• Dvd-ram
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I bought a computer the other day with this. I'm used to DVD-R or DVD+. I want to know if I can burn dvds or burn anything with this? Also I have google'd and I got mixed things. So in facepunch I trust.
There are three competing technologies for rewritable DVDs: DVD-RAM, DVD+RW and DVD-RW. DVD-RAM is considered a highly reliable format, as the discs have built-in error control and a defect management system. Therefore, DVD-RAM is perceived to be better than the other DVD technologies for traditional computer usage tasks such as general data storage, backup and archival, though the Mount Rainier Format standard for DVD+/-RW (and CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+/-R) somewhat lessens the DVD-RAM format's perceived advantage. DVD-RAM has a larger presence in camcorders and set-top boxes than in computers, although the popularity of DVD-RAM in these devices can be explained its being very easily written to and erased, which for example allows extensive in-camera editing. The on-disc structure of DVD-RAMs is closely related to hard disk and floppy disk technology, as it stores data in concentric tracks. DVD-RAMs can be accessed just like a hard or floppy disk and usually without any special software. DVD-RWs and DVD+RWs, on the other hand, store data in one long spiral track and require special packet reading/writing software to read and write data discs. Like magneto-optical (MO) technologies, DVD-RAM has numerous rectangles on the disc surface that define the boundaries of data sectors. However, DVD-RAM is not MO but a phase change medium, similar to CD-RW, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW. from wikipedia.
DVD-RAM drives are usually compatible with DVD-Rs. I think my last two drives said that.
Discs cost a lot not really of much use unless your backing up something extremely important or want a spare disc for burning install .iso's to constantly. I just use dvd-rw and call it a day, but I make sure to do a check after for consistency.
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