Reference Information
14-2
Samsung Electronics
14-1-2 DVD Types
FORMAT
TYPE
APPLICATIONS
DVD-Video
Playback Only
High quality image and sound for movies and other video media.
DVD-ROM
Read Only
Multi-functional, multi-media software that requires large storage capacity.
DVD-Audio
Playback Only
High quality sound that exceeds the CD, multi-channel Audio.
DVD-R
1 Time Recording
As with CD-R, write only once
DVD-RAM
Rewritable
This can be virtually used as hard-disk, with a random
(more than 100,000times) read-write access
Rewritable
Similar to DVD-RAM except than its technology features
DVD-RW
(About 1000times)
a separated read-write access more like phonograph than a hard disk.