Sent to me by an expert, some time back, the following information: > The plus type of DVD recordable discs entered the market AFTER the > minus types. And, as the newer type of disc, they had more time to > develop their product design, technically. As a result, the plus > discs have improved error- checking and defect management over the > minus disc types. This means that your drive will end up writing > FASTER to your disc when it uses a DVD+R plus disc, than it does > when it uses a DVD-R minus disc. Even when the discs are rated at > the same speed on the outside packaging, the plus discs end up > recording FASTER than the minus discs. And, when they do record, > they will end up producing FEWER ERRORS in the disc than the minus > discs. So, this means that when these plus discs are played back, > you will see FEWER VIDEO JITTERS and that the discs will simply > play back better under most conditions than the older minus discs > will. Another thing, the plus discs identify themselves as a "DVD- > ROM" to the DVD player, just like a DVD movie disc you buy in the > store does. This improves the chance that the player will play the > disc. By contrast, the minus DVD-R identifies itself as a "DVD-R", > which means that the DVD player has to be able to recognize and play > DVD-R type discs. Most current players can play the -R discs, but > not all of them can. Finally, the plus format was developed by a > partnership of Sony and Philips, in cooperation with leading > companies like HP, Compaq, Dell, Microsoft and many others. The > minus format was developed primarily by Pioneer, although many > others now support the format of course. > > In review, here are the main features of the plus DVD+R format: > > * Faster recording times, even compared to same-speed-rated minus discs > * More accurate recordings that end up playing back better > (Fewer problems with jitter and freezes during playback) > * Supported by the most famous companies in the high tech world > * Almost every DVD player in the world plays these discs - they > cannot tell the difference between plus DVD+R discs and actual DVD- > ROM movie discs * Newer and slightly more expensive than minus DVD- > R discs * About 5% of DVD burners do not write onto these discs, > though most do
Regards, John ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Celio [[email protected]] Sent: 30 January 2009 21:03 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: OT - DVD-R recommendations > Short answer - Verbatim Archival Grade is the best, known brands work > fine, avoid cheap media. > > Long answer ( if you are interested) based to some research we made here <big snip> Very informative! Thanks for relaying that so succinctly. I had always figured Verbatim was a cheapo brand, but apparently not! Now, would someone remind me of the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R? John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/calemp http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
