On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 20:14 -0400, Tony Nelson wrote: > I have more difficulty with backups made to Plus media than with > backups made to Dash media. I get more errors with Plus media, and > programs (tar and restore) have more trouble finding the EOT. YMMV, > different brand media might make a difference, etc. If you believe the propaganda, plus discs ought to be better than minus ones. There shouldn't be things like buffer underruns while burning, as the plus discs can stop and start burning at the drop of a hat. But, as with all things, the media and drives that you use will play a major part in that. And how well your applications support the features (DVD video recorders being a prime example - DVD+ discs offer a variety of nice-sounding features, none of which I've seen supported on any drive. A friend of mine has no end of grief with various brands and types of blank DVDs in his system. I've not fared much better using the same as him, but haven't had a problem with Verbatim discs. He's trying to spend the least amount of money, I'm prepared to pay reasonable cash for good results. -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
