"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in
news:#YpoGn#3IHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:


> The plus (+) and minus (-) are write formats. Either writer
> requirement doesn't really matter. In the end, both can read both
> formats if worth their salt.
>
> In the early days, there were DVD players for the TV that could only
> read the plus or minus versions. Now, that's not really an issue.
> Stamped DVDs is not an issue in any case. For both DVD players and
> DVD burners, media quality and reflectivity can determine the outcome
> of a readability and burner recognition.

Thanks Dave! I just dug into the specs. for my Dell Inspirion Laptop: "8X
DVD+/-RW Drive for Inspiron 6400/E1505"

So I guess it can write to both + and - types I assume. They both seem to
be equally cheap. Any reason to buy one over the other?

--
Rahul