DVD Burners Bypass Format Wars

Sony, LG Electronics rewrite the rules on DVD recording.

DVD-R: A write-once format. Good for archiving data and recording home movie discs; media is relatively inexpensive. Compatible with about 85 percent of drives and players.
DVD+R: A write-once format. Good for archiving data and recording DVD movies. Compatible with about 85 percent of drives and players.
DVD+RW: The DVD+RW Alliance's fast, 1000-times-rewritable format. Excellent for backups; good for movies and DVRs. Compatible with about 65 percent of drives and players.
DVD-RW: The DVD Forum's 1000-times-rewritable format. Suitable for backups, DVRs, and movies. In most burners it writes at half the speed of DVD+RW. Compatible with about 65 percent of drives and players.
DVD-RAM:The DVD Forum's 100,000-times-rewritable format. Suitable for backups and DVRs; much slower than DVD-RW and DVD+RW. Compatible with far fewer drives and players.

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