DVD Ram

[perose]

Having recently bought a DVD/VHS combination recorder I am uncertain as to what the difference is between DVD RW / and DVD Ram. The instructions are a bit vague, could anyone put it in laymans language for me.

[Ethel]

DVD RW is a rewritable disk that can be recorded to, wiped and recorded over many, many times like a video tape.

DVD R can only be used once - it is a permanent recording. You can record several programmes on it until it is full up.

DVD RAM is yet another format that will not record on your recorder unless it is a RAM recorder.

[perose]

Thank you Ethel for your help, is there any advantage to buying DVD RAM, and would they be able to be played on other DVD's which are not RAM

[vehelpfulguy]

The DVD RAM format has not really caught on.

It does have some advantages, but on the whole the public have ignored it.

I would use DVD - (minus) or DVD + (plus) DVD disks and ignore DVD RAM.

[Ethel]

You must use the disks that are stated in your manual.

My dvd recorder can play all disk types, except DVD RAM, but will only record to DVD+ , not DVD -.