It's nice to be able to burn either kind of disk, but from what I've read, the (-) format is slightly more compatible with the vast universe of DVD players.

If you decide to play with the (-) format, I would strongly recommend using Ritek G04 DVD-R blanks. You can get them at places like www.meritline.com for under $1 each in moderate quantities.

I've been a dash r man for awhile because most of the traders use that format. Lately, I've been getting a lot of plus r DVDs and wanted the option of making copies of some. Thanks for your replies.

You'll find that a lot of home and consumer users use the +R discs becasue they are under the fasle impression that they are better just because it's the latest DVD format to come out.

"It's nice to be able to burn either kind of disk, but from what I've read, the (-) format is slightly more compatible with the vast universe of DVD players."

The "dash" or "-" standard is the only one sanctioned by the DVD-Forum, the official body that determines DVD standards. If you are producing DVDs or having small batches duplicated, I always recommend to my clients to get them duplicated to DVD-R. That's not to say that +R won't work, but it's not worth the risk in my opinion.

Also...I might suggest two particular brands of DVD blanks. Verbatim Datalife Plus DVD-R and Mitsui/MAM-A Gold (or Silver) Archive. They're not cheap, but if you want your material to last in the next 30 years, that's the way to go. They both have stabilized inks which, when combined with good treatment (i.e. low humidity, cool, stored away from light), they'll outlast anything else out there short of anything coming off a pressed master.