Thanks Ronni, I checked that site. The most interesting part for me was that with DVD+R you can burn a part of it and then come back later to burn more data on the unused part. That could be useful to me.
My local supplier could give me no such information! Regards Lloyd > > Hi Lloyd, > > I've always had more success with Verbatim discs than any other brand, so > don't know why you are suddenly experiencing problems. > > The disks are pretty much the same, but the writing process is different. > DVD+R is a bit more advanced, but the disks often cost more than the older > DVD-R format. DVD+R was also intended to be compatible with more DVD players, > but in all reality there's not much of a difference. > > DVD-R and DVD+R are two competing technologies that use different formats. > No single company owns either DVD format and both technologies have their > advantages. > > DVD+R is a write-once format intended to be more compatible with more DVD > players, though at this point it seems to be about even with DVD-R, which > remains the most compatible computer-burned DVD format. > > Another thing to consider is what format your DVD recording software works > best in. > > A more detailed explanation of the differences can be found here: > <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/difference-between-dvd-r-and-dvdr.html> > > Or do a google search 'difference between DVD-R and DVD+R Disc' > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 09/06/2010, at 3:59 PM, Lloyd White wrote: > >> >> Hi David, >> >> That may be the case. I just tried a different brand of DVD-R and it was >> accepted by the computer. >> >> Can anyone tell me the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R ? >> >> Lloyd -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
