Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Dan Purgert Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,alt.comp.os.windows-11 Subject: Re: So far OT ..... DVD+R v DVD-R ... What's the difference?? Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:52:24 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 20 Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:52:26 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="46ccc219e29571f1ef96653a48c822b6"; logging-data="1138627"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19C6qCKRZh9dpD3rHXnAbgu6RPZ7lEpRjc=" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:wWtbFO1/j9+cU49vrcWRkyTF6Oc= Xref: csiph.com alt.os.linux:80996 alt.comp.os.windows-11:17144 On 2025-02-16, Daniel70 wrote: > I've got a PVR who's HD is getting pretty full (90%+) with programs I'll > want to watch some day ... so I was thinking about coping some of the > 'Keeper' programs onto DVD which meant buying a spool of DVD's.... but > then needed to check if I needed DVD-R or DVD+R disks. (It is DVD-R) > > Which got me thinking ...... What's the difference between DVD-R and > DVD+R?? Was something to do with the dyes and actual burn logic (i.e. "which consortium are you buying into?") -- a lot like betamax vs. VHS (etc.) As I recall, one of them died out; or drives converged and everything burns anything at this point (unless you have a 15-20 year old burner, in which case ... ) -- |_|O|_| |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: DDAB 23FB 19FA 7D85 1CC1 E067 6D65 70E5 4CE7 2860