2006-08-23 10:43:37 · 4 answers · asked by rgreenfi 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
DVD+RW vs DVD-RW
DVD+RW supports random write access, which means that data can be added and removed without erasing the whole disk and starting over. This means that DVD+RWs can almost be treated like removable hard disks. Conversely, DVD-RW is more like CD-RW: to change data, one must erase the whole disk and start over again.
2006-08-23 10:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
As I was told in a shop 2 weeks ago, it is like the differnce between VHS video and betamax video. They are two different formats, although, confusingly, they can be played in each others' drives, but trying to record on the wrong media damages the laser.
2006-08-23 10:47:43 · answer #2 · answered by medium_of_dance 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The RW means they are re-write-able, you can record over them again
I will assume the -RW means you cant
2006-08-23 10:46:45 · answer #3 · answered by kctruckdeals 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They're incompatible. You can only play +R ones in a +R machine, and vice versa.
2006-08-23 10:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋