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DVD-RAM
Variant of DVD designed with random access in mind / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DVD-RAM (DVD Random Access Memory) is a DVD-based disc specification presented in 1996 by the DVD Forum, which specifies rewritable DVD-RAM media and the appropriate DVD writers. DVD-RAM media have been used in computers as well as camcorders and personal video recorders since 1998.[1]
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Media type | Optical disc |
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Block size | 2 KiB |
Read mechanism | 300–650 nm laser |
Write mechanism | 650 nm laser |
Dimensions | 12 cm (5"), 8 cm (3") |
Extended from | DVD |
Released | 1996 |
Discontinued | 2019 |
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In May 2019, Panasonic, the only remaining manufacturer of DVD-RAM discs, announced that it would end production of DVD-RAM media by the end of that month, citing shrinking demand as the primary motivation.[2] Panasonic made these discs under its own brand name and also under the Verbatim brand.