DVD-RW Incompatibilities?

rekkanoryo writes "It seems that there is some trouble brewing in the DVD-RW camps. According to CNET, new, faster 4x DVD-RW media may not be compatible with older DVD-RW drives. The DVD+RW camp is confident this won't be a problem for them, but the -RW backers think it will sometime in the future when even faster media starts to appear. Also mentioned is a dual-layer DVD+R capable of holding up to 8.5 GB of data per disc and the problem with really old DVD+RW drives not being upgradable to support write-once DVD+R media."

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(OT) DVD+-RW burning in Linux

[yamla]

This is somewhat off-topic and for that I apologise. I am interested in hearing what people use in Linux for DVD+ or -RW burning, that is for burning of data DVDs rather than video DVDs. I have yet to find any decent software in Linux but I am likely just not looking hard enough. I can happily burn CD-R and CD-RW in my DVD+-RW drive using k3b or even from the command line but I've never been able to get DVD media to work properly.

Re:dvd formats

[BigDuke]

Here in California -- "the Cereal state" -- which is full of fruits, nuts, flakes:

In order to be eligable for a drivers license you must first be an illegal alien.
So in order for your idea to work here, I guess consumers would have to be illegals first to get a license.

Re:dvd formats

[Crudely_Indecent]

whew, I left california just in time