I want to buy a dvd burnner**HELP**

[rizay]

I have been making svcds for about a year now. I have decided that now is the time to buy a dvd burnner. Mostly, I want to backup my collection of dvds and transfer my home movies onto dvds. I am not looking to back up my hard drives or anything else. However, I have been searching for a dvd burner and keep hearing about DVD+RW and DVD-RW. What is the difference between the two? Which would be better suited for my needs? Or should I purchase a drive that will burn both?

Thank you for your help.

[Tommyknocker]

I would base your decision to buy on this data:

DVD-R and DVD-RW
DVD-R/W was the first DVD recording format released that was compatible with standalone DVD Players.
DVD-R is a non-rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 92% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD-RW is a rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 75% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD-R/W supports single side 4.7 GB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double side 9.4 GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
These formats are supported by DVDForum.

DVD+R and DVD+RW
DVD+R/W has some "better" features than DVD-R/W such as lossless linking and both CAV and CLV writing.
DVD+R is a non-rewritable format and it is compatible with about 86% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD+RW is a rewritable format and is compatible with about 75% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD+R/W supports single side 4.7 GB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double side 9.4 GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
These formats are supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.

[Sony]

Buy some dual drive & you will see what suit you best (i mean +, - (dash)format)...