Are the dvd discs I bought suitable for my machine?

Question

I have bought a DVD recorder that lets you copy video to dvd. Tesco advised that Maxell 1-16x speed, single sided, DVD-R is suitable for my machine. However, on the discs, there is a caution that some drives may not support this speed. Is this referring to computer drives, and not the DVD player?
In the manual, It suggests Maxell DVD-R but says nothing about speed. I am confused. Also, what is the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R?

Answer 1

It all depends on the recording format of the machine, from what you said it supports the - format ( both r and rw )

R= read only, so once copied, you cannot re-recorded over them
RW=rewrittable disc, so once you have recored and watch the proggramme, use again to record.

The diiference between - and + format is simply that the - format will support widescreen, so if recording a film in widescreen use -
Also you will have to finalise any - format disc before watching.

Hope this helps you out.

Answer 2

this + & - problem is similar to the betamax and vhs video quality argument that was around years ago.
betamax gave a far better picture quality but the machines were expensive and complicated inside.
the vhs machine was simple and the tapes were cheap.
vhs finally won on cost and betamax died.
sony brought out the + system first, the quality was very good but the discs were dear to buy. hitachi and others developed the - system, which has a good picture and was cheaper to buy the blanks. (the cost of - was about 60% cheaper).
more people bought the - and so the + companies compromised by making a writer that recorded onto both types.
the recording speed is limited by the stated record speed on the blank disc. this is increasing every day so soon 16x recording will be normal but the faster you record the more errors you will find on playback. i personally never record faster than 6x to get a constant perfect copy.
if you are going to play your dvd's on other players, make sure you finalise them after transfer of all files to close the disc.

Answer 3

Some machines only use -r and some only +r.Some do both.Disc speed is not really relevant on recorders and is associated with computer burners.Your user guide will tell you if you need + or - or if you can use both.Sounds as if the ones you have will be OK.

Answer 4

reckoning on the container you make the most of you're able to apply an IEEE firmware cable, a parallel cable, a dvd recorder, or an exterior not uncomplicated stress that ought to attach with a DVR and pc.

Answer 5

it will record to any speed disc. the disc's have to be the correct format either + or - . some recorders will support both. - is the most common.

Answer 6

There is no differnece. It just means DVD plus Writeable