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dvd-r vs dvd+r

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What exactly is the difference between the dvd-r and the dvd+r ?
 
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It's just they are just two of three competing DVD recordable formats.
 
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do i need a different burner to burn on them?
is there an advantage of one over the other?
 
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Check out the links in my post.
 
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some people say dvd+R is more advanced and better than dvd-r.

dvd-r seems to be the standard.
 
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so is the difference quality or what?
 
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there are two main differences that i know of, one of which is that with dvd+r you can continue writing to it after you stop were as with dvd-r, once you finish writng to itt, even if it was only 1 gb of stuff, you cant write anymore .

dvd+r is also newer then dvd-r, and some dvd players dont support dvd+r wile almost all accept dvd-r
 
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I've read that dvd+r's Error correction is better.
 
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kman445 said:
there are two main differences that i know of, one of which is that with dvd+r you can continue writing to it after you stop were as with dvd-r, once you finish writng to itt, even if it was only 1 gb of stuff, you cant write anymore .

dvd+r is also newer then dvd-r, and some dvd players dont support dvd+r wile almost all accept dvd-r
Click to expand...

i have some dvd-rw. doesn't the rw mean rewriteable
 

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