DVD-R/DVD+r/DVD-RW....all useable formats ?

Hello,
I have a iMac G5 1.8GZ 17" and have always been under the assumption that DVD-R media was the only burnable media ....but after looking in the "system profiler" it indicates almost all of them are handled by this firmware?
Could some one varify?
Thanks

Yes, the System Profiler will list the different kinds of CDs and DVDs you can burn in Mac OS X 10.4 or newer. In Mac OS X 10.39 and older, the System Profiler wouldn't list DVD+R or DVD+RW regardless of the actual capabilities of the drive.
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