Posted by Mr. Tapeguy on 08/23/06 14:01

Sailor wrote:
> I'm sure this question has come up a lot. I was using +RW with great
> success, but now my new burner can handle several formats.
>
> Thanks for all input
> Sailor

For your own personal use it doesn't matter as much as if you're
sending something out. Then you have to deal with the wide variety of
players that other people own which introduces a large number of
variables.

Recent vintage players are usually capable of handling all formats but
to be sure, you might ask the recipient to check his machine.

Rewriteable overall will have far lower compatibility than write-once
and you don't usually want to send those out anyway as they could
accidentally be erased and they are more expensive.

-R and +R both have pretty high compatibility percentages now, although
what works in one machine may not work in another. The good news now
is that you can offer a alternative if the first one doesn't work.

Overall -R is more popular in the U.S. so I'd start with that.

Craig

http://www.pro-tape.com

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