CD-R or CD+R or DVD-R or DVD+R ? ?
 

CD-R or CD+R or DVD-R or DVD+R

how do the above differ?

I know the CD/R are 700mb and the DVD/R's are 4.7gb

my laptop says on the side...

DVD+R DL
Compact DISC re writable
DVD Multi Recorder



so which discs can I use?

both CD and DVD?

whats the -R and the +R mean?



Phil

Yes you can use both. Your writer can also write to dual Layer DVD's 8.5GB.

-R and +R are different DVD formats. -R being the more popular.

Copy n paste:

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.

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.