Emprex 8X DDS - Manual (Page 21)

8X DDS DVD± R/RW Drive
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DVD Formats
DVD Video
Popular format for viewing movies and other visual entertainment with high
quality MPEG2 video & digital surround sound. Enables multi-language,
multi-subtitling and other advanced user features.
DVD Audio
This audio-only storage format doubles the fidelity of sound effect
comparing with a standard CD as well as longer playing times, copy
protection and anti-piracy measures…etc.
DVD-ROM (DVD Read Only Memory)
Read-only DVD discs used for storing data and interactive sequences as
well as audio and video.
DVD-R (DVD Recordable)
A write-once format used to master DVD Video and DVD-ROM discs. Good
for archiving data and recording home movie discs.
DVD-RW (DVD ReWritable)
The DVD Forum’s format with a read-write capacity of 4.7GB per side. It
can be re-written up to 1000 times. Suitable for backups, DVRs, and
movies.
DVD+R (DVD Recordable)
A write-once format. Good for archiving data and recording DVD movies.
DVD+RW (DVD ReWritable)
The DVD+RW Alliance’s fast, 1000-times-rewritable format. Excellent for
backups, good for movies, real-time video recording & random data
burning
DVD-RAM (DVD Random Access Memory)
The DVD Forum’s 100,000-times-rewritable format. Suitable for backups
and DVRs.