Question to DVD burners...

[deSelys]

I'm a complete n00b regarding this.

What is (are) the advantage(s) of the DVD-R/RW over the DVD+R/RW?

What is the best support for backups? DVD-RW?


Thanks.

[CyranoAH]

Originally posted by deSelys
I'm a complete n00b regarding this.
What is (are) the advantage(s) of the DVD-R/RW over the DVD+R/RW?
What is the best support for backups? DVD-RW?
Thanks.

It's actually a brand war. Pioneer vs. Sony, among others in each side. DVD+R was the first, and supposedly more players were supporting that standard, but nowadays most play both.

With Double Layer DVDs you'll have the same thing. DVD+R DL are already in the market, but DVD-R DL will soon follow.

For backups... well, it depends. You can wait until Double Layer media prices go down (give it a couple of months) or even try Iomega REV, a drive that reads detachable hard disk drives with a capacity of 35 GB each (approx $50 each cartridge).

I have one and I am very happy with it.

My suggestion? Wait for the Double Layer media to go down.

Daniel

[Blooz]

My understanding is that DVD-R are for Recording to disc but it cannot be changed. The information put on the disc cannot be overwritten but only read.

DVD-RW is a disc type that is Re- Writable. The information on the disc can be written over at a later time with new information.

If the information you need to back up is very important I would use the R discs. If the information is just routine back up I would use the RW discs and rotate them on a weekly basis.

[deSelys]

Thanks for the answers...

Can somebody give me a more specific answer about the differences between +/-?

[CyranoAH]

There you go:

http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/multimedia/a/DVD_explained_2.htm