16x DVD-RAM specification nearing approval
While DVD+R(W)/-R(W) formats have raced ahead in the speed of which they can be written, DVD-RAM has lagged behind at the 5x limit. This nearing specification by the Recordable DVD council gives the DVD-RAM format a boost and allows it to play catch-up with its rival formats.While the new 16x media will be compatible with new DVD-RAM drives people with older 1-5x compatible drives will not be able to read or write these new discs. Of course the new 16x DVD-RAM compatible writers will be able to read and write older 1-5x DVD-RAM media. Along with this the DVD-RAM format writing strategy will be changed from Constant Linear Velocity to Constant Rotational Speeds (CAV) due to the increasing rotational speeds. While the new format has not been approved yet it is hoped to be approved soon.
Once the new DVD-RAM format has been approved then companies such as Hitachi , Panasonic and others can start shipping both optical drives and media. This is expected to happen before the end of 2005, but availability may mean it will be an early Q1 2006 release date for the media and hardware.
While the DVD-RAM format is waiting for approval the DVD+RW alliance will be getting ready to finalise and launch the 16x DVD+RW format which is expected sometime soon, though there is no roadmap for its release yet.
source : cdfreaks
posted by can @ 1:57 AM
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