which type of DVD's?

Sachsr1 · Sachsr1 #1 (**permalink**)

01-13-2007, 08:17 PM

I read somewhere that Mac use a certain type of DVD is it DVD-R or DVD+R? Or am I completely crazy, and it takes all kinds of DVD's..

Stretch · Stretch #2 (**permalink**)

01-13-2007, 08:20 PM

It depends on the drive in your machine. Some are only DVD-R I believe. Post back with more info on your machine, and I can tell you for sure.

If you want the best brand of DVD±Rs, I would highly recommend Verbatim DVD±Rs.

Sachsr1 · Sachsr1 #3 (**permalink**)

01-13-2007, 08:24 PM

I just ordered a 24" iMac with the super drive. It will be here tuesday

Stretch · Stretch #4 (**permalink**)

01-13-2007, 08:27 PM

OK, it can use DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-R DL.

So you are fine with any media as long as its not DVD+R DL, DL meaning dual layer.

MacRab · MacRab #5 (**permalink**)

01-13-2007, 08:31 PM

My Mac takes both.

To watch movies/shows from burnt discs, my DVD Player/Recorder prefers DVD-R discs. And when recording normal TV, it prefers DVD+R disks.

I think it's time I bought a new one.

Kash · Kash #6 (**permalink**)

01-14-2007, 01:33 AM

I would suggest getting DVD-R as it has been shown statistically to be supported by far more devices than DVD+R. It's somewhere in the range of more than 10%, which is pretty significant to me.

andrewmiller25 · andrewmiller25 #7 (**permalink**)

01-14-2007, 05:48 AM

I've always bought DVD-R, a habit I picked up after a friend got some DVD+R to use in his iMac G4 a few years ago and they wouldn't work

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Sachsr1 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 25, 2006 Posts: 199	01-13-2007, 08:17 PM I read somewhere that Mac use a certain type of DVD is it DVD-R or DVD+R? Or am I completely crazy, and it takes all kinds of DVD's..
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Stretch #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	01-13-2007, 08:20 PM It depends on the drive in your machine. Some are only DVD-R I believe. Post back with more info on your machine, and I can tell you for sure. If you want the best brand of DVD±Rs, I would highly recommend Verbatim DVD±Rs.
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Stretch #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	01-13-2007, 08:27 PM OK, it can use DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-R DL. So you are fine with any media as long as its not DVD+R DL, DL meaning dual layer.
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MacRab #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 14, 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 60 Mac Specs: 2.16Ghz Intel Core Duo processor / 15" / 120Gb HD / SuperDrive / Express / Firewire / Tiger OS X	01-13-2007, 08:31 PM My Mac takes both. To watch movies/shows from burnt discs, my DVD Player/Recorder prefers DVD-R discs. And when recording normal TV, it prefers DVD+R disks. I think it's time I bought a new one.
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Kash #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	01-14-2007, 01:33 AM I would suggest getting DVD-R as it has been shown statistically to be supported by far more devices than DVD+R. It's somewhere in the range of more than 10%, which is pretty significant to me.
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andrewmiller25 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 19, 2006 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 47 Mac Specs: 2.33Ghz iMac Core 2 Duo, 1.5Ghz Powerbook G4	01-14-2007, 05:48 AM I've always bought DVD-R, a habit I picked up after a friend got some DVD+R to use in his iMac G4 a few years ago and they wouldn't work
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