[RJ]

So you still think that DVD-R/-RW is better for video playback ? Well, I can tell you that it's not true, as ever player was able to playback my DVD+R.
For PC and video, DVD+R/+RW is the best choice. For DVD audio, well, since I have nothing to do with it, I can't say anything about it, but if DVD-R/-RW would win then we will have bad standalone recorders and I doubt anyone want to have such a complicated recorder.
And about compatibility: I just don't get it how a media, developed and accepted by the DVD Forum, is not able to be 100% compatible. That applies to both DVD-R and DVD-RW. DVD+R isn't worse when it comes to compatibility, and DVD+RW is even more compatible than DVD-RW, so how can DVD-R/-RW be better for video than DVD+R/+RW ? Simple answer: It's not.
Otherwise I should have problems with my own video DVD+R, but they work excellent. DVD-R can't be any better.

IMHO, the + format exists because the - format is not good enough for exactly this video recording and compatibility task. And that's true. DVD-R/-RW being the standard, no, I wouldn't like that, that can't be the future for DVD. DVD just does not deserve that. And how comes that DVD+R/+RW is so successful ? The "-" format is now over 3 years old but DVD+R/+RW wouldn't even have had a chance if DVD-R/-RW would have made it as standard. But as you can see, DVD+R/+RW is already very popular in the PC sector and I'm sure it will be so in the standalone recordings sector. Only thing I can't tell you is about music. It'd be a pity if there are really problems with DVD+R/+RW and music as it will give DVD-R/-RW a longer life and eventually the format war might never turn out.

RJ