DVD-R or DVD+R

[spike333]

I just got a new Pioneer 106 drive and want to know what type of media do I want. I know -R plays on some DVD players and +R plays on others, but which one is the "most compatible"? I don't want to spend a bunch of money on blank discs that will work on just a couple players. Also, does anyone have some recomendations of brands to buy or more importantly, brands to avoid? Thanks.

[aybesea]

What make/model of standalone DVD player do you have? As far as media, IMHO you can't go wrong with Ritek's.

[PC-GUY]

Welcome. If you look around the forum you will see this has been talked about a lot. Basically DVD-r are the most compatible, but there is a fix for this buy all new dvd player. You could start with this post: DVD+R won't play. Enjoy the forum.

[LTR12101B]

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php
The definitive player guide

http://www20.tomshardware.com/storag...027/***********
**BUT** It can depend on the drive - some writers produce a burn unacceptable to some players, when other drives make a satisfactory one.

http://www20.tomshardware.com/storag...burner-40.html
These results seem to say one thing - the Dual (probably from companies with the major expertise in -R) tend to produce better resulkts on -R, while the +R ONLY drives produce far better results on +R than the dual ones do!