dvd-rw and dvd+rw

[qwerty99]

does anyone know what the difference between dvd-rw and dvd+rw is? is one used to movies and the other for games or something?

[jimmalenko]

two different formats of essentially the same thing - just like heavy or light beer.

[dh]

DVD+RW is better than DVD-RW in at least the following way:
After recorded in DVD (+/-) Recorder, DVD+RW can be played immediately in any DVD players. In case of DVD-RW you have to click the 'Finalise' button (it takes 60+ minutes) before it can be played.

[jimmalenko]

In case of DVD-RW you have to click the 'Finalise' button (it takes 60+ minutes) before it can be played.

I think you are doing something wrong.

[Cornucopia]

In case of DVD-RW you have to click the 'Finalise' button (it takes 60+ minutes) before it can be played.

I think you are doing something wrong.

Must be.
I can do a full DVD-R to DVD-R dub in ~5-7 minutes!

Scott

[jimmalenko]

I think we're talking RW here.

[qwerty99]

so there is nothing that a dvd+rw can do that a dvd-rw can't do?

[jimmalenko]

so there is nothing that a dvd+rw can do that a dvd-rw can't do?

correct.

[US Guy]

two different formats of essentially the same thing - just like heavy or light beer.

You must be drinking too much....

FYI, when comes to RW's, most of the slightly older DVD ROMs or readers could only read -RW.

[jimmalenko]

two different formats of essentially the same thing - just like heavy or light beer.

You must be drinking too much....

FYI, when comes to RW's, most of the slightly older DVD ROMs or readers could only read -RW.

is that right ?

[US Guy]

two different formats of essentially the same thing - just like heavy or light beer.

You must be drinking too much....

FYI, when comes to RW's, most of the slightly older DVD ROMs or readers could only read -RW.

is that right ?

Go do some home work and figure it out yourself, or contact DVD ROM manufacturers.

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[jimmalenko]

two different formats of essentially the same thing - just like heavy or light beer.

You must be drinking too much....

FYI, when comes to RW's, most of the slightly older DVD ROMs or readers could only read -RW.

is that right ?

Go do some home work and figure it out yourself, or contact DVD ROM manufacturers.

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[hech54]

There are different procedures to making the two formats compatible outside of what they were burned/recorded on....but that is taken care of by either computer software or the DVD recorder.
Some recorders make discs that are more compatible than others BUT that is the fault/feature of the DVD recorder....NOT the format.