Whats the difference in DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW?

Question

Dont be a dumbass and put cuz it got a + sign and - sign. I need real answers

Answer 1

They are just different formats developed by different companies when DVD was still competing as a new storage format years ago.

DVD-R/RW was the first to hit the scene. DVD+R/RW was hyped to be - (minus) R's killer, but it never happened. It actually turns out that both work on about 95% of all DVD players out there. Your experience will vary depending on your player. The dual DVD burners give you the option to use either making it easy to switch if your standalone player has a preference.

And don't think age has much to do with it. While it is true that most DVD players made in the last 1-2 years can read just about anything, I have a 5-year old Pioneer that can read both + and - just fine. You will find more info explaining the formats out here:

http://www.videohelp.com/dvd

Answer 2

These are just encoding formats for the disc. There is no quality difference (or a negligible one). These just tell the dvd reader how to read the encoded data (and to burn). Most modern devices and read both. The new camcorders are where the pickiness comes in. Watch out for the panasonic ones. They use DVD-RAM for their rewritable format. I had to take that camcorder back cause nothing in my house could handler the -RAM format. Sony can do either -r or +rw. I use +rw so I can put the video clips on my computer and burn onto a 4.7g disc. Lot cheaper then having to keep buying those 3" discs that only hold 20 mins of video.

Answer 3

It's because one major manufacturer makes the - type, and another makes the + type. Then other manufactures had to choose one format over the other, which is why there are two formats. They're in competition, just like the Betamax and VHS were. Most DVD players will play both formats, and most DVD ReWriters will record to both formats.

Answer 4

Supposedly, the +R let's you background format, so that you would be able to record on a pre-formatted part of the disc. Also, +Rs are supposed to be 100% compatible with all DVD players. And they are supposed to allow extra editing of titles, playlists, etc that you don't get on -Rs.

I make a lot of DVD's and honestly, I haven't found any differences in the two formats.

Answer 5

I know people who have players that won't play DVD-Rs and others that won't play DVD+Rs. If you want to increase your odds of burning compatible discs use a good quality burner such as a BenQ DW1650 which lets you set it to record DVD+Rs as DVD-ROMs which the player sees as a commercial disc. I haven't had any incompatible since I got my new burner. Also use good quality media such as Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim Data Life Plus. Don't use BenQ media.

Answer 6

I believe it has to do with the fact that certain DVD players only play either the (-) or (+) formats. If it becomes a problem you could just get one that supports all formats and save yourself the trouble.

Answer 7

DVD+R was developed by Philips used mostly for high quality DVD video DVD-R was developed for data storage can be used with DVD video at slight picture audio quality loss