Dvd+r Or Dvd-r - Which Should I Use?

[CosmicSurfer]

Which DVD is better for Burning Movies and Videos I'm busy downloading via Torrents?

I was told that +R is Better, and playable on almost all machines.

but some on this forum are recommending -R as easier to Burn, as I'm having some Burn problems.

All Debate is welcome.

Thanks

CS

[sniffdog]

If the movies and videos you download are not illegal, using DVD-R should be sufficient. I myself use Princo DVD-R 16X (220 baht for 50). Not a single problem after burning 150+ dvds.

If these movies and video are illegal, please consider this answer as non-existant as it is frowned upon here on TV to talk about illegal activities ....

[wxpwzrd]

"If these movies and video are illegal..."

Downloading via torrent? lol East enough to decide.

[PattayaDavid]

Which DVD is better for Burning Movies and Videos I'm busy downloading via Torrents?

I was told that +R is Better, and playable on almost all machines.

but some on this forum are recommending -R as easier to Burn, as I'm having some Burn problems.

All Debate is welcome.

Thanks

CS

I asked this same question when I first started downloading torrents and went to purchase DVDR's.  I was told by the salesman that DVD+R's were generally better because they could be used to record in multi-session, but DVD-R's could only be used for a single session.  If you are only recording a single movie and don't plan to use the additional free space on the DVD then either +R or -R would be fine, however if you are planning to record multiple movies or multiple episodes of a TV series and wish to use all of the space on the disk, I would go for the DVD+R's for their multi-session capability.  With prices being equal, I would go with the DVD+R's unless you are having compatibility issues with your DVD recorder.  I cannot confirm the above information, but only that this is how it was explained to me by the salesman.

Pattayadavid

PS. I've just recently recorded my first DVD+R of a TV series downloaded via torrent and experienced no difficulty in recording or on playback except for a little jerkyness during playback which I pretty much contribute to the original .avi torrent.

Edited July 1, 2008 by PattayaDavid

[NanLaew]

I went 35 mph in a 30 mph zone this morning... I guess I need to log off TV right now.

[Crossy]

If your DVD player will play the DivX / XviD content directly without re-encoding to DVD video format then the chances are it will play either + or - without issues.

If you are going to have to re-encode (you have an older player maybe) then + is apparently better.

I gave up burning DVDs when I set up a cheap media-PC, plugs straight into the LCD and sound system, plays content direct from my NAS drive