Finally, the DVD + R and DVD + RW formats have been added by the DVD6C concern, dealing with patent and licensing activities regarding DVD technology, to the list of licensed products. Less than five years ...
Thus, the “war of the formats of“ pluses ”and“ minuses ”can be considered legally completed. In fact, it is no longer a war in a couple of years. Currently on the market are mainly devices that work as DVD-R and DVD-RW, and DVD + R and DVD + RW.
Note:
The DVD-R format was proposed in 1997 by Pioneer and became the industry standard thanks to the support of the DVD Forum. As for DVD + R / RW, it was introduced by Philips. In 2001, the DVD + RW format appeared, and later, a year later, DVD + R was developed.
via
IXBT