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can someone give me a definition of all the different types of DVDs and CDs eg CD+R, DVD+RW etc
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"R" (read) means you can write data to it once but cannot then overwrite the data later.
"RW" (read/write) means you can write data to it, then overwrite it with more data later.
DVDs come in two main formats + (plus) and minus (-). There is also RAM but you can probably ignore this.
DVD + (plus) and - (minus) are very similar, but not exactly the same.
So we have DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW.
MOST (but not all) devices can record in DVD+ or DVD-, and play DVD+ and DVD-.
But some DVD recorders for example can only record in DVD+ OR DVD- (but not both)
So if you look at this DVD recorder, it can PLAY all DVD types, but not RECORD all DVD types.
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/dvd-recorders/dmres20d/index.htm
And if you thought this was complicated wait until the NEXT generation come along this year because we have two formats again - Blu-Ray and HD-DVD so let battle commence.
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