Review: DVDs and Videos

[jack]

DVD:

No need to rewind
Easy skip ahead
Menus to view different options non-linearly
Subtitles
Small storage space

Video:

Built-in ability to skip stupid intros, piracy ads, menus, etc
Low hassle recording
Cheap
No stupid bonus features

Comments

[rochvelleth.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Do you know whether you want + or - media?

- is older, slightly more compatible (really old players only support -). + is newer and slightly better technically.

All modern DVD recorders / players will support both formats.

[rochvelleth.livejournal.com]

The only type I've used is -, possibly because when I first got used to the type of CD/DVD I wanted to buy, I knew that + wasn't universally supported. But that's more of a habit than anything. Is - still more common?

[robhu.livejournal.com]

I would expect anything made in the last 5 years to support + as well as - (note: some players exist that support + only, it's not that everything supports - and some things don't support +).

Wikipedia tells me - is probably more common, although it's not sure - and it suggests that almost all players that are around today are multiformat + and -.

+ is slightly better technically. - has slightly more supported players around. In real terms it probably makes no difference which you choose.