Are DVD+RW discs as good for long-term storage as DVD+R discs?
MKN asked:
I’d like to transfer some home movies from video tape to DVD. It would be easier for me to use DVD+RW, because if I make a mistake I can erase it and continue recording instead of throwing the disc away.
I’d like to transfer some home movies from video tape to DVD. It would be easier for me to use DVD+RW, because if I make a mistake I can erase it and continue recording instead of throwing the disc away.
However, I want to know if DVD+RW is not as good for long-term archival purposes as DVD+R. Is DVD+RW more likely to degrade over time? For example, after ten years of storage, is a DVD+RW disc more likely to encounter read-errors than a DVD+R?
Thanks!
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NOt really as longs as you always burn THE DVD+RW with carefull speed but not too fast. I always burn things with normal speed so that i am sure it burns it correctly and it doesn’t risk destroying my DVD BURNING ROM and so that the stuff is correclty burned to the cd computer_guidance
Yes this is true, but the thing you want to worry about most with DVD-RW are that they are not compatible with most DVD-Players and they only play in computer systems.
The best idea is not to make mistakes creating DVD’S and use normal DVD-R’S
Thats my advice anyway least you are garenteed countinual use with no loss of quality with DVD-R’S . ARB7H
The only difference between DVD-RW and DVD-R; is that with DVD-RW, you can erase what is on it and re-write it. As far as I know they are the same otherwise….so yes I think it would be the same… Josh M
I have had problems with both CD-RWs and DVD-RWs and am only using DVD±Rs and CD-Rs now, especially since they cost less than 20 Cents a piece. Heinz M
There is a great article that I just read last week on how to choose CD/DVD archival media.The article gets in-depth in some places but it’s well worth reading. However, if you want a summary, here it is.
* DVD+R is much better than DVD-R
* Buy good quality discs
You can read it yourself here. John Y