DVD R formats

[SpaceSquad]

K, which format is used for Movies, data?

ex: DVD+R, DVD-RW ect

I just wanna know which is more compatile for dvd players? and the specific applications for all of them

[Xtreeme]

Both work. But -R is most compatable with dvd players. -RW is less cause of the RW capability. The +R will work on older sonys I have but not some of the newer off brand ones will play them. So thats iffy. (sony made +R I think).

Bottem line dvd-r best for standalone dvd players and overall compatability.

DVD+RW best for data and re-recording alot. So pc backups and stuff go for +rw everytime. The + has a extra ring that stores what is on the disc. Like crc check. And thus takes mroe to damage the disc to where cant be read. A standard +RW is 10x better at retaining data then a old cd-r was. Even though the pits are soo much smaller (or dots in this case). Hope that helped.

[elroy]

I read somewhere that the +R was capable of utilizing "bit setting" if your burner has this capability. This allows you to record a dvd and make it appear to a set top dvd player as a dvd-rom disk. This increases the compatibility with set top players.

[rrcn]

I read somewhere that the +R was capable of utilizing "bit setting" if your burner has this capability. This allows you to record a dvd and make it appear to a set top dvd player as a dvd-rom disk. This increases the compatibility with set top players.

Are you sure its +R? I thought it was +RW (or -RW). I know lite-on has an app that will change the bit setting for lite-on drives.