Rich wrote: > I have been asked various times to make a few copies of DVD for > various uses - all our (or no) copyright of course > > The Q is I can burn both DVD-R and DVD+R -- my local equipment shows > either fine, but they tend to be high end units. > > SO the Q is: > is one of the two formats more likely to be better or conversely > unusable by a DVD player most people might have. DVD-R is supposed to be the most broadly compatible. However, experiences vary, because there are so many factors involved -- the quality of the media (the manufacturer), the quality of the drive that is doing the writing, the quality of the drive that is doing the reading, etc. --------------- Chris Hoogendyk - O__ ---- Systems Administrator c/ /'_ --- Biology & Geology Departments (*) \(*) -- 140 Morrill Science Center ~~~~~~~~~~ - University of Massachusetts, Amherst <hoogendyk at bio.umass.edu> --------------- Erdös 4