media

[akafred]

What is the diffrence between dvd+r and dvd-r my burner (gsa4081b) will do both, so what should i use?

and also it says it will burn a 4X with -r, and 8X with +r

[gooki]

Use which ever format suites your playback requirements and is the most cost effective.

[akafred]

so there is no diffrence? what is more likely to work in a older burner?

[gooki]

the format that your "old" burner was designed for.

[Kedirekin]

There are plenty of technical differences between the two formats, but from an end user perspective there is little difference.

There are a lot of conflicting test reports (and opinions) on player compatibility. The only opinion I've seen that I take seriously is that both formats have about 85% compatibility overall. You could almost flip a coin to choose which format to use.

If you have questions about particular players, take a look at the player compatability list at www.dvdrhelp.com.