DVD-R is the standard. +RW and +R aren't actually DVD; you'll notice the products don't carry the DVD logo. They call them "DVD+RW" for marketing reasons, on the grounds that some DVD drives can read +RW discs, and +RW drives can read DVDs.
+RW is good for backing up data, and should be compared with DVD-RAM.
DVD-R is best for making movie discs and for data transfer, as it's readable by many more drives than +R or +RW.
DVD-RW isn't really useful for much. It's not compatible with enough DVD players to be an alternative to DVD-R, and it's not convenient enough to be an alternative to DVD-RAM.
While you can get drives that write both DVD and +RW formats, they're really expensive. If you only care about DVD, you can get a Panasonic combo drive (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=TC3S-1006) which writes DVD-RAM, DVD-R and CDs for $190; 22Mbps DVD-RAM write speed.
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Re: DVD-R vs +R
Date: 2003-03-15 08:10 am (UTC)+RW is good for backing up data, and should be compared with DVD-RAM.
DVD-R is best for making movie discs and for data transfer, as it's readable by many more drives than +R or +RW.
DVD-RW isn't really useful for much. It's not compatible with enough DVD players to be an alternative to DVD-R, and it's not convenient enough to be an alternative to DVD-RAM.
While you can get drives that write both DVD and +RW formats, they're really expensive. If you only care about DVD, you can get a Panasonic combo drive (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=TC3S-1006) which writes DVD-RAM, DVD-R and CDs for $190; 22Mbps DVD-RAM write speed.
Nonoxynol condoms shouldn't really be used for anything. It's nasty stuff, bad for you.