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Another Format War: DVD -R9 v. +R9

Posted by timothy on from the tie-yourself-to-the-mast dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Just when we thought the dust settled on the last format war between CD-R's we see a new one brewing with DVD recordable discs. DVD -R9/+R9 will apparently be the next technological slugfest where there are no rewards for second place. With all of these new recording format options made available to the public, how can any consumer intelligently know which one to buy into?"

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  1. Re:Dual Format Dirves by lambent · · Score: 1, Troll

    Once that's settled, the best format will end up prevailing.

    I don't even know where to begin with explaining why this is wrong, but i'll give you three categories, and leave it as an excercise to the reader to investigate further: VCRs, Computer Graphics, and Automobiles.

    Oh hell, i'll give you more examples: AC vs DC power (including the 50hz vs 60hz dealie) ... Nuclear vs. Coal power ... Metric vs. Imperial ... Republican vs. Democrat (you get the idea by now)