Closed or "finalized" +R discs are not the same as -R, many DVD-Video players cant read them.... jco
-----Original Message----- From: J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 10:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: DVDs On the subject of DVDs, + or - R, once you close the disc it does not matter. I have used both types so far. The only thing is if your burner only supports + you will have to buy + to be able to burn them and the same is true for -.But now if your burner supports either it does not matter, as once the disc is closed you will be able to use it in any DVD reader..Jay in PA At 09:08 AM 1/1/06, you wrote: >On 1 Jan 2006 at 20:31, David Mann wrote: > > > 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? > >I've been using the Imation DVD-R discs with the white printable face >for a couple of years now. They write reliably at 8x and -R discs can >be used to produce DVD video discs too, I've never bothered to purchase >+R even though all my recorders are compatible. > > >Rob Studdert >HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA >Tel +61-2-9554-4110 >UTC(GMT) +10 Hours >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ >Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
