On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 01:23:41AM +0200, Andy Polyakov wrote: > specification says that LBA 0 is expected to be found at 24mm! Similar > low level format? DVD+RW is more similar to DVD-ROM than DVD-R[W]. > [Current] DVD+RW format differs with just few bits [which most players > ignore anyway], while DVD-R[W] has distinct "Linking data" structure > which is essential for playback. Meaning that DVD player *has to* have > *explicit* support for DVD-R[W] while it (explicit support) is *not* > required for DVD+R[W] playback, players should just play it. > Unfortunately not all do, but still DVD+R[W] compatibility is *mainly* a > matter of media reflectivity and drive calibration and *not* low level > format (I mean among those DVD-ROM players that fail to play DVD+R only > a small portion is actually confused by those different bits).
Bizarre how in real world tests DVD-R works on most DVD players and DVD+RW does not. DVD-RW of course doesn't work on most DVD players either. Neither did CD-RW on CD-ROM drives for many years. I expect DVD+RW to die a quick death, or at least don't care if it survives. It hasn't delivered any of what it promised, and offers nothing as far as I can tell that DVD-R(W) doesn't already offer. Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
