blank dvd's

mikekelly · 12-03-2004, 07:02 PM

i pciked up some dvd's at my local store, when i asked for them the lady asked if my dvd burner was a plus or a minus. i didnt know so i got some discs that were minus and they dont work

does anyone know anything about this plus/minus thing ?

p.s.

lol, want a good deal on fift blank dvds.

aqsg72 · 12-03-2004, 07:15 PM

It was originally started by 2 consortiums. Some like Pioneer invented the minus - media and some companies like Sony created plus +.

Most burners now are going dual-format, so they can burn DVD+R and DVD-R but originally there were ones that burned the specific formats. Of the two -R was the one to be officially favoured.

Here's an old article on it: http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/110

Where do you live? (country

) Makes it easier to know, I only know UK-based media sites for example.

mikekelly · 12-03-2004, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aqsg72

It was originally started by 2 consortiums. Some like Pioneer invented the minus - media and some companies like Sony created plus +.

Most burners now are going dual-format, so they can burn DVD+R and DVD-R but originally there were ones that burned the specific formats. Of the two -R was the one to be officially favoured.

Here's an old article on it: http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/110

Where do you live? (country

) Makes it easier to know, I only know UK-based media sites for example.

thanks

bye the way i live in the UK, cumbria to be exact.

aqsg72 · 12-03-2004, 09:01 PM

Well, I have found that the best in the UK is http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/ for prices. Another good one is http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/ but BDS is better IMHO

**Praetor** · 12-04-2004, 01:49 AM

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does anyone know anything about this plus/minus thing ?

Well part of it has to do with the burning process .. +R is CAV (constant angular velocity) which means as time progresses, the burn speeds will just get faster, -R is CLV (constant linear velociyty) which means they will eventually run into a ceiling

mikekelly · 12-04-2004, 01:53 PM

thanks to all

Blade · 12-09-2004, 05:53 AM

what i ahve heard is the way it burns files, clusters them, one is better for data, and one is better for video, but thats just me

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mikekelly Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 27 Posts: 365	blank dvd's i pciked up some dvd's at my local store, when i asked for them the lady asked if my dvd burner was a plus or a minus. i didnt know so i got some discs that were minus and they dont work does anyone know anything about this plus/minus thing ? p.s. lol, want a good deal on fift blank dvds.

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12-03-2004, 07:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
aqsg72 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 20 Posts: 235	It was originally started by 2 consortiums. Some like Pioneer invented the minus - media and some companies like Sony created plus +. Most burners now are going dual-format, so they can burn DVD+R and DVD-R but originally there were ones that burned the specific formats. Of the two -R was the one to be officially favoured. Here's an old article on it: http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/110 Where do you live? (country ) Makes it easier to know, I only know UK-based media sites for example.

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aqsg72 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 20 Posts: 235	Well, I have found that the best in the UK is http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/ for prices. Another good one is http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/ but BDS is better IMHO

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mikekelly Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 27 Posts: 365	thanks to all

12-09-2004, 05:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Blade Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 140	what i ahve heard is the way it burns files, clusters them, one is better for data, and one is better for video, but thats just me