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

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 ....

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

Downloading via torrent? lol East enough to decide.

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, 200818 yr by PattayaDavid

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

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