Which format to burn movies with

[Genus]

I am thinking of getting a DVD recordable drive but am stumped on which one to get. The primary purpose for this is to make backups of my movie collection so I can take them on the road with me. Now, I have heard that either DVD-R or DVD+R are the most compatible formats out there. Could anyone make a suggestion as to which format is the most compatible and easiest to work with? Also, if you could suggest a software to use, I would like to keep the DTS sound if it is encoded as such or Dolby Digital 5.1 Please help.

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[elzt]

The problem is neither DVD-R nor DVD+R are the most compatible formats... Well, maybe the DVD-R is slightly more popular than DVD+R coz it's the first format to appear in DVD recordable market. Nevertheless, your best choice right now is to go for a dual format DVD burner, like the Sony DRU500A.
<A HREF="http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdwriters.php?DVDname=&writedvdr=1&writedvdrw=1&writedvdplusr=1&writedvdplusrw=1&Submit2=Search&Search=Search&list=0" target="_new">This site</A> has a list of all dual format DVD burners.

 

[Scotty35]

In My Own personal opinion and from what I have read DVD+R is the better of the two mentioned, as elzt said he is right in saying both are good. Nothing has been standardised with DVD so take a punt or get the DRU 500 burner.

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