DVD-/+RW - which is best?

[drfsupercenter]

Here's the scoop. I do not have any RW discs. So, I am going to put some on my Christmas wishlist. My parents buy online only from Amazon, so I need Amazon links. Which brand/type of RW's do the experts prefer?

[blutach]

Read media quality in my signature.

Regards

[linx05]

That was a nice read. I bought 20 Verbatim +R discs the other day. Makes me kinda regret it. Doesn't matter, +Rs are doing fine for me atm. Will get the -Rs next time

[blutach]

Why? They are tremendous disks. I use them myself. I believe +Rs to be the best and certainly, you ain't gunna get better than Verbatims.

Stick with them.

Regards

[linx05]

Well that link in your signature sorta swayed me over. After reading the pros and cons I thought the '-' would be better.

[blutach]

They are much of a muchness these days - but the thing that sways me is that +Rs have almost exactly the same reflectivity range as a pressed DVD and you can set the bit to make it DVD_ROM. This is a big plus IMHO.

Regards

[NightTran]

Blutach, have you ever back up the same movie with the same r+ and r- in the same brand like vertibal ?I try one with star war 3 and the color is alot lighter for r- .

any comment would be appriciate

[blutach]

I would be very surprised if the colour is lighter on a -R than for a +

Please post a screenshot of 2 eact same frames from each disk.

Regards

[anonymez]

i'd be surprised too. does the difference show when played on a standalone, or PC?

[NightTran]

yes it does, even my wife say it so, I try by screen Hunter but the screen got the whole thing black, is any way that I can get the picture when the movie pause? Thanks

[drfsupercenter]

Nero ShowTime. Then hit Capture Frame and it copies the frame to the Clipboard.

So according to blutach, I should buy Verbatim DVD+RW discs?

[NightTran]

when I copy an image it is hard to see the different, only see by the naked eyes and see a whole leght of the movie then you would see what I see, any one who try and get the same result would be nice if you confirm here


Thanks

[drfsupercenter]

NightTran, try using a digital camera and taking a pic of it. Be sure to turn the flash off, so it doesn't glare.

So, are these RW's the best?

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0201395

[NightTran]

I bought them before to practice, some disc still give you problems, not 100% or even 95% like vertibal R+ or -, to me it is only 50 cent for a back up why buy rw because sometime they can erase by it self, I try but you still can 't see the different between r+ and r- with picture, you need to watch for a while then you will see what I mean

[drfsupercenter]

Those ARE Verbatims. As for the picture, maybe you are just seeing things.