More information about Discs: DVD

• Unbranded
• Verbatim

DVD stands for Digital Versatile/Video Disc, DVDR stands for DVD Recordable and DVDRW for DVD ReWriteable.

DVD-R and DVD-RW

• DVD-R 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 93% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
• DVD-RW is a rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 80% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
• DVD-R and DVD-RW supports single side 4.37 GiB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double sided 8.75 GiB* DVDs(called DVD-10).

DVD+R and DVD+RW

• DVD+R is a non-rewritable format and it is compatible with about 89% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
• DVD+RW is a rewritable format and is compatible with about 79% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
• DVD+R and DVD+RW supports single side 4.37 GiB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double side 8.75 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
• These formats are supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.

DVD+R DL

DVD+R DL or called DVD+R9 is a Dual Layer writeable DVD+R. The dual layered discs can hold 7.95 GiB* (called DVD-9) and dual layered double sides 15.9* GiB (called dvd-18).

DVD-R DL

DVD-R DL or called DVD-R9 is a Dual Layer writeable DVD-R. The dual layered discs can hold 7.95 GiB* (called DVD-9) and dual layered double sides 15.9* GiB (called dvd-18).

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.