Another Format War: DVD -R9 v. +R9
The dual layer dvd format is the latest battleground of the DVD format wars.
Source: AudioholicsBecause neither side has yet to blink, there will still be two different versions of DVD-R9 media (+/-). By the time you read this the DVD+R9 media spec will be a matter of record. The DVD-R9 specs will still be making their way through committee and DVD Forum approval. One format won’t be better than the other (unless you ask someone deeply committed to one camp or the other). However, it is a lot easier for two companies to work on a common goal and have six others agree than have multiple camps reach agreement and then get the coliseum of interested parties to agree. All Philips and MKM (Mitsubishi Kagaku Media)/Verbatim had to do is develop the hardware/media technologies, make certain it could be inexpensively and reliably produced and the +RW Alliance was off to the races. Most of the rest of the members don’t care which way the wind blows…as long as it blows. On the other hand, Pioneer, Toshiba and Matsushita/Panasonic (two of the three don’t play well together) had to hammer out their differences, go through a series of different working group studies and get the 200+ members of the DVD Forum to agree.
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