DVD Ram

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2 total messages Started by Dee Mon, 02 Jun 2003 06:56

#3656

Author: Dee
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 06:56

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Can someone please explain to me the difference between a dvd RAM and a dvd
Writer. I have the option of buying a  Toshiba SD-W2002 DVD-RAM Writer
Rewriter cheap but am not sure if it will produce DVD's that can be played
in a normal DVD player. Done a few web searches and it seems to indicate
that it will but then one review says it's for backup only and uses a
cartridge system (although it also comes with blank dvd's). Anyone got any
more info?
Thanks

Re: DVD Ram

#3657

Author: JerryT
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 02:39

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The Panasonic non-cartridge type 3 pack DVD-RAM carries a MSRP of C$30.00.
I don't think it is that expensive when compare with DVD-RW/+RW.  Sharing
the disk may be a problem though, but how often you have to share more than
800 MB (CD-R) with others?

"Elvis Presley" <dew@wer.org> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 07:56:44 +0100, "Dee" <dee@nospamnrewsroom.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> >Can someone please explain to me the difference between a dvd RAM and a
dvd
> >Writer. I have the option of buying a  Toshiba SD-W2002 DVD-RAM Writer
> >Rewriter cheap but am not sure if it will produce DVD's that can be
played
> >in a normal DVD player. Done a few web searches and it seems to indicate
> >that it will but then one review says it's for backup only and uses a
> >cartridge system (although it also comes with blank dvd's). Anyone got
any
> >more info?
> >Thanks
> >
> DVD-RAM is one of several recordable DVD formats. Its main distinction
> is that  is re-writable, in contrast to some formats which are
> writeable once-only. Most DVD-RAM drives can also write in another
> 'once-only' format but this Toshiba drive doesn't seem to be able to.
> Some or all of them also have the option of using the DVD-RAM disks in
> cartridges as well as normal non-cartridge disks. DVD-RAM disks won't
> work in most players. I've got a Panasonic drive which works with
> DVD-RAM as well as DVD-R but I definitely wouldn't buy a drive that
> was DVD-RAM only. DVD-RAM disks are too expensive and too incompatible
> with other machines.

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