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...DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW ?
I can pretty much surmise that the "R" and "RW" stand for "writable once" and "re-writable" respectively.
However the whole "-" or "+" deal throws me off somewhat.
I have a DVD+R/RW drive currently installed into my system. Does this necessarily mean that I should make certain to purchase and use only blank DVD's of the "+" type for burning data in this drive?
Hello I'm not 100% but if your dvd burner only says dvd+ then you should probably only use that kind of disc, I find it a bit odd because normally most burners are dvd- and having a+ burner aswell is a bonus, mine is was only a £60 burner and it burns both, I dunno what the advantages are of using +media but it supposed to be slightly better you might find more info here http://www.dvdplusrw.org/ the draw back is that dvd+ is not compatable with every player so if you ever need to burn something for some1 its best to do it on a dvd-r, I use dvd+r beecause I can burn them and my player plays them but these discs don't work on my brothers and brother in laws players, another example I found at my cost was that playstation 2's don't play dvd+ discs
From the very little I've read recently, +R/RW is a little more reliable as you can set the 'book type' to DVD-ROM (rather than DVD+R/RW) which may fool some standalone players into believing it's actually a factory disc, whereas you can't do this with DVD-R/RW.
Thank-you. Both of you. :)
I checked that site and found it very helpful. And it pretty much is like Smurfette says.
A more reliable DVD medium in terms of write speeds and player compatibility than the "-" types. Overall, it is what is considered ideal for mass data storage. Great!
When I purchased my new system, I thought that DVD drives were much the same as CD-ROM drives. Coming mainly in two flavors, "R" and "RW". However I was thrown aback when I was browsing for blank DVD disks and seeing that there were all these differing types. My DVD type is the "+" so that is what I purchased. Yet I can see that I can utilize both. But knowing that some players (and possibly some PC's) will reject the "-" type, why would I ever want to bother with anything other than "+" ?
Thank-you, again. :D
i think its the same is cdr and rw, man yall getting me dizzy *walks over to bed to lay down*
@Izagaia sorry if you picked that up wrong but I was trying to say that the dvd-r discs are more compatible with the majority of players, if I was to burn something for some1 whos player I knew nothing about I would do it as dvd-r to be on the safe side.
and np for the help.
its like gas and diesel.......
you cant put gas in your diesel engine and visa versa....... it just wont work
DVD- will work on most stand alone dvd players.......
DVD+ has the advantage of being more expensive, but more reliable....
it doesnt matter to much which you get, but best is a +/- burner.......
its really time for the industry to go with one standard.......
so +r won work in ps2?
im getting confused
one said +r more reliable another said -r
for old comps is -r more reliable? or is it +R?
sometimes my discs(+r) work in my friends
is -r more compatible with the older dvd-rom drives
Most players will read both +R and -R disks. If you have a player that won't read one type, I suggest the fault lies with the player not the type of disk; it is probably so old it needs replacing anyway.
However, +R disks have a couple of small technical advantages, one being the ability to "bit set" the book type. If the software on the disk checks the media type this can be a way of fooling it, but the software writers are well aware of this and will probably use other methods to prevent copying anyway.
The disadvantage of +R discs is that they are generally more expensive, although the price difference has shrunk dramatically in recent months.
I have no trouble getting dvd+r to work on my playstation 2. There are a bunch of different versions of the playstion 2 out. I have the V9 and its unmodded. Plus it even said on the box that it can read dvd+r/rw.
Well, off subject... I recently tried creating a copy of a PSX2 title using a +R/+RW disk. My Playstation2 (model SCPH-30001), would not recognize the disk as a PSX or PSX2 title.Quote:
Originally Posted by spirex
For ref I have never had any ps2 game work on anything other than -r discs on different ps2's but thats only my own personal experiance.
Recordable DVD drives
Unfortunately unlike recordable CD drives there are many different competing standards for creating DVD discs. For example DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL (DVD+R9), and DVD-RAM are all different competing standards. Below is a brief explanation of each of these standards and related links to each of these standards.
DVD-R
Short for Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable, DVD-R is similar to the idea behind CD-R, where the drive is capable or recording once to a disc and then read many times after it has been created. DVD-R is an approved standard by DVD Forum and the drives are capable of recording to DVD-R discs also known as DVD-5 and DVD-10 discs.Note: DVD-R discs are compatible with most stand alone DVD players and computer DVD-ROM drives.
DVD-RW (DVD-R/W)
Short for Digital Versatile Disc-Read/Write, DVD-RW is an approved standard by DVD Forum and much like CD-RW is a technology that enables a user to read and write to a DVD-RW or DVD-R disc several times. DVD-RW drives are capable of recording to a DVD-R and DVD-RW discs also known as DVD-5 and DVD-10 discs.Note: DVD-RW discs are compatible with most stand-alone DVD players and computer DVD-ROM drives.
DVD+R
Short for Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable, DVD+R is an approved standard by the DVD+RW Alliance and much like CD-R and DVD-R is a technology that enables a user to read and write to a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc several times. DVD+RW drives are capable of recording a DVD+R discs also known as DVD-5 and DVD-10 discs.Note: DVD+R discs are compatible with most stand-alone DVD players and computer DVD-ROM drives.
DVD+RW
Short for Digital Versatile Disc-Read/Write, DVD+R is an approved standard by the DVD+RW Alliance and much like CD-RW and DVD-RW is a technology that enables a user to read and write to a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc several times. DVD+RW drives are capable of recording a DVD+R and DVD+RW discs also known as DVD-5 and DVD-10 discs.Note: DVD+RW discs are compatible with most stand-alone DVD players and computer DVD-ROM drives.
DVD+R DL (DVD+R9)
Short for Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable Dual Layer, DVD+R DL is an approved standard by the DVD+RW Alliance and almost doubles the capacity a DVD when compared with the DVD+R or DVD+RW discs also known as DVD-9 and DVD-18 discs.Note: DVD+R DL discs are compatible with most stand-alone DVD players and computer DVD-ROM drives.
DVD-RAMDont know if this is any help.:)
Short for Digital Versatile Disc-Random Access Memory, DVD-RAM drives are an approved standard by the DVD+RW Alliance and are similar to CD-RW in that they enable users to read and write to a disc several times.Note: Unlike competing standards of DVD recordable discs DVD-RAM discs cannot be read in the majority of stand-alone DVD players and computer DVD-ROM drives.
Did you have a modchip ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Izagaia