csr wrote: > There exist DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, etc > What are the differences?
DVD is a read only drive, which will read commercial data or media DVD's. DVD-RAM records to a similar disk format to DVD, but the disks are not readable in DVD drives, only other DVD-RAM drives. This was the very first recordable DVD format, and used mainly for backups and suchlike. Apple shipped these in some systems. DVD-RW and DVD+RW are competing (and incompatible) standards for DVDRW disks that can be read in plain DVD drives. DVD-RW is the standard supported by Apple's Superdrives. Several companies have announced (or are shipping) DVD -/+ RW drives, which do it all. Here is a lengthy FAQ, the different formats are discussed here: <http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
