I work with a dozen or so different DVD players at my university, and
more at conferences. The numbers double to DVDs in computers.
Compatibility is a frequent problem. I have found that nothing is
fully compatible. Computers tend to read most discs. Some DVD
players are pickier than others. Some brands of media seem to be a
little more compatible than others. Fortunately, the brands that are
more compatible are also the brands that seem to be more
reliable/longer lasting, in my experience. I use Taiyo Yuden DVD-R
white inkjet hub printable discs, these days, and have also had good
luck with Verbatim Data Life Plus. I think the inkjet-printable
coating helps protect the normally-vulnerable top surface of the DVD.


In my experience, the -R disks have always been more widely
compatible with DVD players than the +R discs. +R was created with
the assertion that it would be more compatible, but it has never
proven true across the spectrum of players that I come in contact
with. What is clear is that some players absolutely won't ever play
+R discs (many Panasonic, for example), and other players absolutely
won't play -R discs (many Sony, for example). I'm guessing that this
was a corporate decision. Most players will play both kinds of
discs, at least some of the time, but may exhibit some preference.
Ironically, cheaper players tend to be more tolerant of disc
diversity.

Derek


> I have been told that the best way is to get +R disks for this.
>
> Frank
>
> --- In iDVD@yahoogroups.com, "frankt192" <fjt2@...> wrote:
>>
>> What is the best dvd blank (Media) to use for use on a computer
>> and a dvd player for showing on a TV?
>>
>> I have a MacBook Pro with iDVD.
>>
>> Frank

Derek Roff
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