Well i ask the moderator to move it to hardware section or should i post again? -------------------------------------------------------------------- If your friend is travelling to London, THE place to go is Tottenham Court Road. There are loads of shops there selling computer equipment, assuming he wants to buy "off the street". Failing that, check out the web for mail order sites based in the UK. Anyway, why go for DVD+RW. Whats wrong with DVD-R ?? HomerJ ---------------------------------------------------------- Nothing wrong with the dvd-r format but it takes too long to format a dvd-rw disc also i think if i remember correctly you cant do "much" edits,chaptering etc with the dvd-r standalones like the DVD+RW standalones. If DVD-R was the only format in the market i would have gone for that If i am not mistaken dvd+rw reflectivity is more(according to the specs what i have seen but real world tests will tell the tale) If my current dvd player cant read it then i just go and buy one which can atleast wont have to give up certain features which are currently in the market.