Anything to choose between DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW?

I've just bought a Precision M70 with the all-format DVD writer.

I was wondering whether there is any advantage of choosing one type
of writable DVD over another? Have others had better results with +R
or -R, and with +RW or -RW? What about compatibility with standard
DVD players for TVs?

Thanks for any advice

Cheers
Tony

 

In my experience, reasonably new players will play both +R and -R.

I buy by price.

Tom

 

It's probably best to check compatibility with your DVD player first, by
checking user manuals etc. You don't want to go and buy a whole pack of
blank discs only to find that you can only play them on your PC.

I bought a cheap player from Asda here in the UK about six months ago and it
only plays -Rs, not +Rs.

Steven Thompson

 

Worse yet, one of my clients bought some blank DVD-Rs to burn some on his
computer. Turns out they were not compatible with the burner, a slightly older
one. I swapped some other media with my client, and all was well.

My impression is that the DVD specifications have changed rapidly in the last
two years, leading to lots of mismatches between drive and media. Low prices
geared more for the mass market for DVD-RW drives is hope that the whole DVD
arena has settled down... Ben Myers