hmm,
my experience is different. Back in september when i first have my dvd burner, i tried Sony 4x +Rs and TDK 4x +Rs. That time, I didn\'t know anything about "remanufacture", neither does I know about changing booktype.
And pretty much all of those discs i burned are all playable on my playStation 2 and on my 4 1/2 years old sony dvd player.
But the minuses media is a different story. I tried TDK 4x -Rs, it was not readable on my picky ps2. Later, I tried Sony 4x -Rs, as you can see. Same thing, unreadable on my ps2.
That time, I thought maybe my playstation 2 likes the + media more, since I know nothing about how to test the quality of the disc. Its not until this late February I realized the true reasons why.
I found out that my Sony 4x +R is actually were manufacture from Ricoh and my TDK 4x +Rs were manufacture from CMC Magnetic as it was revealed by the test software program KProbe, and later Nero CD/DVD. And the Sony and TDK 4x -Rs and even their 8x -Rs are actually manufacture by them. They only manufacture the "-" media while they bought off the + media from other manufacturer.
But how come only the + work on my ps2, but not the minus. Recently, after I updated my firmware late last month, I found out that my specific model dvd burner burns better at the "+" media than the "-". As if Lite On concentrate on improving burned quality more on the + than on the - for my burner...
Some disc that i tested back from TDK 4x +Rs and Sony 4x +Rs, or shall i say Ricoh and CMC Magnetic 4x+Rs show great results, as good as Hollywood Pressed DVD. No wonder my ps2 doesn\'t have problems playing them. The minuses on the other hands, burn quality is good but not consistent across the disc, but some are okay, because there are quite some errors and failures to high for my ps2 to tolerate.
So, its not true that the DVD-R is more compatible with the ps2, its really depends on the burned quality.
From what I read on the internet, so far, most dvd players play fine with either format. And all DVD players play fine when the DVD+R is changed to DVD-ROM. Its read the disc as a DVD-ROM format like commerical dvds. If a dvd player doesn\'t read DVD-ROM booktype, then it won\'t read any commercial dvds at all from the studios.
I guess why you have better lucks with the - media is because the model of your burner burns better with the "-" media than the "+".
When DVD+R DL become more mainstreams and when it dropped it prices down to much more reasonable price, I be sure to buy them and I believe my burner will works great on them and not to mention i will changed it booktype.
Right now, I am waiting patiently till Verbatim dropped it prices of 3 discs of DVD+R DL down like $5 or less. Now, they are sold at $25 for only 3 discs at most retail stores and I found one from CompUSA selling it for $20....expensive...
