Dvd + - % $ !

[Throwing Shapes]

I am looking at buying a DVD player/writer for my system. I know little about this topic, but was wondering what everyone thought was better in terms of the DVD discs. It also appears that the highest write speed is 8x (only one manufacturer that I know of that has 8!) the rest are 4X write.

DVD+ or DVD- ? Which one do you think will be the "VHS", which will be the "BETA" ?

[ManagerJosh]

Suggestion.... go for the DVD +/- Dual Support Drives.

The prices are the same, and you get the best of both worlds (this way you won't be on the wrong boat if you choose the wrong one)

[Vile]

Personally I prefer DVD-R.
Although it's getting better now, DVD+R media is less compatible than DVD-R.

You could always get a dual format burner like the Sony DRU500 or Pioneer A06/106

I currently have a Pioneer A05 (4x DVD-R/RW) but I've read good reviews about the A06.


*edit..Bah Josh beat me

[ManagerJosh]

Yep I did...gotta love broadband

[Vile]

Yep I did...gotta love broadband

<--Cable, so has nothing to do with that
Content of the actual post was the reason

[ManagerJosh]

<--Cable, so has nothing to do with that
Content of the actual post was the reason

Finally got cable.... a 2.0MBps one...though I'm scoring 2.5MBps at last check.

[Freddie Bingham]

DVD+R is going to be the winner.

Currently you can get the Plextor 8x or wait shortly for the Liteon/Sony 8x burners. Only DVD+R will burn at 8x, your stuck at 4x with DVD-R

If you want more opinions go to CD-R Labs.

[Vile]

DVD+R is going to be the winner.

Currently you can get the Plextor 8x or wait shortly for the Liteon/Sony 8x burners. Only DVD+R will burn at 8x, your stuck at 4x with DVD-R

If you want more opinions go to CD-R Labs.

HP, Sony, and best of all sexy Plexy, are all going towards +R, so I agree, and think it's another reason why it will be the winner. (obviously other compainies are also going towards this media, but IMO, Plextor has always been the king of the hill when it comes to drives/burners)

[Freddie Bingham]

Plextor is just hacked Sanyo drives now so I don't consider them the holy grail any more. Personally, I find Lite-on drives to be equal or superior to Plextor at a much lower price point.

[ManagerJosh]

I think we need to wait a bit on DVD-RW

It seems a lot of people like that as much as DVD+RW

Plus the people backing DVD-RW never said they couldn't make any major improvements to jump it from 4x to 16x or any other speeds

[0ptima]

Plextor is just hacked Sanyo drives now so I don't consider them the holy grail any more. Personally, I find Lite-on drives to be equal or superior to Plextor at a much lower price point.

Since when?

[Dean C]

This is a raging debate. I've read serveral articles on this and most seem to think that it will go the - way but then again it could easily go the other way. Go for the +- writer just to be safe - they're not much more expensive

[Radon3k]

Can someone explain to me the difference between the +/-? It's all a bit confusing. Thanks.

[tubedogg]

They're competing DVD write formats. On the plus side there's DVD+R / DVD+RW, on the minus side DVD-R / DVD-RW. Some DVD writers will write either type, some only one or the other.

Regarding teh first poster's comment about "only" 4x, considering how much faster a 4x DVD writer is than a 4x CD writer, I wouldn't worry about it that much...I can burn a DVD at 4x in 15 minutes.

[WizyWyg]

I have a Sony DVD+RW and a Pioneer DVD-r . DVD-R discs are a lot cheapter / DVD+RW discs are higher quality.

That's must my opinion.