DVD±R (also DVD+/-R, "DVD plus/dash R", or incorrectly "DVD plus/minus R") is not a separate DVD format, but rather is a shorthand term for a DVD drive that can accept both of the common recordable DVD formats. Likewise, DVD±RW (also written as DVD±R/W, DVD±R/RW, DVD±R/±RW, DVD+/-RW and other arbitrary ways) handles both common rewritable disc types (but not usually DVD-RAM). ^*

See the following pages:

• DVD-R
• DVD+R
• DVD-RW
• DVD+RW

External links

• Understanding Recordable & Rewritable DVD by Hugh Bennett
• All about DVD Part 2: The mess with formats

DVD

DVD±R | DVD±RW