2007-01-12 07:45:32 · 6 answers · asked by Dave N 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
DVD+R and +RW are Philips formats. They refused to pay royalties to Sony to allow -R recording in their devices so instead developed formats that were close enough to the original -R and -RW specifications but deviated enough to be classed as separate formats. Pioneer and a few other Chinese brands were given cheap royalty fees to promote the +R format. The TOC on this disc is different to that found on a -R disc, and the actual burnable area begins at a different point, so a special drive is also required.
2007-01-12 08:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just think of them as two languages, example the + is spanish and the - is Japanese. one machine that reads the CD + can translate that to English but can not translate Japanese. The machine that has the - can translate the CD from Japanese to English, but again, can not translate to Spanish. Then some machines can translate either language from the CD to English. So nowadays, most machines are + or - compatible. So watch it for some old recorders as they will only read one or the other.
2007-01-12 15:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There really isnt anything a lot different. Other than +R is used more often than -R. Also -R is used a lot for burning video, thats what i use them for. Usually the plus and minus are just what type of disc they are and whether or not they are compatiable with your burner. If you have a +rw burner than you can burn +r/rw. If you own a -rw burner than you can burn -r/rw. If you own a +-rw, than you can burn either +r/rw or -r/rw
Hope this helps
2007-01-12 15:53:16 · answer #3 · answered by bballkid590 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "+" (plus) and "-" (dash) are the different standards supported by the discs/drives. A drive that supports +/- is one that will read/write BOTH kinds. There is no advantange or disadvantage to either one, but you need to know which one your computer/dvd-recorder/etc supports so that you buy the correct blank media for it... Hows that for non-techie?
2007-01-12 15:51:54 · answer #4 · answered by davidinark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a new DVD burner there is no difference.
If not, then R+ has the capability of uploading items directly to a printer. Never heard of R-.
2007-01-12 15:53:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is the way data is written on the disk.
check out this link for all you could ever want to know about DVD's
http://www.videohelp.com/dvd
2007-01-12 15:50:57 · answer #6 · answered by phoenix_61_98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋