DVD+R vs. DVD-R

When deciding whether to buy a DVD+R or DVD-R drive, it should be noted that DVD+R is becoming the format of choice these days. It is technically superior to DVD-R. It also ships with DELL PCs, a significant factor in predicting de facto standard winners. While you may buy a dual-format DVD burner, you can rest assured that buying a DVD+R burner will be fine.

As for media prices, there does not seem to be a difference in price between the two types of blank DVDs nowadays.

PAL vs. NTSC

My first DVD was in fact created in PAL format. One thing to realize is that most DVD players will happily and automatically convert between the 2 formats NTSC and PAL. So even in the US you can easily test your PAL creation in your home DVD player without worrying about funny things being shown by your TV.