Which DVD Recordable Format Will Win?

kila_m writes: "Their is a format war going on between two recordable formats 'DVD-R' and 'DVD+R.' Both formats do virtually the same thing i.e. are readable in most DVD-ROM drives - but a '-' disk is not recordable in a '+' drive and vice-versa. We have a review of the Pioneer DVR-A04 - the worlds best-selling DVD writer and based on the '-' format. I would like get an view of what recordable format Slashdot readers prefer or think is going to win."

Comments

Just watch me and do the opposite

[John Jorsett]

The one that will win is whichever one I don't buy when I can't hold out any longer.

Well one of 'em sure sounds more free...

[Bingo Foo]

I like the sound of
chmod DVD+R
better than
chmod DVD-R

Memo to marketers

[dpbsmith]

Consumers want more choice! Come on, give it to us!

We want DVD=RAM, DVD~RW, DVD±R, and DVD_ROM!

Don't hold back! We want one, two, and three-layer formats! One, two, and three-sided disks!

We want the kind that come in a cartridge but you can remove them, and the kind that come in a cartridge but you can't remove them, and the kind that don't come in a cartridge but you need a caddy!

We crave the thrill, the excitement, and the suspense of putting a DVD in a player and wondering what, if anything will happen!

Oh, and, please, we'd hate to break the law by recording anything you don't think we should record, so put in something to stop us from doing that.

And we'd really like to get valuable discount coupons in the mail, but only on the stuff we like to watch, so it would be helpful if the player sent a list of everything we watch to get sent to the MPAA, the RIAA, and the Department of Homeland Security so that they could form a dossier, I mean profile of our interests.