DVD +R & -R
By Architect.J •
does anyone know the difference between dvd +r & -r ??? and wat about the compatability between the different makes? ....
i've got a huge amount of data to write... jus happened to chek one of my earlier data DVDs ,which i had made on my old PC... it didnt read in my new PC... so was wonderin if it has anythin to do with the +R & -R issue...
the guy at Jarir told me its just a region setting, but i'm not too satisfied with that answer.
any help available?
P.S : mine is an LG dual layer writer, and it says DVD+R on the outside.
also, has any one seen any duallayer CDs anywher in doha??
thank u!
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actually, i want to transfer data from my external hard disk to DVDs :)... i carry it around a lot, and hav dropped it often... so jus want to write them into DVDs for safe keeping in a Pouch!
russbilby, thnx for the reply.... i think i shud get DVD +r sets since my drive indicates +R on the front... thnx again!
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Actually both of them will work with your DVD Writer especially if you got it recently. The -R are cheaper than the +R. Both of them would work, but might give you trouble if your DVD player for example is supporting only -R or +R. I tried both and no problems so far. You got a huge amount of data to copy, ... it would be more convenient if you buy an External Hard Drive [USB or Firewire] and store your data their. DVDs are ok, but if that DVD get a scratch then it is done. Get one of those WD or Maxtor big ones and store your data there. WD is available at Carrefour in 3 sizes and almost five or six models. 250GB, 500GB and 1Tera and it is available in USB models, and Firewire models too. The Firewire is a little more expensive, but it is a lot faster than the USB. Prices are 400Q.R, 620 - 670 and 1000+.
Please refer to these two links for more information about the DVDs Format:
http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2003/DVDFormatsExplained.asp
Best Regard
Hi, this is not a region thing at all, they are different standards, both write once (as opposed to +RW/-RW which are read-write)supported or championed by different manufacturers and are not always compatible between drives. It depends on your specific drive but the front of the drive normally indicates what type to use (if not the manual will).
Data capacity is similar with all of the disks.
No, haven't seen any dual layer disks but haven't actually been looking....