I used to use both but now prefer -R because they are far more compatible for DVD-Video players. When I buy them they are often sold out while the +R discs linger on the shelves. I think theres more chance of +R popularity waning in the long term due to this but this just my rough guess of market conditions. I have no idea which one might be more "archival" in terms of data integrity which is another issue altogether...When I got my first burner I tried to investigate all the advantages and disadvantes of each format and didn't come up with much difference but at the time +R was being touted as having the possibility of faster burning speed than -R but I don't see that, you can now get 16X -R discs and drives too. jco
-----Original Message----- From: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 2:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: DVDs Hi all, I want to make backups of all of my scans which so far is about 40Gb of data (and will eventually top 200Gb). I don't want to buy cheap discs - I'm currently looking at Verbatim DataLife Plus - but I'm wondering if there is any significant difference between -R and +R regarding archivability. My burner can handle both types and they're both the same price, so is there any reason why I might want to choose one over the other? Cheers, - Dave
