A couple of weeks ago DVD forum released an important notice explaining that the new 1.2 version 2-4x DVD-RW media can not be used with older DVD burners that only supports the 1.1 version 1-2x media. CNET News.com today reports about this issue and interviews Andy Parson from Pioneer, Robert DeMoulin from Sony and Frank Simonis from Philips which turns out in a 'my format is better than yours" debate:
Parsons denied that the media compatibility issue had
In this light, Philips' focus on the "-RW" media incompatibility topic is "kind of a cheap shot," Parsons said. He also said it's possible that the plus side could face similar trouble in making higher-speed rewritable discs record in older drives.
Plus backers don't expect such a problem. Part of the reason, Simonis suggested, is having lived through CD-RW incompatibility. "One of the lessons Philips learned from our experience in CD was that consumers did not appreciate the confusion caused by the break," he said. "As a result, when we (began) developing DVD+, avoiding such issues and saving consumers from the frustration associated with them was a priority for us. We've succeeded in that effort." |
Sony's Robert DeMoulin says that 'dash"-rewritable DVDs are 'not that popular" and he doesn't think it will be a big issue. If you want to read the full article you can do so at CNET News.com here.
Source: CNET News.com
