[reemas]

I have a 15" 1.5 Ghz Powerbook. and i can burn dvd+r's and dvd-r's without problem. but why doesn't apple support the burning onto dvd+r media?

i saw this on apple's support site for some bug and notice how dvd+r isn't posted.

Tip: You can burn CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD-R discs depending on your computer's disc drive.

there was a thread in this powerbook forums which also mentions what types of dvd+r media work and most users have had no problems with different brands.

why isn't it supported if it works fine?

[Leonard]

It's all politics. Apple is one of the companies in the DVD-R/RW consortium, so they want to support their standard.

[Leonard]

Ooops, the group isn't called the DVD-R/RW Consortium, it's theDVD Forum that developed the DVD-R/RW standard.

You may want to read this article too under the section DVD Format Wars:

http://www.manifest-tech.com/media_dvd/dvd_format.htm

or this article

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/allcam/dvdformat.html

Basically, DVD-R/RW is seen as the true standard, and DVD+R/RW sorta weaselled it's way in as a standard