Best DVD format for burning Using iDVD '09?

I have created some movies using iMovie with recordings from my digital camcorder. What is the best DVD format to use when burning them to disc using iDVD? I am new to this. Thanks

I mean, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, etc. Thanks
I have found DVD+R to be more reliable than DVD-R. The only disadvantage to DVD+R is that DVD players manufacture before 2003 may not play them.
I would recommend Taiyo Yuden DVD+Rs. (I get excellent results using iMovie 06 with iDVD 11.)
http://www.supermediastore.com/product/search?search=TaiyoYuden+%23Category%3A%27DVD%2BRMedia%27
What is the reason for using something less than the maximum burn speed? Thanks.
I burn at 4X.
Burning too slow is often just as bad as burning too fast. Rule of thumb is to burn at 1/2 the max speed of the media's max.
"But believe it or not, there are still people who insist on waiting 55-60 minutes to burn a CD or DVD at 1x speed, because they are convinced anything faster will yield a bad or "lower" quality burn. However, burning too slow is often just as bad as burning too fast. Because of this unreasonable impulse to go too slow, some discs and drives now block out the lower range too"
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/advancedconcepts.htm

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