Pc and mac compatible drive format

I have a 2-year old macbook and it is a real piece of crap and I am unhappy that I bought it. I have a p.c. waiting for me for christmas and I was wondering how to change the format type on my external drive. Right now it is Mac OS extended (journaled) and I need to change it to a p.c. compatible format type. I also read somewhere that FAT32 can not handle files bigger than 4gb. If this is true is there a different format that is better. I will be burning a lot of movies and they will be more than 4gb. Also, If I could buy another mac I totally would, it just would not be a macbook. They are just so expensive compared to their p.c. counterparts. Thanks for all of your help.

I also read somewhere that FAT32 can not handle files bigger than 4gb.
Correct.
If this is true is there a different format that is better.
No. Third-party software is needed for that purpose.
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