cd-r or cd+r?

[frilly]

I am wanting to burn music on my new comp (Dell Dimension 5150.) and have been looking at discs. How do i know which to buy? cd-r or cd+r?

[Kerplunk]

Do you mean DVD-r / DVD+r ?

There is no such thing as cd+r unless I am having a very bad memory morning !!

[heathfield]

Kerplunk's right - nothing wrong with his memory this morning!. The minus sign in 'CD-R' isn't a minus, it's a hyphen, as in 'Compact Disc - Recordable'.
The + and - for DVDs are different, describing two different recording methods.

[frilly]

Hmm, well im completely baffled now! (Doesnt take much lol). So what do i need to burn music then? is it a CD or DVD i need? If it is DVD which one?

[anotheoldgit]

I have always used imation CD-R 700MB - 80min (obtained from Morrison's supermarket) for all my Music, Data, & Photo they also say they will do Video as well but I have not tried that.

You can also buy special music discs but these are more expensive, and I don't think you would notice much difference unless you are a complete music buff.

[Kerplunk]

Sorry, I should have said...

If you want the files to play in a CD player then use a CD-r.

If you want to play them in a dvd player that supports mp3 or want to move them to another computer then you can use either DVD or CD and burn them as data (MP3).

Obviously you must have a DVD burner to burn DVD's though.