Re: Sony fucks with PSX -- makes last minute changes

"BC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> "Beck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> >>> Easy - DVD-RW playback, seems odd I know...
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>> >> But it does not allow DVD RW playback
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>> > No, it doesn't allow "DVD+RW" playback.  "DVD-RW" discs
>> > are still playable.  Yes, the two are different.
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>> Oh I see, so what is the difference?
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> I'm not a hndred percent sure, but I know that there are
> about 6 or so different recordable DVD formats out there,
> DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and I think DVD-RA
> and DVD+RA as well. 
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> DVD-R/W formats was created by Sony and a few others, while
> the DVD+R/W formats were created by some other group (I
> think Dell was in that group). Done using different
> technology, and are NOT compatible with each other. Kinda
> like...  er- xbox and PS2 discs I guess - looks the same,
> but totally different.

The other way around. DVD+RW was created by DVD+RW Alliance
which includes  Dell, HP, Verbatim, Philips, Ricoh, Sony, 
Thomson multimedia and Yamaha Corporation. And DVD-RW was 
created by DVD Forum.

http://verbatim.com/products/images/dvd-rtechnologyupdate.pdf
 
> Others here can probably tell you more.
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