Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
Let's be serious here, you may have "any decent player" available, but if I'm writing a DVD with greatest chance of being playable on DVD-ROM system of unknown origin, I use DVD-R. Joerg seems to be right, it works in more places.If you like to buy a single format writer, buy DVD-, it is standard has less readibility problems
As you keep on propagating this nonsense (one might also call it FUD), for the record: DVD+ isn't any less standard than DVD-. Anyone can call themselves the "standard". Despite the FUD the DVD- people are putting out about DVD+, DVD+ isn't going to go away because it has a few things to offer DVD- couldn't possibly dream of (hence the need to resort to dirty tricks). As I can make out DVD+ is gaining momentum, and personally I wouldn't dream of buying a single-format burner - I imagine most people might think the same and the days of single-format burners are numbered. Any decent player has no problems with either DVD- or DVD+ as long as the media quality isn't rock-bottom.
You guys can argue all day about which is standard, many of us care more about what is most likely to work in a system other than our own. Doesn't appear to be FUD, appears to be good advice. Note he said "If you like to buy a single format writer," not "avoid DVD+R." Sounds like good advice to me, although I certainly will be getting +/- for futire use, now that the price is down.
-- E. Robert Bogusta It seemed like a good idea at the time
