is + media, and I've yet to find a standalone that doesn't play them. The - is the cheaper media though.

    Sorry, I meant less expensive.
     
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    I am also going to be buying a DVD recorder. I am either going to buy the Sony DRU500UL (external) drive for my laptop, or the Philips DVDR985 for my home theater system. The research that I have done says that the +r is the most compatible in the US. I have also found that the sony is the only one that will do + & -. I heard that on the Philips, if the +R does not work on a player, than it can re- encode it so it will work (or something like that). If anyone thinks or knows differently, please let us all know. It would be very helpful.
     
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  8. Doc409

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    I recently went the +R/RW route after tons of research. This link provided some very good info about + and - burners and players: http://www.dvdplusrw.org/index.html.

    Also, any +R/+RW media is supposed to work in any +R/RW burner. This has been my experience, and I haven't had any trouble with the less expensive brands. The -R/RW media costs less, but is not as universal as the + media, and may be harder to find for some burners.
     
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    DVD+R/+RW has been designed for the next generation of standalone DVD players and therefore would be the Ultimate choice, however the media is at least twice as dear as the standard -R/-RW. Keep up or get left behind!!! Seriously -R/-RW and +R/+RW are in a huge war to which one will become the standard, but i suspect it will be +R/+RW Drives. As -R/-RW does have some venerablilities in playback on some standalone dvd players.
     
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  10. dvdrookie

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    I would definately say that the +R/RW will be the way to go (at least that what's Sony wants us to believe). However, just to cover my own rear, I went with the Sony DRU 500a with both compatabilities. Just got it in, finally, and will be happy to report back on any compatability issues I find with standalone players that I have.
     
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    dvd-r/rw work with dvd-r/rw drives and dvd+r/rw work with dvd+r/rw drives. both work the same way, there are new burners that work with both types of media. dvd-r discs are the cheapest, so i suggest a dvd-r/rw drive
     
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