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On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:35:50 GMT, "ian field" <>
wrote:

>Thanks - it looks like a long and detailed description so I read a bit and
>saved it for later study, the spec for the DVD under the TV allows both +
>& - in either R or RW so as long as the PC is happy with -RW as well as +RW
>it doesn't really matter which disks I buy for what.

Has nothing to do with the PC, it depends on your drive. Your drive
has to support - and + formats.

Geoff Pearson <> wrote:
> "Rod Speed" <> wrote in message
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>> Geoff Pearson <> wrote:
>>> "Evan Platt" <evan@*******************************> wrote in message
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>>>> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:09:39 GMT, "ian field"
>>>> <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> DVD-RW & DVD+RW, what's the difference?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
>>>
>>> I asked this question before - having Googled away for ages. None
>>> of the sites explain the difference in formatting or file structure,
>>> they just prattle away about what the different formats can do,
>>> without explaining how or why. Very disappointing.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD%2BRW
>>
>
> Exactly - just prattle.

Nope, not the external link in there
http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/113

"ian field" <> wrote in message
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snip

- none of the staff I asked had any idea what the difference was!

snip

Which makes one wonder doesn't it!

PeeCee

Howdy!

"ian field" <> wrote in message
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> DVD-RW & DVD+RW, what's the difference?

One is Plus, one is Dash.

Or, Sony vis Panasonic.

Other links posted go into more detail for you B)

RwP