My wife and I are in the market for a new DVD player and so I thought we might as well get a recorder. I did a bit of research by going to several electronic stores, but I came away with an important question.
Which is best out of DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW? I specifically want to know which is more widespread and which will work on a wider variety of players. Also, which is likely to work on more players in the future. I know there probably is no definitive answer for this last question, but what do you guys think?
If your DVD player was made in the last couple of years, then + or - really doesn’t matter; they’ll work in just about any DVD player. For instance, both types of disc work in my two newest players (both made in the past two years); neither type will work in my oldest player (from 1998? 1999?).
AFAIK, using RW discs (in either + or - format) is somewhat problematic. Far more DVD players support “regular” +- discs than RW +- discs.
On one of the geek boards I spend far too much time at, the general consensus is that + is better due to a “better error connecting mechanism”, although the people that advocate that position have never been able to provide a cite for their assertion.