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Outside of the bells and whistles of "progressive scan", bookmarking, and other enhancements, every DVD player is effectively the same for the basic functions. There is no physical difference between a DVD-R/-RW disc and a DVD+R/+RW disc. There is, however, a series of technical differences between DVD-R/-RW DVD+R/+RW recorder format. The DVD+R/+RW format offers subtle extra functionality for people who record their own movies and audio. The Standards Differences The DVD-R (pronounced "DVD dash R") and -RW media formats are officially approved by the standards group DVD Forum. The DVD Forum was founded by Mitsubishi, Sony, Hitachi, and Time Warner, so it has tremendous industry support for its technical standards. According to the claims of the DVD Alliance, using a DVD+R/+RW recorder will let you also do the following: 1. Instantly eject without having to wait for finalized formatting. 2. Ability to record one DVD disc partially on PC and partially on television. 3. Background formatting: while the disc is being formatted, you can simultaneously record on already-formatted portions of the same disc. 4. Enhanced ability to edit filenames, movie and song titles, and playlists. 5. 100% compatibility with all other DVD players, while still enjoying these extra recording features.
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