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Plus seems to be winning
Everybody I know is getting DVD recorders that handle both formats: Plextor is the first choice, but some have the Sony since it was available longer. A few are waiting for the dual-layer recorders to arrive in the first half of 2004.

The plus format seems to be winning. It is the better technology, but had a late start, and the minus format had captured a good portion of the market. But now the plus format is faster than the minus format; it is already twice as fast. The media is the same price for either format, so my friends that have a choice are using the plus format media. Plus dual-layer drives may appear a full year before the minus dual-layer drives, which will push many people into using the plus format.

I thought the plus format would win because it has the better technology. Now I think it will win because it is progressing faster, and has better specifications noticable to even the computer illiterate public.

The minus format will survive only until most of the drives are replaced. Most of the minus-only drives sold were 4.7GB 2x. Upgrading to 8.5GB 8x may be enough incentive to cause the general public to switch to the plus format. The drives should be available for next Christmas, and the minus format will be declared terminal by early 2005.
Posted by: solprovider   Posted on: 12/29/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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DVD quality  FirstNLastN | 12/29/03
I disagree  memuser | 12/29/03
Home video is one thing...  cjules13 | 12/29/03
Please share...  Joe Blow_z | 12/29/03
have you tried settop dvd recorder?  stanleymwc@... | 12/29/03
You Need IEEE1394 (FireWire)  Spoon Jabber | 01/02/04
right  zsmith | 01/30/04
Not true FirstNLastN  dvdman_z | 12/31/03
I see your Schwartz is as big as mine!  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/29/03
Infinite Read/Write Atomic Holographic Optical Storage  grey_eminence | 12/29/03
I'll just pop one...  Fred Fredrickson | 12/29/03
Plus seems to be winning  solprovider | 12/29/03
Plus, Minus, Beta, VHS wish they would settle on a standard  Squawkbox | 12/29/03
it depends on who you ask...  stanleymwc@... | 12/29/03
Disagree Slightly  jnonneman | 12/29/03
You bring up the important point...  BitTwiddler | 12/30/03
Why The Half-Step?  gaoptimize | 12/30/03
compatibility  ctc_z | 12/30/03
Skip the dual layer and give us 20GB BLUE LASER DVD discs!!!  xunil skcor | 12/30/03
Format  Bill4 | 12/30/03
Done carefully, burned DVDs look great!  riredale | 12/30/03
Compatability with "Players" is the real problem  dvdman_z | 12/31/03
1 Format = 20 GB Blue Laser !!!  Chris.Papoudaris@... | 01/01/04
Keep it simple  Suicida| | 01/01/04
yup  zsmith | 01/30/04
http://www.geocities.com/insane822/  zsmith | 01/30/04
Message has been deleted.  wonkabar | 04/05/05
Message has been deleted.  wonkabar | 04/05/05

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