ABSTRACT
Times were simpler back when the fi rst CD burners came out, though. There was really only one standard with two types of discs: the write once discs (CD-R) and the rewritable discs (CD-RW). DVD is a little more complex. The fi rst recordable DVD formats developed by the DVD Forum were DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM. The DVDRW Alliance, led by Philips and Sony, created a different format: DVDRW and DVDR. Both the DVD Forum (R) and DVDRW Alliance (R) claim better compatibility. For the consumer, this can seem confusing. Rest assured, this format war shouldn’t cause the end user to lose too much sleep.
