what is d difference between DVD +R and DVD -R?

Question

what is the difference between DVD +R and DVD -R. Pls reply with full detail..
I'll be thankful to u

Answer 1

Not a lot. In the end, it boils down to compatibility.



Plus (+) and Minus (-) are not there to look pretty! The plus and minus symbols are there to help people determine the format. They physically appear identical and work very similarly, but they are manufactured differently and not all drives out there accept both formats.



However, nowadays, it is safe to say that most of the newer drives are ‘Super-multi’, meaning they can read most of the common formats, but the user should check first before deciding on what format to purchase.



People with older drives sometimes end up buying the wrong one and then it doesn't work because their drive only accepts one of the formats.



Hope this helps.

Answer 2

DVD-R/RW was developed by Pioneer. Based on CD-RW technology, it uses a similar pitch of the helix, mark length of the 'burn' for data, and rotation control. DVD-R/RW is supported by the DVD Forum, an industry-wide group of hardware and software developers, and computer peripheral manufacturers. The DVD-R format has been standardized in ECMA-279 by the Forum, but this is a private standard, not an 'industry' ISO standard like the CD-R/RW Red Book or Orange Book standard

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DVD+R/RW is also based on CD-RW technology. DVD+R/RW is supported by Sony, Philips, HP, Dell, Ricoh,Yamaha, and others, and has recently been endorsed by Microsoft. DVD+R/RW is not supported by the DVD Forum, but the Forum has no power to set industry standards, so it becomes a market-driven issue.

Answer 3

the difference between the two is the

DVD-R ; once you put a data or any file on it you can't remove,delete or add again a file.

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DVD+R you can add a additional file but you are not able delete it unless it is a DVD-RW /DVD+RW with these you can add and delete a file and have a unlimited access

Answer 4

A DVD+R is a write-once optical disc with 4.7 GB (4.377 GiB) of storage capacity (more precisely, 2295104 sectors of 2048 bytes each[1]). It has slightly less storage capacity than the DVD-R (4.382 GiB). The format was developed by a coalition of corporations --now known as the DVD+RW Alliance-- in mid 2002 (though most initial advocacy was from Sony). Since the DVD+R format is a competing format to the DVD-R format, which is developed by the DVD Forum, it had not been approved by the DVD Forum, which claimed that the DVD+R format was not an official DVD format until January 25, 2008.[2]

In October 2003, it was demonstrated that double layer technology could be used with a DVD+R disc to nearly double the capacity to '8.5 GB' per disc. Manufacturers have incorporated this technology into commercial devices since mid-2004 (see DVD+R DL).[citations needed]

Unlike DVD+RW discs, DVD+R discs can only be written to once. Because of this, DVD+R discs are suited to applications such as nonvolatile data storage, audio, or video. This can cause confusion because the DVD+RW Alliance logo is a stylized "RW". Thus, a DVD+R disc can have the RW logo, but it is not rewritable.

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There are three competing DVD Recording standards, DVD-R/DVD-RW and DVD+R/DVD+RW have pretty similiar features and are compatible with many standalone DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs while DVD-RAM has less DVD Player and DVD-ROM compatibility but better recording features.



DVD-R and DVD-RW

DVD-R was the first DVD recording format released that was compatible with standalone DVD Players.

DVD-R is a non-rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 93% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.

DVD-RW is a rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 80% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.

DVD-R and DVD-RW supports single side 4.37 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double sided 8.75 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).

These formats are supported by DVDForum.



DVD+R and DVD+RW

DVD+R is a non-rewritable format and it is compatible with about 89% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.

DVD+RW is a rewritable format and is compatible with about 79% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.

DVD+R and DVD+RW supports single side 4.37 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double side 8.75 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).

These formats are supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.



DVD+R DL

DVD+R DL or called DVD+R9 is a Dual Layer writeable DVD+R. The dual layered discs can hold 7.95 computer GB* (called DVD-9) and dual layered double sides 15.9* computer GB (called dvd-18).



DVD-R DL

DVD-R DL or called DVD-R9 is a Dual Layer writeable DVD-R. The dual layered discs can hold 7.95 computer GB* (called DVD-9) and dual layered double sides 15.9* computer GB (called dvd-18).



DVD-RAM

DVD-RAM has the best recording features but it is not compatible with most DVD-ROM drives and DVD-Video players. Think more of it as a removable hard disk. DVD-RAM is usually used in some DVD Recorders.

This format is supported by DVDForum.

Answer 5

the plus and minus really signified two different types of disk used by different drive manufacturers to begin with, but now most drives will support both, but the + format is now the most predominant

Answer 6

dvd+ r is a dvd which u can use to reburn over and over again then dvd -r is dvd which you can onli use once