Posted by Anthony Marsh on 12/07/06 22:31

Jan B wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:28:41 -0500, Anthony Marsh
> <anthony_marsh@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Citizen Bob wrote:
> ..
>> Some people might prefer the DVD-R because it can be used instantly in a
>> settop unit, whereas a DVD+R needs to be formatted first and then can
>> only be used in that particular settop unit.
>
> Perhaps you mix up the types.
> You would not format a DVD+R before the recording. You would need to
> "Finalise" both a DVD-R and DVD+R after the recording to be able to
> play them in a standard DVD-Player.
>
> I believe that a DVD-RW must be formatted before recording, and
> finalised afterwards to be playable in a DVD-Player (provided it is
> recorded in DVD-Video format).
>
> A DVD+RW does not need formatting before recording. It would be
> playable directly afterwards (after a 2 minutes automatic post-format
> process). However, if the recording is edited after the recording, a
> finalisation stage (called make compatible) is needed in order to make
> the edits visible to a DVD-player).
>
> There are some features in the DVD+RW and DVD+R that only works when
> played back on a similar recorder. E.g the replication of the recorded
> aspect format signalling in the SCART works when played back on a
> similar Philips +RW recorder as I recorded the disc on.
>
> Hope that clarifies some of the differences.
> /Jan

Nope. I am only talking about the experiences that SOME of us have.
Those who use the Panasonic, for example. Perhaps the LiteOn also. When
I insert a DVD-R the unit does nothing and I can start recording once it
recognizes it as an empty blank. When I insert a DVD+R it recognizes it
and says UNFORMATTED and request that I format it before I can record on
it. It doesn't take very long, but it is still annoying to some people.
I was not talking about Finalizing. We need to do that on any type of disc.
What advantages do you find for the DVD+R?

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