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DVD Formats explained


I never new what it meant when it said 'DVD-R' or 'DVD+R' on a box of blank DVDs, and there are some additional formats. The 'RW' is stands for re-writeable and then there are the double layer discs ... so below is a table with the most common dvd formats and which companies support them.

 
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DVD Formats

We have listed the most common DVD recording standards in the table below. If you have a fairly new DVD writer, then it is likely that it will support all of the standards below, even if the manufacturer is not listed on the table or for the specific format.

Format: Modes: supported by: Capacity
DVD-R write once Panasonic, Toshiba, Apple Computer, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp 4.7GB
DVD+R write once Philips, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha 4.7GB
DVD-RW can be erased and re-written Panasonic, Toshiba, Apple Computer, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp 4.7GB
DVD+RW can be erased and re-written Philips, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha 4.7GB
DVD-R DL dual layer, write once Panasonic, Toshiba, Apple Computer, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp 8.5GB
DVD+R DL dual layer, write once Philips, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Ricoh, Yam 8.5GB