DVD+R and DVD-R

[acroyear]

There really shouldn't be a difference in a player that says it "supports" both, but DAMN there's a difference.  My particular VCR->DVD recorder definitely prefers +R.  -R hung it twice after the recording was done just trying to get to the state where it could finalize it.  So from now on I record the master in +R and then make -R copies on my dvd-burner that handles that format better.

Speaking of which, dashrippington : which format does your stuff prefer?  I've cut a master of that video we talked about and it looks fine so I'm ready to make a copy to bring this weekend.

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[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

it's not a mode so much as a specific set of files, "VOB" and "INF", that tell the system how to read it. I'm not sure of the formatting is different for video vs data - I think they're the same, that the dvd file system is consistent. This is unlike a cdrom which really is putting the data into a single music "track" - a cd doesn't have a file system inherent in it, just a table of contents (number of tracks and the starting location of each, and possible cd-text info).

Whether or not a normal dvd player can read it depends on the laser. The format is the same, but the color of the disc may reflect the laser poorly and cause it to not be readable. My players on my main TV can read pretty much everything, my first dvd player now in the craft room can't read +R, my portable has difficulty with -R, and the brand new dvd/vcr combo in the bedroom can't read *either*.

I don't have any +RW or -RW discs so i don't know how they manage with any of my hardware.