What type of DVD burns on a Mac r or -r?

Need to know what type of DVD to purchase to burn a movie. DVD+R or DVD-R for a Mac.

Depends on what machine you intend to use it on.
Most Mac's should be able to do both DVD-R and DVD+R formats it's the other device you got to worry about.
The important thing is get the small batch of DVD's first and try a few burns and test them on the other machine.
Then you can buy the big stack.
Some makes of DVD's are better (or worse) than others. Also there seems to be a heat or time issue with then as well, so don't pick up the stack with a lot of dust on it.
Leave the DVD's in the case only extract one as you use it and never return one to the case, don't touch the bottom ever or lay the bottom on something hard.
finicky things those DVDs, got to try a few to get a burn sometimes.

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