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First DVD Video player able to play back recordings made on DVD-RAM format (model DVD-RP9 I) is promised by Matsushita for spring 2001. Company accepts that millions of existing DVD players in use cannot play back DVD-RAM recordings; backwards compatibility with existing players is stressed by backers of both DVD+RW and DVD-RW recorder formats (see Format war 'fudge' for DVD Video recorder under General). Claiming that DVD-RAM is superior because of its facility for 100,000+ rewrites and 'true' random access, Matsushita (USA; + 1/201 348 7182; www.panasonic.com) presents this forw

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