Choosing Between DVD+R and DVD-R?

Posted by Cliff on Thursday October 16, 2003 @06:40AM from the which-way-would-you-go dept.

Pieroxy asks: "Most people like to make the analogy between DVD+/-R and the old VHS/Betamax/V2000 battle. This analogy is not applicable here, because whether you choose DVD+ or DVD-, you burn DVDs that are readable in most existing DVD players. Even if you buy today, the burner based on the technology that will die tomorrow, all your DVD*R will be readable in most DVD players. That said, what other argument than technical superiority can drive your choice? We know the DVD-R compatibility on existing players is better than DVD+R, we know that DVD+R as well as DVD-R have dual layers plans. What else can help me choose between either format? Are prices that different? Reliability? Speed?"

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Re:Both by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-16 06:48 · Score: 1, Funny

But if you do that, you get DVD+R+DVD-R which is 2DVD. This leaves you with two ordinary DVDs, instead of the recordable environment you wanted to begin with.
Blue laser by Mod+Me+God · 2003-10-16 06:52 · Score: 2, Funny

Sony are developing it for retail use, it will be ready in 2 years, mark my words!

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Re:Both by nick_danger · 2003-10-16 06:55 · Score: 3, Funny

...and 2DVD is equal to 2VD^2, who's first deriviative is VD, which no one really wants.

[so shoot me if my math sucks, it's been 20 years since I had Calc... I did it for the punch line]