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Combined DVD Burners Coming Soon

Posted by michael on from the so-many-standards-to-choose-from dept.

MonMotha writes "Sony recently announced plans to make a DVD burner capable of supporting both the - (DVD-R and DVD-RW) as well as the + (DVD+RW and DVD+R) standards for burnable DVD media. This move could spur the adoption of DVD burners, which have been poor sellers so far, partly due to the lack of a single standard for writable and rewritable media. The drive will not support the older DVD-RAM due to it's plastic casing."

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  1. AMEN! by wo1verin3 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Well this is what I've been waiting for, it might be +1 redundant but a DVD writer that supports both is a great solution for those that don't wish to wait until one standard takes over.

  2. Re:Lower price will speed adoption not this by MonMotha · · Score: 1, Redundant

    DVD-RAM has an extra plastic casing, which means that it is mechanically different from all the other standards, which are just a bare disc. The other standards are all the same size.