On Feb 12, 2006, at 10:16 PM, b3 wrote:

> 3. from just about everything that i've read, and from my  
> experience, -R discs are more widely acceptable than the +R discs.
> having said that, i've only ever had one disc that had problems in  
> certain DVD players, and that was a +R disc.

Clipped from VideoHelp.com:

DVD-R and DVD-RW
DVD-R was the first DVD recording format released that was compatible  
with standalone DVD Players.
DVD-R is a non-rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 93%  
of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD-RW is a rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 80% of  
all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD-R and DVD-RW supports single side 4.37 computer GB* DVDs(called  
DVD-5) and double sided 8.75 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
These formats are supported by DVDForum.

DVD+R and DVD+RW
DVD+R is a non-rewritable format and it is compatible with about 89%  
of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD+RW is a rewritable format and is compatible with about 79% of all  
DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD+R and DVD+RW supports single side 4.37 computer GB* DVDs(called  
DVD-5) and double side 8.75 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
These formats are supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.

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