DVD + or DVD -

[RAZORMAID]

Which do you prefer and why?

I had a DVD+ RW installed in my Dell's E: Drive but when I go looking for blanks, the fuckers mainly sell DVD- because this is the more popular format for pirated dvds on the local market.

Since my pc has space for 2 burners I'm thinking of replacing the D:drive with a dual burner.

A friend told me DVD+ has less error rates. Which do you prefer? I was also told that older players can't play movies burnt on DVD+.

[funk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD%2BR

The DVD+R format is divergent from the DVD-R format. Hybrid drives that can handle both, often labeled "DVD±RW", are very popular since there is not yet a single standard for recordable DVDs. There are a number of significant technical differences between the dash (or "minus") format and the plus format, though most consumers would not notice the difference. One example is the ADIP system of tracking and speed control being less susceptible to interference and error than the LPP system used by DVD-R, which makes the ADIP system more accurate at higher speeds. Also DVD+R(W) has a more robust error management system than DVD-R(W), allowing for more accurate burning to media independent of the quality of the media. Additional session linking methods are quite a bit more accurate with DVD+R(W) versus DVD-R(W), resulting in fewer damaged or unusable discs due to buffer under-run and multi-session disks with fewer PI/PO errors.

[PhoeniX27J]

I use both...in the Netherlands the + standard is cheaper (probably because of Philips). Also we in holland have 2 pay per DVD and CD a fee 4 copyrights...Which means when I buy a DVD+R I must pay 40 eurocents extra...when I buy a DVD-R I have 2 pay 60 eurocents extra...when I buy DVD's in England, Germany then I don't pay the extra costs and the the
DVD-R r cheaper so I buy the better DVD-R...Normally we would have 2 pay import costs...but nobody does that...I also heard that DVD-R have no real copyprotection system and the DVD+R do...