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DVD+RW Overtakes DVD-R for the First Time
By Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac
December 23rd 2002
The DVD war hot up as DVD-R drops to second spot.
DVD+R/RW drives now account for 39.3% of the recordable DVD market, according to
world-wide production figures for Q3 2002 collected by Fujiwara Rothchild
Writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, Henry Norr notes that the Fujiwara Rothchild's
figures show DVD-R/RW has a 37.2% share, with DVD-RAM trailing the field with 23.3%.
Apple is the leading supporter of DVD-R/RW, now that Compaq, a DVD Alliance
compatriot, has been swallowed by HP. Meanwhile, Dell and HP are members of the DVD
Forum, the DVD+R/+RW support group, while showed its hand earlier this year with the
declaration that there would be build-in Windows support for DVD+R/+RW.
Sony, thinking strategically, has hedged its bets and has opted for both standards for
now. Sony is currently the only manufacturer with a combination drive which supports
both DVD-R and DVD+R.
Both formats are readable on home DVD movie players, although DVD-R enjoys
compatibility with a wider range of players currently, whereas DVD+R, being a more
recent market entrant, tends to require a newer DVD player to ensure compatibility.
Some PC DVD drives more than 12 months' old may also find difficulty reading DVD+R.
Technically, there is little to choose between the two at present, although the race
for more and more speed is on. Currently, 4x drives represent the high end. The drives
themselves are similarly priced, although DVD-R blank media holds a significant - but
not overwhelming - price advantage at present. Scale economies will push DVD+RW media
prices down however.
Pioneer and Phillips, purveyors and developers of the discrete formats, are also
racing to beat each other in the speed stakes.
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