Can a DVD drive read a DVD+RW disk?

[alegator]

I noticed that some DVD drives (not burners, just DVD readers) can read a DVD+RW (4.7Gb) disk while others can't. What does this depend on? The DVD drive (hardware) or software? Thanks.

[cd090580]

Probably a firmware update will make it read dvd+rw.

My dvd reader is old (2001) and it can't read burned discs as well as some new dvds. I need to play them in the dvd burner.

[alegator]

It seems the DVD drive I'm planning to use does read DVD+RW's:
http://www.techexcess.net/btc-16x-dvd-rom-ide-drive-bdv316c.aspx

I thought that besides the hardware (firmware) it also depended on the way the DVD+RW was recorded (for example with Nero, or roxio, or other software)

[ViRaL1]

I wonder if it would be worth it adding DVD-ROMs and combo DVD/CD-RW drives to the Lists menu for these kinds of questions.

[alegator]

I wonder if it would be worth it adding DVD-ROMs and combo DVD/CD-RW drives to the Lists menu for these kinds of questions.

Well, I guess that being mainly a video forum the administrator's purpose is to include all computer related questions under one single topic.