i couldnt find DVD+R where i live, i found DVD-R only. can anyone help me and tell me the difference?? and which is better? thanx
2007-02-26 02:04:24 · 6 answers · asked by flo 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Neither is better, the -r's run anti clockwise, the +r's run clockwise, that's the only difference, most dvd re-writers go both ways these days
2007-02-26 02:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by India 55 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The truth is that the two competing technologies use different formats. No single company "owns" DVD and both technologies have their "champions".
DVD-R/RW was developed by Pioneer. Based on CD-RW technology, it uses a similar pitch of the helix, mark length of the 'burn' for data, and rotation control. DVD-R/RW is supported by the DVD Forum, an industry-wide group of hardware and software developers, and computer peripheral manufacturers. The DVD-R format has been standardized in ECMA-279 by the Forum, but this is a private standard, not an 'industry' ISO standard like the CD-R/RW Red Book or Orange Book standard.
DVD+R/RW is also based on CD-RW technology. DVD+R/RW is supported by Sony, Philips, HP, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha, and others, and has recently been endorsed by Microsoft. DVD+R/RW is not supported by the DVD Forum, but the Forum has no power to set industry standards, so it becomes a market-driven issue.
2007-02-26 02:11:27 · answer #2 · answered by jean reno 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its a different format of disc, like VHS & Betamax in video cassettes, although they look the same, they store data in a slightly different way, and a most writers these days can read and write to either, but the older writers are specifically designed for one or the other.
Both formats are single use disks. the +rw / -rw are the Re-Writable ones that can be formatted and used again
2007-02-26 02:08:50 · answer #3 · answered by mark t 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put simply, they are 2 different formats that are now 'combined'.
when they were first released, you had to have a minus dvd reader for minus disks and positive for positive disks, one would not play the other.....but luckily, it has been decided to combine the 2 formats so players will now read either type of disk.
if only others had done this in the past.....
2007-02-27 01:46:34 · answer #4 · answered by safcian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DVD-R can just record data after which you can not record on it after the first use.
while DVD+R you use it reformat it and use it again to record data, music, movies etc
2007-02-26 02:22:35 · answer #5 · answered by kelechi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DVD-R only records once, DVD+R will record more than once.
2007-02-26 02:09:17 · answer #6 · answered by chillipope 7 · 0⤊ 6⤋