[MacDV] Re: DVD MEDIA...

[Alan Cawson]

It is very clear from the manuals etc that DVD-R recorders will not
record DVD+R media and vice versa, so the big issues concern playback.

Peter Tattersall wrote:

>As for compatibility on playback, I can't speak from personal 
>experience, but it is my understanding that DVD-R disks can be played 
>back on more drives than DVD+R disks.

I think this may be true of computer DVD drives but may not be true of
standalone drives.

>In any case, the balance between DVD-R and 
>DVD+R compatibility may be shifting - the most recent updates on the
>DVD player list at http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php seems to me 
>to be showing more DVD+R players than a few months back.

This seems certainly to be the case. Perhaps dual format drives will
become universal like dual standard PAL/SECAM TV sets in Europe or dual
PAL/NTSC standards in VCR playback so the problem will be solved in
firmware and not worry the consumer.  Either that or one format will
disappear through atttrition.

Alan