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Which DVD is best for recording?
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Bluebird:
The other day I went to purchase some DVDs to record some video things at home from my pc. I was surprised that there's such a variety of DVD types. How do I know which is the best type to buy? My pc is just a regular pc with a DVD burner. I got it for Christmas, and don't know much else about it. ::) Sorry, this is a bit new for me. It looks like the people here know about this type of thing. Hope you can help. Thank you.
Joom:
Hey BlueBird,
Yup, there are quite a few different types of DVD. There are DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, etc...
These days most current DVD players will play either DVD-R or DVD+R without a problem, unless you're burning a DVD for someone with an 'older' player you shouldn't have to worry about it. I normally just buy a batch of whichever I can get the best deal on.
Rather than do a lot of typing, I did a quick search and here are a few answers.
http://vend4less.com/dvd-r-faq.html
Like anything else, there are lots of opinions, but you should be safe by going with either DVD-R or DVD+R blanks...