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Video Duplication and Conversion Services use the
DVD-R format. To find out if
your DVD player is compatible with the DVD-R
format, please use the DVD Player Compatibility
Checker below:
DVD Player
Compatibility Checker
DVD stands for
Digital Versatile/Video Disc, DVDR stands
for DVD Recordable and DVDRW
for
DVD Re-Writeable. A recordable DVD
stores up to 120 minutes (2 hours) of high quality
DVD-Video that can be played by many standalone
DVD Players and most computer DVD-ROMs.
There are three competing
DVD Recording standards, DVD-R/W
and DVD+R/W have similar features
and are compatible with many standalone DVD
Players and most DVD-ROMs while DVD-RAM
has less DVD Player and DVD-ROM compatibility but
better recording features.
DVD-R and DVD-RW
- DVD-R/W was the first
DVD recording format released that was
compatible with standalone DVD Players.
- DVD-R is a
non-rewriteable format and it is compatible with
about 90% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
- DVD-RW is a rewriteable
format and it is compatible with about 70% of
all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
- DVD-R/W supports single
side 4.7 GB DVDs(called
DVD-5) and double side 9.4 GB
DVDs (called DVD-10).
- These formats are
supported by DVDForum.
DVD+R and
DVD+RW
- DVD+R/W has some
"better" features than DVD-R/W such as lossless
linking and both CAV and CLV writing.
- DVD+R is a
non-rewritable format and it is compatible with
about 80% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
- DVD+RW is a rewritable
format and is compatible with about 70% of all
DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
- DVD+R/W supports single
side 4.7 GB DVDs (called
DVD-5) and double side 9.4 GB
DVDs (called DVD-10).
- These formats are
supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.
DVD-RAM
- DVD-RAM has the best
recording features but it is not
compatible with most DVD-ROM drives and
DVD-Video players. Think more of it as a
removable hard disk. DVD-RAM is usually used in
some
DVD Recorders.
- This format is
supported by DVDForum.
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