[yoko]

I am ignorant of DVD burning. So, which blank DVD discs do I use, DVD -R or DVD+R and what is the difference? I use Roxio Small Business Edition to burn my dvds.

thanks

[smax013]

Are you burning a data DVD or a video DVD to play on your TV's DVD player?

If the former, then it generally will not matter.

If the latter, then it will tend to depend on your DVD player. If it is a newer DVD player, then either should be fine. If it is older, then you likely have a better chance of it playing fine with DVD-R. In general, try one and see if it will play on your DVD player...if it does not, then try the other. If neither works, then you might be outta luck.

Now, it is also function of what your DVD burner can handle. If it is a newer computer (i.e. last couple of years), then it can likely handle both. But early DVD burners were one or the other.

[yoko]

Well, it will be a video DVD and I would like to be able to play it in 2005 chevy truck DVD player or my 2002/3 DVD player. I have a 2009 Lenovo Windows Vista laptop and it states DVD multi (should i assume DVD_/+)?

[smax013]

yoko said:

Well, it will be a video DVD and I would like to be able to play it in 2005 chevy truck DVD player or my 2002/3 DVD player. I have a 2009 Lenovo Windows Vista laptop and it states DVD multi (should i assume DVD_/+)?

A 2009 computer almost definitely has a DVD+/-R burner, but if you can give the model number, we can look up the specs most likely to confirm.

With DVD players that old, I would recommend trying a DVD-R disk first, assuming your burner can do them.

[Rommel]

Hi,

Not trying to add any confusion here, and I am not an expert on the question in this thread.

Just making a comment on my experiance based only on money.

I've purchased DVD/RW disc because they where on sale at an excellent price. I never have or intend to rewrite them.

I use them with other media I've purchased, DVD+/DVD- and I haven't had any issues burning video and playing back in my desktop, laptop or home theater on any of the 3 media types mentioned.

All players come with documentation that tells you what it will read. The trick is keeping those papers around. :)

I beleave its more older players with issues as smax said.

Where is that technology line? I don't know.

Rommel

[smax013]

Be careful with RW disks to be used with DVD players. In general, you are likely better of using either +R or -R disk.

[coastie65]

Seeing as how this seems to be a music DVD, then either or - should be fine. If it was a video, then - offers better editing capabilities than . coastie