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With so many different formats how do users know which DVD format is compatible with their existing systems, and why are there so many different formats for DVDs?

When DVD technology first appeared in households, users were simply popping DVD discs into their DVD players to watch movies ??? an attractive option to the then-conventional VCR. But just as compact disc (CD) technology evolved so that users could record and erase and re-record data onto compact discs, the same is now true of DVDs.
With so many different formats ??? DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM ??? how do users know which DVD format is compatible with their existing systems, and why are there so many different formats for DVDs? The following information sheds some light on DVD's different flavors, the differences between them and the incompatibility issues that the differing technologies have sprouted.

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Key Terms To Understanding DVD Formats

DVD: Short for digital versatile disc or digital video disc, a type of optical disk technology similar to the CD-ROM.

DVD-Video: A video format for displaying full-length digital movies.

DVD-ROM: A type of read-only compact disc that can hold a minimum of 4.7GB (gigabytes), enough for a full-length movie.

burn: Slang term meaning to write data to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM.

Divx: Short for Digital video express, a new DVD-ROM format promoted by several large Hollywood companies. With Divx, a movie (or other data) loaded onto a DVD-ROM is playable only during a specific time frame, typically two days.