What is a DVD RAM disc?
The DVD-RAM disc format, like its competing format DVD-RW, provides a medium for re-writing information on a DVD. RAM stands for random access memory, referring to some of the disc’s unique features compared to other types of DVDs.Random Access MemoryAccording to After Dawn, the disc functions much “like a hard disc drive,” thus allowing for “instant random access to any location on the disc.” This feature allows for simultaneous recording and playing.Defect ManagementAnother exclusive feature, defect management, counteracts disc errors by comparing the burned data to the original source data. If the disc detects an incongruity, it re-writes the data elsewhere and runs another verification test.ComparisonDVD-RAM provides better picture resolution, re-writes faster and more often, and performs initial disc formatting and finishing tasks more quickly than DVD-RW discs. This format also allows for on-disc editing.Disc VarietiesPost Magazine states that DVD-RAM comes in several different f
