[MacDV] DVD-R vs. DVD+R

Allen Brewer trylk at satx.rr.com
Wed Mar 16 19:12:25 PST 2005


Well my experience with using both +R and -R on my 4 year old set top 
player.... I've had much more success in playing the +R discs on it 
than the -R discs.

Allen


On Mar 16, 2005, at 5:37 PM, Alex wrote:

> DVD-R is VASTLY more compatible with most DVD players.
> I do however put the following notice on short runs  DVD-R's for 
> clients.
>
> DVD-R  Note
> Please note that recordable DVD’s are only compatible with around 90% 
> of DVD players.
> If you experience problems please try this disc in another DVD player.
>
> Saying that if you use DVD+R discs the compatibility percentage 
> shrinks WAY DOWN for players over a year old
> Newer than that and there is much more compatibility with DVD+R and 
> DVD-R
>
> Alex



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