On Sun, 2004-06-13 at 20:06, Pedro Fernandes Macedo wrote: > Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > >Guys, > > > > I have a matshita ujda740 DVD-ROM/CDRW drive on my laptop (D600) > > > >There's a plextor DVD+/-RW writer in the office and I wonder what > >sort/how to find out the compatiblity between disc written in the +R or > >-R format and whether the laptop dvd-rom drive can read it. > > > >What's the best "rule-of-thumb" to figure out compability? > > > >I wish they would get their act together and not make end-users when up > >with a betamax vs vhs war!! > > > > > > > > > From what I read , -R has about 90% compatibility and +R has 80%... But > so far I've only tested -R (+R media is hard to find here...). On all > drives that I tested , it worked perfectly. From my old dvd drive to my > dvd player (which is at least 3 years old) , all managed to read DVD-RW > media... So I believe the best choice is -R. (But I reccomend getting a > -RW disc first to test...) That;s what I read too. I finally taken the plunge and yeS! it works.. I believe the key here is the Logo. They have diff logos for DVD-R and DVD+R. My Laptop has the logo for the -R's
