do dvd+rw discs burn in lesser quality compared to dvd+r?

[kibslib]

for movie making, do they?

[canadateck]

no

[kibslib]

i'm new to burning but if there's no difference in qualiity then what's the point of buying R? you can't delete something if you messed up

[unclebud]

DVD+RW media is less reflective then DVD+R media so DVD players have a harder time playing back a RW disc.

[ZippyP.]

i'm new to burning but if there's no difference in qualiity then what's the point of buying R?

B/C it's cheaper, maybe?

[stantheman1976]

The quality is no different. The advantage or +/-RW is that you can erase it if something goes wrong. You don't get coasters. Also, if you are recording to a standalone recorder and want to do further authoring on your PC you can just record and rip to PC. Then erase the disc and do it again.

[Skith]

Also note that +/- RW media is not ment for archiving, it is unstable and *slowly* deteriorates over time(because it uses phasechange technology instead of dyes).

[kibslib]

Also note that +/- RW media is not ment for archiving, it is unstable and *slowly* deteriorates over time(because it uses phasechange technology instead of dyes).

what really? I just put 4.4 gigs of all my important family pics,documents, and videos on a RW disc and was planning on saving that disc for a really long time. How long do those discs last for?

[Dragonsf]

Depends on ambience (temperature and humidity).Handled carefully, I expect no data loss for 2-3 years. Never put important stuff on DVD RW without backup. And why not on R? They are so much cheaper and faster.
For reliable RW storage, I use DVD-RAM.

(note to myself:copy all the RW to R now)

I encountered a lot of read errors, after having an hot and humid ambience (that was before installing an Air Conditioning).