Difference in dvd media?

CBass · 02-18-2006, 06:02 PM

What exactly is the difference between dvd-r, dvd+r, and dvd-ram disks? Is one better than the other? Also, can you recommend a dvd burning s/w package?

Thanks

**please** · 02-19-2006, 08:32 AM

@ CBass
That is too huge a question to answer here. I personally prefer +R media for my burners. From what I have read, the +R format is superior. Nero is a decent software package. Check these links:
DVD+R
DVD-R
DVD-RAM

spirittoo · 02-25-2006, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBass

What exactly is the difference between dvd-r, dvd+r, and dvd-ram disks? Is one better than the other? Also, can you recommend a dvd burning s/w package?

Thanks

I don't know much about the dvd-ram, but the dvd-r and dvd+r seem to have one basic difference ....
The dvd+r you can booktype .... meaning you can change the type to dvd-rom ..... that way it forced an older dvd player to look at the disc as a dvd-rom making it more likely to be recongized and play.

You can't do booktyping with dvd-r.

Nero seems to be the main s/w ....

02-18-2006, 06:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
CBass Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 28 OS: Windows XP Pro	Difference in dvd media? What exactly is the difference between dvd-r, dvd+r, and dvd-ram disks? Is one better than the other? Also, can you recommend a dvd burning s/w package? Thanks

02-19-2006, 08:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
please TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,186 OS: WinXP SP2	@ CBass That is too huge a question to answer here. I personally prefer +R media for my burners. From what I have read, the +R format is superior. Nero is a decent software package. Check these links: DVD+R DVD-R DVD-RAM __________________ P4P800E-D:~:P4 3.0C@3.75GHz:~:Zal7000AlCu:~:OCZ4001024ELDCPER2-K@250MHz 2.5-3-3-7 WinXP SP2>2X160GB Samsung SATA ICH5R RAID1:~:2x80GB Samsung SATA Promise RAID0 ATI A-I-W X800XT~SB Audigy2 ZS~2X BenQ1620~Antec SLK3700AMB~Antec SmartPower2.0 500W