DVD-R or DVD+R?

[Jun aka Pekto]

With XP Home/Pro:
For making dvd movies with menus, I use Ulead Video Studio 10 Plus. I've been using UVS since version 3 back in the late 90's. I like UVS10+ because of its wide format support and ability to use rw discs for making dvd movies, not to mention it's very easy to use with a wide set of editing/effects tools.

I also have Ulead DVD MovieFactory which is strictly a dvd movie app with none of UVS10+'s editing functions.

For data dvd support, I use the free Deep Burner Pro. It burns data in the same way the old Roxio Easy CD Burner did. I also use CD Burner XP which is also free.

With Vista
For data dvd, I'm satisfied with Vista's (Home Premium) built-in drag and drop to dvd r/rw support. My Toshiba laptop came with Toshiba Disc Creator which does audio, data, disc backup, disc to iso, and iso to disc with support for cd, dvd, and HD DVD* discs.

For dvd movies, I haven't tried Vista Home Premium's DVD Maker yet. Plus, my Toshiba laptop came with Ulead's DVD MovieFactory 5 which also has support for cd, dvd, and HD DVD.

For the Mac, I use the iLife apps, of course.

*Although HD DVD is as good as dead for commercial movies, it's perfectly fine with me for making backup/data discs..... It's also kind of strange because I don't think my laptop has an HD DVD drive......

To complete the setup, I still have my LiteOn DVD recorder for vcr functions and those times when I'm too lazy or it's just not worth it to edit on the pc-----> Like recording American Idol episodes for the wife. After she's done, erase the dvdrw and reuse all over again.