Robert L Krawitz wrote:
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 15:20:42 -0500 From: doug waud <douglas.waud@umassmed.edu>
Type Can be written to by drives of type
DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RW/+RW DVD-RAM/-R/-RW DVD-RAM/-R
DVD-R yes no yes yes yes DVD-RW yes no yes yes no
Defct Mngmt Max Rewrites Seq/Rand Data/video?
no n/a seq video no 1000 seq data
Why is DVD-R listed as video only, and DVD-RW as data only?
-- Robert Krawitz <rlk@alum.mit.edu>
As I implied in my first posting I am just passing this info on; I am not including any thought. :-) Seriously, I can't tell from the article why this is the case. They do note that "DVD-RW format leaves disk formatting up to the software .... must perform a full disk format --- which can take an hour --- before you can start writing to the disk". Perhaps they feel this investment of time is beyond the attention span of those who watch TV. :-) I can also speculate that the ability to rewrite the DVD-RW may have tipped them in favor of it for data. Perhaps all that we are seeing is the problems that arise when you try to force data into a tabular format. :-) Take your pick/and-or make your own guess! doug