DVD Information

DVD+R
DVD+Recordable discs are a standard for recordable DVD drives and media. Often called "plus R", the format is write once. Single sided discs can hold 4.38 Gigabytes with double sided discs holding twice as much.

DVD+R DL
DVD+R DL (aka DVD+R9) is a Dual Layer writeable DVD+R. The dual layered discs can hold 7.95 GB (called DVD-9) and a double sided dual layered disc 15.9 GB (called DVD-18).

DVD+RW
DVD+RW is a re-writable media format of the DVD+R standard.

DVD-5
DVD-5 is a single sided single layer DVD that stores up to about 4.7 GB. Video DVD, DVD-R/W and DVD+R/W supports this format. Also known as a "single sided, single layer" disc.

DVD-9
DVD-9 is a single sided dual layer DVD which can fit up to 8.5 GB or 7.95 computer GB . Video DVD supports this format but DVD-R/W and DVD+R/W does not.

DVD-R
DVD-Recordable is a standard for recordable DVD drives and media. Alos referred to as a "minus R", the format is write once. The single sided discs can hold 4.38 Gigabytes. This format competes with the DVD+R format.

DVD-R DL
DVD-R DL (or DVD-R9) is a Dual Layer writeable DVD-R. The dual layered discs can hold 7.95 GB (called DVD-9) and a double sided dual layered disc 15.9 GB (called DVD-18).

DVD-RAM
A recordable format that has superior recording features but is not compatible with most DVD-ROM drives or DVD players. It works well as a removable hard disk.

DVD-RW
DVD-RW is a rewriteable media format of the DVD-R standard.