Paul wrote:
OK same tech as the Panasonic PD drives that stored 650MB/side ... of course I'm starting to wonder about my memory now. Either way you can't stick them in a normal DVD drive and read them.
Definition of "normal DVD drive" will hopefully include DVD-RAM in near future. I just bought (this afternoon) DVD burner that does all three standards: DVD-R(W), DVD+R(W) (+ dual layer), and DVD-RAM. Same DVD players (video components, not the one you stick into the computer) can also read DVD-RAM media, and some camcorders use DVD-RAM as recording media.
I guess you ment "normal DVD media", since DVD-R and DVD+R mimic DVD-ROM (as long as readers are concerned). DVD-RAM is of course different story (and as such much more advanced and versatile media then either DVD-R or DVD+R).