Whathe is the meaning of DVD-R and DVD+R? and whats the difference between them?

Question

Whathe is the meaning of DVD-R and DVD+R? and whats the difference between them?

Answer 1

something to do with the reader using positive layers or negatives i think probably wrong though

Answer 2

Go to http://www.wikipedia.org and enter each  of those terms for a more detailed description.

But in general DVD-R and DVD+R are different formats of recordable DVD media which are not rewritable.  The DVD-RW and the DVD+RW are the rewritable forms of these two media types.

Answer 3

Hi Nazmul,

The DVD+R and DVD-R are competing formats much like the old VHS and Beta formats in video tapes. Today most drives are Hybrid and handle both formats. They are usually labeled DVD+/-R

The market for recordable DVD technology never settled down in favor of either the plus or dash formats, which is mostly the result of the increasing numbers of dual-format devices that can record to both formats; it has become very difficult to find new devices that can only record to one of the formats. However, because the DVD-R format has been in use since 1997, it has had a five-year lead on DVD+R. As such, older or cheaper DVD players (up to 2004 vintage) are more likely to favor the DVD-R standard exclusively, and when creating DVD’s for distribution (where the playing unit is unknown or older) the DVD-R format would normally be preferable.

My personal experience has led me towards using the +R. It is slightly better at error handling so more tolerant of dirty or damaged media and also more tolerant to the subtle differences between players.

Norm