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DVD Formats
DVD Video
Popular format for viewing movies and other visual entertainment with high
quality MPEG2 video & digital surround sound. Enables multi-language, multi-
subtitling and other advanced user features.
DVD Audio
This audio-only storage format doubles the fidelity of sound effect comparing
with a standard CD as well as longer playing times, copy protection and anti-
piracy measures…etc.
DVD-ROM
(DVD Read Only Memory)
Read-only DVD discs used for storing data and interactive sequences as well
as audio and video.
DVD-R
(DVD Recordable)
A write-once format used to master DVD Video and DVD-ROM discs. Good
for archiving data and recording home movie discs.
DVD-RW
(DVD ReWritable)
The DVD Forum’s format with a read-write capacity of 4.7GB per side. It can
be re-written up to 1000 times. Suitable for backups, DVRs, and movies.
DVD+R
(DVD Recordable)
A write-once format. Good for archiving data and recording DVD movies.
DVD+RW
(DVD ReWritable)
The DVD+RW Alliance’s fast, 1000-times-rewritable format. Excellent for
backups, good for movies, real-time video recording & random data burning
DVD-RAM
(DVD Random Access Memory)
The DVD Forum’s 100,000-times-rewritable format. Suitable for backups and
DVRs.
