Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:17 AM 8/16/2006, you wrote: >Related question: how come all the archival DVD's I see are of the >-R variety (like the Kodak ones on this web site)? My burner uses >DVD+R discs (at least the burner I have in my desktop PC, I am not >sure whether my Powerbook takes both flavors). Is there something >about the minus vs. the plus that makes it easier to produce archival DVDs? > >Nathan Nathan - My built-in DVD burner uses +R, too, so I bought an external DVD burner so I could use -R. I've read that -R is more reliable and those who submit to Alamy on DVDs say that the error rate with -R is much less than with +R. I don't think I'd trust +R as much for archival use. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com