Format of Finder burned DVD-R

I have burned some DVD-R in the Finder that once burned read 'Mac OS Extended,' under get info. I need these discs to work in Windows. Will they?
I done six DVDs before I considered this (me bad) and then one in Toast which reads 'Universal Disc Format.'
Are my six DVDs burned in the Finder wasted?
I have no Windows machine to test. I found this knowledge base article http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107416 which would normally dampen my concerns other than the fact Get Info even in Disk Utility says Mac OS Extended.

Finalize is the same as Verify.
Well then, I have a different problem. The dvd+r disc I burned on to did go through a verify cycle. It took a long time, so I walked away, and when I came back, it appeared that the disc was finished. (The verify %complete bar was gone, and I did expect some sort of message stating that the job was complete, but nothing, so I ejected the disc.) I put it in my several-year old Toshiba dvd player, and disc error came up, which is not surprising because I've come across homemade dvd's that didn't work. I put it back into the iMac, and it just seemed to stall (I think it did open iDVD, but I'm not exactly sure).
Anyway, I bought some dvd+r disc to try again. Why dvd+r? I don't know. Perhaps I should've gotten dvd-r instead? (But, from what I've read around in here, both should burn and play in my iMac just fine, right?)
Suggestions? Thank you.

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