Talk:DVD-R

Formatting

Anyone notice how all the [edit] links are grouped at the See Also section? Anyone who knows how to fix this, can you do so?

Dziban303 02:38, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a style sheet issue because of the floating images at right.

Cautiousoldguy 03:58, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Relevant imagery

I think we could provide some much more relevant images for this article, diagrams on how the technology worked would be far more appropriate, and we do not need an image to describe what a spindle is Protiek 12:28, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Playability life

I think a very valuable addition to this discussion would be how long playability life is. I have heard that it's around 5 years before burning and around 30 years after burning, but I have no source and no idea about it's reliability. Anyone who would know, thanks!

so, which is better? dvd-r or dvd+r? Jm51 02:25, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)

How about some info on dye colors and/or a picture of a DVD-R? SamB 14:33, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Actually, MSN has released an article that said that the life of a burned or pressed CD or DVD is, at maximum, for 4 or 5 years, even if you store it in a vault. Of couse that this is very relative. Some media may endure for 10 or 15 years.

--Emperor Richard 23:01, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

+ and - actual difference

I have been trawling the net for a long time now looking for the physical diference between a DVD-R and a DVD+R. There are plenty of threads telling of how they are two competing standards and that they are two competing formats etc, but no information (that I can find) on the defining difference between the two that means that a DVD-R cannot necessarily be played in a DVD+R machine and vice versa

A very interesting article that claims the superiority of DVD+R over DVD-R: Why DVD+R(W) is superior to DVD-R(W) - Michael Spath

The diference between a DVD+R and a DVD-R is how it is read. DVD+R are read by reading the pitch frequency of a disk. A DVD-R is read by reading the wobble distance between 2 points. DVD+R are a bit cheaper and are more supported by DVD readers.

--Emperor Richard 23:01, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Capacity

Does anyone know the exact capacity of a DVD–R in bytes? —Typhlosion 00:11, 29 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

DVD-R is rubbish, cyclic redundcy check errors are ENORMOUS, do not buy them , buy DVD+R or just buy a hard drive

dvd+r's are also known to have 313 errors but yes overall dvd+r's are a better choice

The capacity of DVD-R are equal as the capacity of a correspondent DVD+R.

R v. RW

So, since it is not REwritable, does that mean I can't reFORMAT it? Is rewriting and reformating the same thing (different names), similar (different things), or completely dfferent?

Not entirely. Nero can perform an operation that permits to "rewrite" a DVD+R or DVD+RW. DVD+RW may be written several times over (about 1000) but it is done in a different way. The only difference is that, in a DVD+R, the data remains the same (it is "invulnerable"). In a DVD+RW, data is not as invulnerable as in a DVD+R, because it can still be written over and over again.

--Emperor Richard 23:01, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dash and Minus

I've heard a few people using "minus" instead of dash, so this might not be incorrect, just another variation. --Evilboy 09:56, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That would make sense too since you would have to say "plus" for DVD+R.

Actually, it's the only thing that makes sense. One is "plus", the other one "minus", even if it is historically incorrect. --dr_st

DVD-R came before DVD+R, therefore it is intended to be a dash. DVD "minus" R is no more correct than CD "minus" R for CD-R. Andros 1337 14:52, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

-- absolutely right. DVD+R is "DVD plus R" but DVD-R is simply "DVDR". All this rubbish about "minus" was put about by the plus camp as a cynical marketing exercise to make their product sound superior (whether it is or isn't is irrelevant to this conversation) and it is high time its use was stopped. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.199.183.191 (talk) 04:23, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DVD-R is rubbish, I have used one in my Sony DVD/HDD Recorder once and when it came to playback, the errors on the format where so great I destroyed the disc and started useing the Plus format. DVD-R is incredibly inferior to DVD+R (the same with rewritable) so if any one wants this up for "discussion" with me go ahead. (I was annoyed yesterday to find that Panasonic, Sansung and a cheap make called Fanai only use the - format in their recorders, but one sony model uses plus, and it dosen't matter beecause noone buys Fanai, Samsung are stupid and Panasonic does put DVD-RAm in their machines.)J2F Duck (talk) 11:20, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dyes

What type of dye is used in DVD-R? 65.188.253.13 03:33, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I want to burn my own dvds

What format should I use? I want to burn my own dvds to play on regular dvd players. Family Guy Guy 01:23, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Use any media that's compatible with your DVD Player. If in doubt use DVD-R but I personally prefer DVD+R and my player (and most of my friends and family's players) play +R without issues but once in a while you may come across some older or really cheap players that won't read +R smoothly.Payam81 (talk) 06:34, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fix the bold text

Somebody please fix the bold DVD+R hype in the article. --Xerces8 (talk) 08:18, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Plus/minus comparison

Please remove the +/- piss contest and make and link to a factual +/- comparison page. --Xerces8 (talk) 08:18, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]