[X-Newbies] DVDs

[Vincent Cayenne]

At 12:15 AM +0100 2/8/05, VS wrote:
>So the person in the store is proven wrong, generally speaking, but 
>could be right in specific instances.

The person in the store was "generally" correct. Typically and until 
fairly recently, the DVD burners *from Apple* were DVD-R but not 
DVD+R compatible. So the person was probably quite accustomed to 
giving that advice since it was right, generally speaking. Even in 
those instances (IOW recently) where DVD+R is usable, DVD-R is also. 
So the person would still have been generally correct to steer a Mac 
user toward DVD-R media.

>I have used DVD+R for at least a year and it works fine for me. I 
>use Toast and my burner is a "PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D".

Your burner is a Pioneer DVR-106D and supports use of both + and - 
media 
<http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pio/pe/images/portal/cit_3424/2370278DVR-x06_GSpecs.pdf>. 
But did it come from Apple standard or as a BTO option with your 
system?
-- 
'tis as said. [Reality is defined by being described]