dvds

[crispynugget]

can someone give me a definition of all the different types of DVDs and CDs eg CD+R, DVD+RW etc

[PhilBy]

This should be more easy than me trying to expalin....

http://svp.co.uk/helpdesk/?_a=knowledgebase&_j=quest iondetails&_i=8&PHPSESSID=8afd3b06932f10318646f8 6c3abc03cc

[vehelpfulguy]

"R" (read) means you can write data to it once but cannot then overwrite the data later.

"RW" (read/write) means you can write data to it, then overwrite it with more data later.

DVDs come in two main formats + (plus) and minus (-). There is also RAM but you can probably ignore this.

DVD + (plus) and - (minus) are very similar, but not exactly the same.

So we have DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW.

MOST (but not all) devices can record in DVD+ or DVD-, and play DVD+ and DVD-.

But some DVD recorders for example can only record in DVD+ OR DVD- (but not both)

So if you look at this DVD recorder, it can PLAY all DVD types, but not RECORD all DVD types.

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/dvd-recorders/dmres20d/index.htm

And if you thought this was complicated wait until the NEXT generation come along this year because we have two formats again - Blu-Ray and HD-DVD so let battle commence.