charliex

brandon11983: simply because of the methods used to burn the data, one allows the disk to be burnt to the inner tracks, thus allows more data to be burnt.
oops a sentence disappeared there. they often limit the tracks in the firmware for consumer hardware to make it hard for them to do bit copies.

I meant the more data part isn't made available to consumers, obviously DVD+R is readily available.

I came to the conclusion DVD-R is a more compatible format purely by researching field tests and the method it uses to actually burn the data, thats the whole point, not by listening to OEMS or best buy/staples etc. Current figures suggest DVD-R in the lead by about 10-15% market penetration wise.


Of course on top of that theres DVD-R(A) and DVD-R(G) A was typically used for mastering and authoring, and thats the one generally accepted when doing submissions for CMF processes, G's use a different wavelength and better (cheaper) for general purpose use.

Also DVD+R/RW is not an approved format by the DVD Forum, which does have some effect on the industry for major leaguers, but not for a lot of the smaller houses.