"Would someone please explain what differs DVD-R from DVD+R?"
Sure. If our company sends out a DVD on -R and the customer says it doesn't work, we send them the +R media and make an entry in the customer database to send the +R from now on.
It's that simple. -R and +R don't work in all DVD players.
Bob
Would someone please explain what differs DVD-R from DVD+R?

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