Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : DVD drive

Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com> wrote:

> Along comes the DVD+R format. The DVD+R format has some variances in
> *how* data is represented on disc, but to the player that doesn't know
> any better, it looks just like any other DVD. The big difference DVD+R
> brought was that the 'book type' field was burnable on any drive which
> was capable of burning DVD+R media, and a disc appropriately burned
> would play in any home DVD player as though it were a pressed disc.
> (Yay, we can has home-recorded movies again!)
>
> Both DVD+R and DVD-R discs are sold, but I only ever buy DVD+R discs;
> as far as I can tell, playback works in everything, and just about any
> recorder will record to them. I have to think that the DVD-R discs are
> sold only because there are still some ancient burners out there.

Not true: DVD- allows to write this too, but the media you can buy has been 
prerecorded to satisfy the film industry.



> When in doubt, go with DVD+R.

This is a wrong advise: When In doubt go DVD- as this is the official format.
There is one single exception: For Dual layer, the DVD+R/DL media gives better 
results.
Jörg

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