Need a DVD burner!!

[Rusty]

Upgrading this old Dell 2300 to 1 gig and a DVD burner. Need some ideas as to the burner to get.I am starting to burn alot of movies and would like to back up my games. Probably a new PC is more cost efficient in the long run but the choice of processors is another topic i'll save for another day. The whole dual or quad core and AMD vs Intel or Centron or turion is overwhelming at the moment. i'll be taking some online classes and really dunno if this old 2300 is adequate for that and my other needs. Or ifi should jsut put away a bit more cash and get a new one.

Also a company called Psystar sells an " Open Computer" its physically a Mac clone but can run any OS. Thier prices as compared to a Mac pro are Way better.If i had the cash i'd get the Mac Pro 32 gig ram 3 tera HD that is enough Pc to prolly last the rest of my life

[Raymond]

woody will be the best person to answer your question as he seems to be updated with hardwares. I'd suggest Lite-On.

[yao90]

I think you should also consider the burning ability of the burner. Some DVD burners only support +R or -R and others support both. You must not overlook it. Though I don't know what's the difference of +r and -R.

[NinjaRicer]

Found this on answerbag.com

Commercial Answer

The truth is that the two competing technologies use different formats. No single company "owns" DVD and both technologies have their "champions".

DVD-R/RW was developed by Pioneer. Based on CD-RW technology, it uses a similar pitch of the helix, mark length of the 'burn' for data, and rotation control. DVD-R/RW is supported by the DVD Forum, an industry-wide group of hardware and software developers, and computer peripheral manufacturers. The DVD-R format has been standardized in ECMA-279 by the Forum, but this is a private standard, not an 'industry' ISO standard like the CD-R/RW Red Book or Orange Book standard.

DVD+R/RW is also based on CD-RW technology. DVD+R/RW is supported by Sony, Philips, HP, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha, and others, and has recently been endorsed by Microsoft. DVD+R/RW is not supported by the DVD Forum, but the Forum has no power to set industry standards, so it becomes a market-driven issue.

Technical Answer

DVD+R is a dvd disc that allows multiple layers for one disc where as dvd-r only allows one layer. They will not compete to become the de Facto standard, because they are both here to stay. Multi layer DVD+R can allow extra capacity per disc than DVD-R hence its high cost!