for me it’s sort of compatible, when i use it with the dvd drive (nec nd-3650a) i got with my dell dimension 9200 (4 months old) it will not burn dvd- and that seems to be something to do with the dvd drive and nero have compatibility problems because i bought a samsung sh-s183a and that works ok with dvd- & dvd+, i’m sure it’s nero because if i use roxio easy media creator 9 both drives work ok