XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: daniel47@eternal-september.org   
      
   On 17/02/2025 7:52 pm, Dan Purgert wrote:   
   > On 2025-02-16, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >> I've got a PVR who's HD is getting pretty full (90%+) with programs I'll   
   >> want to watch some day ... so I was thinking about coping some of the   
   >> 'Keeper' programs onto DVD which meant buying a spool of DVD's.... but   
   >> then needed to check if I needed DVD-R or DVD+R disks. (It is DVD-R)   
   >>   
   >> Which got me thinking ...... What's the difference between DVD-R and   
   >> DVD+R??   
   >   
   > Was something to do with the dyes and actual burn logic (i.e. "which   
   > consortium are you buying into?") -- a lot like betamax vs. VHS (etc.)   
   >   
   > As I recall, one of them died out; or drives converged and everything   
   > burns anything at this point (unless you have a 15-20 year old burner,   
   > in which case ... )   
   >   
   Hmm!! Now that you mention it, Dan, my HP 6730b Laptop (which I'd be   
   using to do the burning) is vintage 2007!! ;-P   
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   Daniel70   
      
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