How many re-writes on DVD RW media?

[Paul Simmel]

Hi all,

How many times (realistically) can RW disks be erased and written to?

Thanks!

Paul

[Bob W]

I have heard 1000 times however I don't believe it.

[waheed]

Typically, a 1000 times.

However, you're more likely to find that DVD RW discs will become unusable a lot quicker as a result of scrathes, marks physical damages, etc. before you even reach the 1000 mark.

[indolikaa]

I have a few Memorex DVD+RWs that have been overwritten at least 100 times and they are doing fine.

[handyguy]

Some people: 4 times others 100....they take along time to format.

Hey, dvdram is rated 100,000 times & come in a cart to protect it & I believe it ,some I use have hundreds & hundreds of writes.

[Paul Simmel]

Wow! I had no idea. That's great, because I can do my testing and experimentation on the RW's, burn final disks to -R media after trial and error.

Thanks you!