Both DVD-R and DVD-RW types generally come in the single-sided, single layer 4.7 GB capacity, which is roughly equal to 120-minutes of standard playing time. You can also now find 9.4 GB double-sided discs entering the market, although there are no players which will automatically play both sides of the disc without ejecting it and turning it over. Eventually, there will be DVD-R discs available that will hold around 20 GB of data, recorded into two layers on each side of the disc. See similar questions...

There are three recordable versions of DVD-ROM: DVD-R, DVD-RAM, and DVD-RW. DVD-R can record data once (sequentally only), while DVD-RAM and DVD-RW can be rewritten hundreds of thousands of times. Final versions of the DVD-R and DVD-RAM specifications were published in August 1997 (see 6.1). DVD-RW will be finalized by the end of 1998. These recordable media are not currently usable for home video recording (see 1.14), though home DVD-RAM recorders will eventually become available. See similar questions...

Although DVD+RW technology does allow for re-writing, DVD+R discs are usually less expensive. Both formats offer exceptional compatibility with DVD home players and DVD drives in PCs. See similar questions...

Pressed DVDs are what you find at your local video shop. They will work in over 99.9% of DVD players and computer DVD ROM drives. However, due to the large price of glass mastering, we usually only press DVDs for large runs (1000 minimum). These include: For small runs we use recordable DVDs. This category includes single write formats (DVD-R including DVD-R DL, DVD+R) and multi write formats(DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM). Each format has limited compatibility. See similar questions...

quot;For Data" disc are used for burning "Data". "For Video" disc is used for burning "Films". Basically there are no specific differences between the two, but it is recommended that you use "For Data" discs for burning "Data", and "For Video" for burning "Films". See similar questions...

DVD-RAM uses Zone Constant Linear Velocity (also known as Z-CLV) for reading. It divides the disc into several districts and arranges in a spiral way. Each district contains several sectors. Each sector has its own physical address. Therefore, it uses the same "Data Random Storage" as HDD, which also provides burning repetition. Its burning principle is similar to CD-R / RW, which uses Constant Linear Velocity (also known as CLV). A DVD-R can only be burned once. See similar questions...

DVD-R was the first DVD recording format released, and it is compatible with most DVD players. DVD+R is a newer format (introduced in early 2002), and it has some additional features such as lossless linking, CAV, and CLV writing. DVD+R is compatible with most newer DVD players (about 88% of all DVD players). DVD-RW and DVD+RW are essentially the same as above, except with DVD-R and DVD+R media you write to it once, and with DVD-RW and DVD+RW media you can erase and rewrite many times. See similar questions...

DVD+/-RW means that it is a ReWriteable disc. The plus means it is created in the plus format, the minus is in the minus format. RW discs can be rewritten and played with new audio, video or data up to 1,000 times. Our DVD+/-RW discs meet the requirements of both the plus and minus DVD forums. The plus means it is created in the plus format, the minus is in the minus format. Our DVD's meet the requirements of both the plus and minus DVD forums. See similar questions...

On a DVD+R/+RW video recorder, you can use both rewritable DVD+RW discs and recordable DVD+R discs. Both discs record video in the same way, with the same image and audio quality, and both discs are recorded in the same DVD-Video compatible manner. However, due to the characteristics of write-once media, DVD+R discs behave a little differently compared to DVD+RW discs. See similar questions...

Both plus and minus R/RW media offer the capacity of 4.7 GB, and the new double layer discs can hold 9.4 GB on a single side of audio, video or data before formatting. We understand the two formats of recordable DVD are confusing to anyone who needs to choose a format. Each format has minor advantages over the other. Read the specifications on the DVD drive you wish to purchase to see which format is right for you. ABCRON supplies all the popular media formats and capacities available today. See similar questions...

Yes, the Xbox can be used to play your own custom-burned DVDs. Here's Nick's description of how he did it: I have a Pioneer DVR-A03 IDE DVD-R/RW writer and have finally burnt both discs with DVD video and it plays wonderfully as a region 0 disc on the US Xbox I have, no problems at all. It was burnt with Sonic DVDit SE using DVD-compliant MPEG2 streams authored by TMPGenc and Dolby Digital 224kb/sec stereo sound." See similar questions...

DVD-R was the first DVD recording format released that was compatible with standalone DVD Players. DVD-R is a... See similar questions...